Health and Nutrition of Daisy, GA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Daisy residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 three of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Daisy resident last visited a dentist two years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Daisy residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 three days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Daisy residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 198 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 32. Fifty five percent of people living here are obese. Sixty percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty one percent of Daisy residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fourteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Eleven percent of people living in Daisy have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Four percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Daisy 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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Taste & Smell

Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Thirty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy five percent of people living in Daisy are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Dermatology

Twelve percent of people living in Daisy use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty six percent of Daisy residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty four percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Nineteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirteen percent of people living here move or speak so slowly that other people could have noticed, or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual. Eight percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Daisy residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty five percent of people living in Daisy have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nineteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.2 days per month on average. They have 5.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 24 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Daisy residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Daisy have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty two percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Daisy were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 26 women. He has vaginal sex with 25 women. People living here were on average 24 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 Daisy were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Twenty eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Daisy has vaginal or anal sex 47 times a year. Forty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Daisy 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 14 men on average. They have had 13 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Fifteen percent of households in Daisy use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Four percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty three percent of Daisy residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty percent of Daisy 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 one 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty five 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. Thirty seven 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 three 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Daisy residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eight percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty nine percent are overweight. Nine percent of people living in Daisy have ever received a blood transfusion. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. One percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. One percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty four percent of births in Daisy were vaginal deliveries. Forty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Twenty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Eleven percent of women in Daisy have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Four percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Daisy report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 66 percent of Daisy residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Ten percent of people living in Daisy are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Daisy spend $339 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Daisy spends $63 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $121 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $35 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Daisy report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Ninety 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. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Daisy population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty three 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. Fourteen percent of people in Daisy had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Seventeen percent of Daisy residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Daisy 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. Fifteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Three 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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