Health and Nutrition of Bland, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty six percent of Bland residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 23 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 six 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. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

Eighteen 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). Bland residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bland residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 151 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Forty five percent of people living here are obese. Forty eight percent have ever been obese. Twenty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy two percent of Bland residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bland 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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Taste & Smell

Sixty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty eight percent of people living in Bland are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty nine percent of people in Bland frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty five 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

Fifty four percent of people living in Bland use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty three percent of Bland residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty five percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty five percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Bland residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety six percent of people living in Bland have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 2.1 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Bland residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bland were 18 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 Bland were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on five men in their lifetime. Fifty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bland 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.

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Sleep Disorders

Bland residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty five percent of Bland residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Forty eight 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. Forty five 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 six 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 seven 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 2.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Bland residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Thirty six percent are overweight. Thirteen percent of people living in Bland have ever received a blood transfusion. Sixteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy percent of births in Bland were vaginal deliveries. Thirty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty percent of women breastfeed their children. Four percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty one percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seventeen 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 Bland report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 23 percent of Bland residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Bland are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bland spend $337 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Bland spends $79 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $141 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bland 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty nine percent of Bland population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty five 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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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Thirty eight percent of Bland 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. Forty one percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Sixteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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