Health and Nutrition of Kings Point, MT Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Kings Point residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 11 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 six 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 two "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 Kings Point 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). Thirty three percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Forty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Kings Point residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 34 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 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Kings Point residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 179 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Fifteen percent of people living here are obese. Forty three percent have ever been obese. Fifty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty eight percent of Kings Point residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty five percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty nine percent of people living in Kings Point have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty 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

Kings Point 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

Thirty percent of Kings Point 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. Seventy three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety four percent of people living in Kings Point are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty four percent of people living in Kings Point have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eighteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty three percent of people in Kings Point frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty seven percent of people living in Kings Point use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty six percent of Kings Point residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fourteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty five percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Kings Point residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Kings Point have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.7 days per month on average. They have 3.4 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Kings Point 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 five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty four percent have ever had anal sex. Ten percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Kings Point were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 10 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Kings Point were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Kings Point has vaginal or anal sex 27 times a year. Fifty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Kings Point 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. Eighty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

Kings Point residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Eighteen percent of Kings Point residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Kings Point 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. Twenty 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixteen 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. Sixty 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 seven 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

Six percent of Kings Point residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eleven percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty three percent are overweight. Twenty five 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. Forty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eleven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Forty nine percent of births in Kings Point were vaginal deliveries. Fifty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Kings Point have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eighty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Kings Point report their general health condition on average at 43 percent. Eleven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 56 percent of Kings Point residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Kings Point are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Kings Point spend $416 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 10 percent of their income. This is three percent of their income. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Kings Point report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 percent. Ninety eight 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. Thirty five percent of Kings Point population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty eight 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 nine percent of people in Kings Point had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty four percent of Kings Point residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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