Health and Nutrition of Fredericksburg, IN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of Fredericksburg residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place.

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Oral Health

The average Fredericksburg 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). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Seven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Fredericksburg residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 14 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Fredericksburg residents 16 years and older is 57 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty four percent of people living here are obese. Sixty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Twenty one percent of people living in Fredericksburg have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Fredericksburg residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Eight percent of Fredericksburg residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Seven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty one percent of people living in Fredericksburg have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy four percent of people in Fredericksburg frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty six 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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Mental Health

Forty four percent of Fredericksburg residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty two percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Nineteen 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. Thirteen percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Fredericksburg residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Forty six percent of people living in Fredericksburg have at least one alcoholic drink per month.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty three percent of Fredericksburg residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Forty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Fredericksburg were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People in Fredericksburg were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty one percent of Fredericksburg residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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 four 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 0.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". One percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Sixty three percent are overweight. Seventeen percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Twenty four percent of people living in Fredericksburg have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Nine percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twelve percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty seven percent of births in Fredericksburg were vaginal deliveries. Thirteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty one percent of women in Fredericksburg have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixteen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nineteen percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Fredericksburg report their general health condition on average at 41 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 13 percent of Fredericksburg residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Ten percent of people living in Fredericksburg are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Fredericksburg spend $352 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 Fredericksburg spends $74 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $69 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Fredericksburg report their general condition of hearing on average at 71 percent. Seventy two 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. Eighty six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty three percent of Fredericksburg population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty eight 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twenty nine percent of Fredericksburg 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 two percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Sixteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Twenty 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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