Health and Nutrition of Casper Mountain, WY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Casper Mountain residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 five 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 three "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 Casper Mountain 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 nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Casper Mountain residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 40 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 three 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Casper Mountain residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 172 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty four percent of people living here are obese. Thirty nine percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty seven percent of Casper Mountain residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nineteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eighteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Casper Mountain have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty seven 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

Casper Mountain 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

Twenty seven percent of Casper Mountain 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty three percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Seventy six percent of people living in Casper Mountain are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people living in Casper Mountain have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty five percent of people in Casper Mountain frequently check their blood cholesterol. 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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Dermatology

Thirty seven percent of people living in Casper Mountain use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty four percent of Casper Mountain residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty four percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Seventeen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Ten 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Casper Mountain residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty five percent of people living in Casper Mountain have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.6 days per month on average. They have 3.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Casper Mountain 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. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Casper Mountain have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Casper Mountain were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 17 women. He has vaginal sex with 18 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. People in Casper Mountain were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Casper Mountain has vaginal or anal sex 53 times a year. Fifty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Casper Mountain 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. Fifty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty seven percent of Casper Mountain residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Casper Mountain 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 five 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 six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eighteen 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. Fifty 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Casper Mountain residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty three percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in Casper Mountain have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty seven percent of births in Casper Mountain were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 96.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Casper Mountain have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seventeen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nine 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 Casper Mountain report their general health condition on average at 45 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 62 percent of Casper Mountain residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Casper Mountain are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Casper Mountain spend $496 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. This is five percent of their income. They spend $345 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $16 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Casper Mountain report their general condition of hearing on average at 78 percent. Ninety three 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty eight percent of Casper Mountain 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. Thirty percent of people in Casper Mountain had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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

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