Health and Nutrition of Boyd, WI Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Boyd residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of four meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines. They get two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Boyd resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eleven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Boyd residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average one days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Boyd residents 16 years and older is 70 inches. The average weight is 189 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Forty four percent have ever been obese.

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Drug Use

Hundred percent of Boyd residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seventeen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Boyd residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Health Insurance

Fifty six percent of people living in Boyd are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people living in Boyd have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eleven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty two percent of people in Boyd frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Mental Health

Thirty three percent of Boyd residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty three percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Boyd residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty six percent of people living in Boyd have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fourteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 11.4 days per month on average. They have 16.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 67 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Boyd residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seventeen percent of males in Boyd have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Boyd were 14 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 32 women. He has vaginal sex with 31 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Boyd were 12 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. The average person in Boyd has vaginal or anal sex 26 times a year. Sixty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

Boyd residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Eleven percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Ninety two percent of Boyd residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Boyd residents' work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate, like carrying or lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty three percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eleven percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Twenty two percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend six hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about four hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Boyd residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Current Health Status

People living in Boyd report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 57 percent of Boyd residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eleven percent of people living in Boyd are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Boyd spend $352 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Boyd spends $114 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $102 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $39 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Boyd report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Sixty seven percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eleven percent of Boyd population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard. Twenty two percent of people in Boyd had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty two percent of Boyd residents 20 or older have limitations caused by a long-term physical, mental or emotional problems or illnesses keeping them from working at a job or business. Thirty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eleven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eleven percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

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