Thirty four percent of Rayville residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 three 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat five "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.
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The average Rayville resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twenty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Rayville residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 21 teeth.
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The average height of Rayville residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 154 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Sixty one percent of people living here are obese. Fifty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Ninety eight percent of Rayville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Two percent have ever used heroin.
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Eight percent of people living in Rayville have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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Rayville 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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Seventy nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty eight percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Ninety percent of people living in Rayville are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Sixteen percent of people living in Rayville have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty seven percent of people in Rayville frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty eight 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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Nineteen percent of people living in Rayville use sunscreen.
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Thirty two percent of Rayville residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Eighty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down.
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Rayville residents on average take two prescription medicines.
Eighty three percent of people living in Rayville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 2.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 16 days a year.
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Ninety eight percent of Rayville 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. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Sixty two percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Rayville 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 13 women. He has vaginal sex with 13 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Rayville were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. The average person in Rayville has vaginal or anal sex 51 times a year. Fifty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Rayville 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Ten percent of households in Rayville 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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Rayville residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Forty eight percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Twenty four percent of Rayville residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Eight percent of Rayville 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. Fifty six 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. Fourteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty one 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 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 2.2 hours per day.
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Thirteen percent of Rayville residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty three percent are overweight. Twenty one percent of people living in Rayville have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Twenty one percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.
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Ninety three percent of births in Rayville were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty seven 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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People living in Rayville report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 35 percent of Rayville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Rayville are left-handed.
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People in Rayville spend $405 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 28 percent of their income. The average family in Rayville spends $102 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $100 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $20 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Rayville report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Seventy eight 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 seven percent of Rayville population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty 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. Nine percent of people in Rayville had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Twenty five percent of Rayville residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Sixty one percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty one percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Nineteen 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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