Adult Health and Quality of Life
Assessment - 2001
Adult Health and Quality of Life
Assessment - 2001
536 Adults completed the
survey
60% are female
33% are 45-54 years old
79% are married
39% have two in household
46% have incomes between $30,000- $59,999
91% report their health
as good or excellent
95% received prenatal
care in the first trimester
92% always wear a
motorcycle helmet
HP2010 goal is 79%
92% of children have all
vaccinations
HP2010 goal is 90%
2.6% have used illicit
drugs in past 30 days
HP2010 goal is 3%
99% of women have had a
Pap test
HP2010
goal is 90%
77% always wear their
seatbelts
HP2010 goal is 92%
47% eat two servings of
fruit each day
HP2010 goal is 75%
13% exercise moderately
5-7 days per week
HP2010 goal is 30%
26%
engage in no leisure time physical activity
HP2010
goal is 20%
87% get health
information from their physicians
80% have healthcare
insurance through employer
6.7% have no healthcare
insurance
64% consider their diet good or excellent
52% consider themselves overweight
26% exercise less than once a week
16% feel guilty about overeating
12% skip meals as a method of weight control
38% not had blood sugar
check within two years
35% not had cholesterol check within two years
16% never had cholesterol check
38% receive flu shots annually
61% had a tetanus shot in the last 10 years
Women: 34.9%
do monthly breast self-exams
Men: 31%
never had a medical testicular exam
75% talk to their friends
on a regular basis
81% turn to family for help; 63% to friends
Top two sources of stress are work & money
30% felt sad two or more
weeks over past year
13% depressed much of the time in past year
18% use tobacco products
43% smoke a pack of
cigarettes or more per day
65% avoid second hand smoke
70% report little or no alcohol consumption
77% always wear their seat belts
75% of those with firearms
store them unloaded
locked places
81% have no perception of HIV risk