Health and Nutrition of Lebanon, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty six percent of Lebanon 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 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 Lebanon 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). Fourteen 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). Lebanon residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 18 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lebanon residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 174 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Twenty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty five percent of Lebanon residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fourteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Forty three percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Eight percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lebanon 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

Six percent of Lebanon 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty three percent of people living in Lebanon are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty six percent of people living in Lebanon have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy one percent of people in Lebanon frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty two 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

Thirty nine percent of people living in Lebanon use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty percent of Lebanon residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixteen 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. Eighteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fourteen 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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Prescription Medications

Lebanon residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy two percent of people living in Lebanon have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.3 days per month on average. They have 5.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Lebanon residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Lebanon have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Lebanon were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 17 women. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.8 men on average. They have had 0.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Lebanon 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. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Lebanon has vaginal or anal sex 22 times a year. Females in Lebanon 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. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty seven percent of households in Lebanon use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Twelve percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty six percent of Lebanon residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty percent of Lebanon 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 seven 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Seven 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 eight 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Lebanon residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Eight percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty nine percent are overweight. Twenty six 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. Fourteen percent of people living in Lebanon have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Sixteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Eight percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. One percent have ever had emphysema. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Seven percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Nine percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty one percent of births in Lebanon were vaginal deliveries. Forty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Nine percent of women in Lebanon 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. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Lebanon report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 42 percent of Lebanon residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Lebanon are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lebanon spend $400 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 Lebanon spends $106 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $126 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $16 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lebanon report their general condition of hearing on average at 76 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seventeen percent of Lebanon population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Twenty one percent of people in Lebanon had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nineteen percent of Lebanon 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. Twenty 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. Fourteen 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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