Health and Nutrition of Crofton, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty four percent of Crofton 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 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 four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Crofton 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). Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Crofton residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Crofton residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty percent of people living here are obese. Thirty two percent have ever been obese. Twenty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty eight percent of Crofton residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty four percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Crofton 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

Seven percent of Crofton 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. Sixty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty seven percent of people in Crofton frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty six percent of people living in Crofton use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Sixteen percent of Crofton residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Eleven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twelve percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fourteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Ten percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Six 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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Alcohol use

Eighty eight percent of people living in Crofton 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 3.6 days per month on average. They have 3.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Crofton residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Crofton have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty two percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Crofton 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 16 women. He has vaginal sex with 15 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on six women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.0 men on average. They have had 0.7 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Crofton were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Crofton has vaginal or anal sex 59 times a year. Fifty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Crofton 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty nine percent of households in Crofton use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Crofton residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Forty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty two percent of Crofton residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty eight percent of Crofton 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. Forty nine 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifty 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 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 1.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Sixteen percent are overweight.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty one percent of births in Crofton were vaginal deliveries. Forty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 96.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Crofton have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eighty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four 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 Crofton report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 29 percent of Crofton residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Crofton are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Crofton spend $348 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 11 percent of their income. The average family in Crofton spends $73 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $251 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $20 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Crofton report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nineteen 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. Seven percent of people in Crofton had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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