Health and Nutrition of Pratt, WV Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Pratt 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 five 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 three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Pratt 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). Forty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty four percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Pratt 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 four 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Pratt residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 155 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Thirty two percent have ever been obese. Forty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty one percent of Pratt residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twelve percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Nine percent of people living in Pratt have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Pratt 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

Thirty percent of Pratt 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. Fifty nine 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. Thirty five percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty six percent of people in Pratt frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eleven 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

Twenty nine percent of people living in Pratt use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty five percent of Pratt residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen 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.

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Prescription Medications

Pratt residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty five percent of people living in Pratt have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.9 days per month on average. They have 4.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Pratt residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Sixteen percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Pratt were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 12 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Pratt were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Pratt has vaginal or anal sex 58 times a year. Fifty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Pratt 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty seven percent of Pratt residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Pratt 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. Twenty nine 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. Forty five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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. Sixty four 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 two 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty one percent are overweight. Twenty one 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. Seven percent of people living in Pratt have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Pratt were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixteen percent of women in Pratt have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Fourteen 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 Pratt report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 47 percent of Pratt residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Pratt spend $448 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 27 percent of their income. This is five percent of their income. They spend $265 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 11 percent of their income. They also spend $68 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Pratt report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Ninety four 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. Thirty percent of Pratt 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. Twenty eight percent of people in Pratt had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Pratt 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. Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Three percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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