Health and Nutrition of Narcissa, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty five percent of Narcissa residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 four 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 five "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 Narcissa 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). Twenty four percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Narcissa 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 three 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Narcissa residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Thirty percent of people living here are obese. Forty two percent have ever been obese. Twenty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Narcissa residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eleven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Eighteen percent of people living in Narcissa have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Nine percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Narcissa 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

Nine percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty seven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Forty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

Thirty six percent of Narcissa residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty two percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Seven 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

Narcissa residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy eight percent of people living in Narcissa have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 2.8 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Narcissa 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. Forty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eighty six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Narcissa were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Narcissa were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Narcissa has vaginal or anal sex 25 times a year. Forty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Narcissa 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty three percent of Narcissa residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty percent of Narcissa 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 four 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 nine 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. Forty one 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 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirteen percent of Narcissa 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". Nine percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty five percent are overweight. Thirteen percent of people living in Narcissa have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem. Seven percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty nine percent of births in Narcissa were vaginal deliveries. Forty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Fifteen 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 Narcissa report their general health condition on average at 61 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 31 percent of Narcissa residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Narcissa are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Narcissa spend $326 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Narcissa spends $102 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $146 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Narcissa report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty six 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. Fourteen percent of Narcissa population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Twenty six percent of people in Narcissa had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Thirty two percent of Narcissa 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. Thirty five percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty one percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty 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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