Health and Nutrition of Chester, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty nine percent of Chester residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 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.

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Oral Health

The average Chester resident last visited a dentist two years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Chester 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 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Chester residents 16 years and older is 59 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Sixty four percent of people living here are obese. Sixty four percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty eight percent of Chester residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Thirty one percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Thirty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Chester 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

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty three percent of people in Chester frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty percent of people living in Chester use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty three percent of Chester 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 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. Fifty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nine percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirty 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Chester have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.4 days per month on average. They have 5.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 23 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Chester 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 two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Chester were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Chester were 19 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. The average person in Chester has vaginal or anal sex 89 times a year. Thirty nine percent have sex without using a condom.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Chester residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty two percent of Chester residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen 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. Fifty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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. Sixty five 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Chester residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty one percent are overweight. Thirty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy eight percent of births in Chester were vaginal deliveries. Twenty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety four percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Chester report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 48 percent of Chester residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Chester are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Chester spend $509 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 Chester spends $124 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $120 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $24 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Chester report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty five 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. Forty nine 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. Fifteen percent of people in Chester had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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