Health and Nutrition of Jet, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty percent of Jet residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 25 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 two 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Jet resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Jet residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 18 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Jet residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 184 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Sixty three percent of people living here are obese. Seventy four percent have ever been obese. Fifty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty four percent of Jet residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty six percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty six percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Jet residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Sixty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty nine percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty eight percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eleven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fifty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seventeen percent of people living in Jet have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty eight percent of people in Jet frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixteen 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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Dermatology

Forty two percent of people living in Jet use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Seventeen percent of Jet residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Nineteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty two 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. Sixteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Jet residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty percent of people living in Jet have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 2.2 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Jet residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Jet were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Jet were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Jet has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Fifty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Jet 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Hundred percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty one percent of Jet residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Jet 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 two 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty four 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 0.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirty percent of Jet residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Ten percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Seventy two percent are overweight. Fourteen percent of people living in Jet have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy eight percent of births in Jet were vaginal deliveries. Twenty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty six percent of women in Jet have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fifty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty two percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Jet report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Eleven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Jet residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twelve percent of people living in Jet are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Jet spend $337 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. The average family in Jet spends $94 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $100 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Jet report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 percent. Ninety nine 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. Thirty three percent of Jet population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty one 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. Eighteen percent of people in Jet had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Sixty one percent of Jet residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seven 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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