Health and Nutrition of Homa Hills, WY Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty percent of Homa Hills residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 Homa Hills 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. Twelve percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Homa Hills residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 Homa Hills residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 149 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty three percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Fifty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Four percent of people living in Homa Hills have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Homa Hills 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

Fifty seven percent of people living in Homa Hills are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventeen percent of people in Homa Hills frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty five percent of people living in Homa Hills use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty eight percent of Homa Hills residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty seven 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 six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty seven percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Sixteen 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 two percent of people living in Homa Hills have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 1.9 days per month on average. They have 5.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 16 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Homa Hills residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Homa Hills were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 17 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Homa Hills were 18 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. Fourteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Homa Hills has vaginal or anal sex 101 times a year. Fifty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Homa Hills 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four 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.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Homa Hills 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 five percent of Homa Hills residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Homa Hills 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 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 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 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 1.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

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

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Reproductive Health

Fifty nine percent of births in Homa Hills were vaginal deliveries. Forty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty six 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 Homa Hills report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 46 percent of Homa Hills residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Homa Hills are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Homa Hills spend $396 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Homa Hills spends $129 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $168 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $56 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Homa Hills 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twelve percent of people in Homa Hills had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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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