Fifty three percent of Huerfano 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 one 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 nine frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Huerfano 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. Eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Huerfano residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 51 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 two 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 24 teeth.
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The average height of Huerfano residents 16 years and older is 70 inches. The average weight is 214 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 32. Forty three percent of people living here are obese. Sixty eight percent have ever been obese. Thirty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Eighty three percent of Huerfano residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Twenty seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Twelve percent of people living in Huerfano have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Five percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Huerfano 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).
Nineteen percent of Huerfano 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. Fifty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nineteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Fifty percent of people living in Huerfano are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Sixteen percent of people living in Huerfano have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty five percent of people in Huerfano frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty seven 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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Twenty three percent of people living in Huerfano use sunscreen.
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Thirteen percent of Huerfano residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Ten percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eighteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twelve percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Ten 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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Huerfano residents on average take two prescription medicines.
Eighty percent of people living in Huerfano 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 4.9 days per month on average. They have 14.5 drinks per week.
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Hundred percent of Huerfano residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Twelve percent of males in Huerfano have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Huerfano were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 69 women. He has vaginal sex with 55 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Huerfano were 16 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Huerfano has vaginal or anal sex 81 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Seventy eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Fourteen percent of households in Huerfano use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Six percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Huerfano residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Eighty percent of Huerfano residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Forty percent of Huerfano 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. Fifty six 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty eight 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 seven 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 three 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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Six percent of Huerfano 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". Forty two percent are overweight. Eleven 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. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Eight percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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People living in Huerfano report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Twelve percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 48 percent of Huerfano residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Sixteen percent of people living in Huerfano are left-handed.
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People in Huerfano spend $329 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Huerfano spends $68 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $82 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $13 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Huerfano report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Seventy seven 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 seven percent of Huerfano population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Seventy three 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. Thirty three percent of people in Huerfano had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Forty one percent of Huerfano residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Seventeen percent of Huerfano 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. Twenty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Six percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.
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