Health and Nutrition of Fairfield, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty percent of Fairfield 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 four 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 Fairfield 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). Nine 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). Fairfield residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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 Fairfield residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 150 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty two percent have ever been obese. Sixty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Fairfield 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

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people in Fairfield frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty three percent of people living in Fairfield use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Sixty five percent of people living in Fairfield have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.4 days per month on average. They have 4.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 12 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Fairfield residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Fairfield were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Fairfield 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. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Fairfield has vaginal or anal sex 91 times a year. Fifty four percent have sex without using a condom. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty percent of Fairfield residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eight percent of Fairfield 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 one 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty two 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 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 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twelve percent of Fairfield residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty eight percent are overweight. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Fairfield were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Ten percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Fairfield report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Fairfield residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Fairfield are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Fairfield spend $400 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 37 percent of their income. The average family in Fairfield spends $115 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $188 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. They also spend $46 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Fairfield report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 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. Ten percent of people in Fairfield had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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