Health and Nutrition of Chappell, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of Chappell residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 three 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 Chappell 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 three percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Chappell residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Chappell residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 162 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Forty percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty four percent of Chappell residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty six percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty six percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Ten percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seventeen percent of people living in Chappell have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty one 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

Chappell 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

Nine percent of Chappell 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. Forty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people living in Chappell have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty seven percent of people in Chappell frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nineteen 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 six percent of people living in Chappell use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Chappell residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Chappell have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.9 days per month on average. They have 4.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Chappell residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Chappell were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 25 women. He has vaginal sex with 23 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 three women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 4.5 men on average. They have had 1.3 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Chappell were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Twenty one percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Chappell has vaginal or anal sex 42 times a year. Thirty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Chappell 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty nine percent of Chappell residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Chappell 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. Thirty two 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. Forty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Chappell residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty five percent are overweight. Thirteen percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Six percent of people living in Chappell have ever received a blood transfusion. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty percent of births in Chappell were vaginal deliveries. Forty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Nine percent of women in Chappell have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixty seven 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 Chappell report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 38 percent of Chappell residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Chappell are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Chappell spend $411 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 26 percent of their income. The average family in Chappell spends $126 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $148 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $45 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Chappell report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Ninety 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 percent of Chappell population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty six 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. Six percent of people in Chappell had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Chappell 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. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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