Health and Nutrition of Auburn, WY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Auburn residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 two 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Auburn 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). Nineteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Auburn residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Auburn residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty four percent of people living here are obese. Sixty four percent have ever been obese. Forty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Ten percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Ten percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Auburn 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 of Auburn 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifteen percent of people living in Auburn have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eleven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty six percent of people in Auburn frequently check their blood cholesterol. Ten 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

Forty two percent of people living in Auburn use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty two percent of Auburn residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty 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. Fourteen 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. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Auburn residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty two percent of people living in Auburn have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Auburn residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Auburn were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Auburn were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Auburn has vaginal or anal sex 42 times a year. Thirty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Auburn 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Fourteen percent of households in Auburn use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty six percent of Auburn residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three 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 six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Nine 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 nine 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 five 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Auburn residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Eight percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty nine percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in Auburn have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem. Five percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty nine percent of births in Auburn were vaginal deliveries. Forty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixteen percent of women in Auburn have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eleven 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 Auburn report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 29 percent of Auburn residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Auburn are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Auburn spend $414 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 Auburn spends $107 on food at other stores monthly. This is nine percent of their income. They spend $146 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $11 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Auburn report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nineteen percent of Auburn population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Ten percent of Auburn 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 Auburn 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. Twelve percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Ten percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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