Health and Nutrition of Lawrence Creek, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty five percent of Lawrence Creek residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 13 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 seven 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 four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Lawrence Creek resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Thirty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Forty four percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Lawrence Creek residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 38 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 one 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lawrence Creek residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 180 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Twenty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Eighty five percent of Lawrence Creek residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty seven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty six percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Thirty eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Nineteen percent of people living in Lawrence Creek have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty 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

Lawrence Creek 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 two percent of Lawrence Creek 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Thirty two percent of people living in Lawrence Creek are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Nineteen percent of people in Lawrence Creek frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty seven percent of people living in Lawrence Creek use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifty one percent of Lawrence Creek residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty five 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. Fifty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty four percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty two percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty six 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.

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Prescription Medications

Lawrence Creek residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty three percent of people living in Lawrence Creek have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 3.0 days per month on average. They have 11.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 31 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Lawrence Creek 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 eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty one percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty three percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Lawrence Creek were 14 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 61 women. He has vaginal sex with 41 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Lawrence Creek were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Lawrence Creek has vaginal or anal sex 60 times a year. Sixty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Lawrence Creek 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Lawrence Creek residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty six percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty nine percent of Lawrence Creek residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty eight percent of Lawrence Creek 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 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. Thirty five 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. Twenty 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Lawrence Creek residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Sixteen percent are overweight. Twenty percent of people living in Lawrence Creek have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Lawrence Creek were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Fourteen percent of women in Lawrence Creek have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Eighty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seventeen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seven 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 Lawrence Creek report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 43 percent of Lawrence Creek residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Lawrence Creek are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lawrence Creek spend $250 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Lawrence Creek spends $77 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $106 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $11 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Lawrence Creek report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Seventy four 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. Eighty three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eighteen percent of Lawrence Creek population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty seven 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. Thirteen percent of people in Lawrence Creek had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty five percent of Lawrence Creek 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 seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seventeen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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