Health and Nutrition of Big Horn, WY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty nine percent of Big Horn residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 four 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 five "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Big Horn 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). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Big Horn residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 54 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Big Horn residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 159 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty eight percent have ever been obese. Fifty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Big Horn residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Ten percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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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

Big Horn 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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Health Insurance

Sixty nine percent of people living in Big Horn are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty percent of people in Big Horn frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Sixty percent of people living in Big Horn use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirteen percent of Big Horn residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fifteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty eight 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. Twenty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down.

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Prescription Medications

Big Horn residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty seven percent of people living in Big Horn have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Big Horn residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Big Horn were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Big Horn were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on six men in their lifetime. Three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Big Horn has vaginal or anal sex 98 times a year. Seventy seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Big Horn 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Sixteen percent of households in Big Horn use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty one percent of Big Horn residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nine percent of Big Horn 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 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. Twenty three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty three 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. Forty three 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nineteen percent of Big Horn residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty percent are overweight. Nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Seven percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty one percent of births in Big Horn were vaginal deliveries. Nineteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Big Horn report their general health condition on average at 61 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 61 percent of Big Horn residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Big Horn are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Big Horn spend $443 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Big Horn spends $124 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $207 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $77 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is three percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Big Horn report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Ninety one 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eighteen 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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