Health and Nutrition of Norfork, AR Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty nine percent of Norfork residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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. 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 Norfork 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Norfork 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 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 19 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Norfork residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Forty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty percent of Norfork residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Two percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Twenty four percent of people living in Norfork have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

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

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty one percent of people living in Norfork have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty eight percent of people in Norfork frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty five 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 three percent of people living in Norfork use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Norfork residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty one percent of people living in Norfork have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.2 days per month on average. They have 3.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on nine days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Norfork 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 two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Eighteen percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Norfork 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. He has vaginal sex with 10 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Norfork were 24 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Norfork has vaginal or anal sex 60 times a year. Twenty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Norfork 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. Thirty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty three percent of Norfork residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Norfork 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 three 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 four 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. Twenty three 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Fifteen percent of Norfork residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Forty two percent are overweight. Nine 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. Sixteen percent of people living in Norfork have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Twelve percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy two percent of births in Norfork were vaginal deliveries. Twenty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighteen percent of women in Norfork have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen 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 Norfork report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 24 percent of Norfork residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Norfork are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Norfork spend $345 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Norfork spends $107 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $105 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 zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Norfork 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. Ninety nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Sixteen percent of Norfork population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty two 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 two percent of people in Norfork had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty eight percent of Norfork 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 three percent of Norfork 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 seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eighteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eleven 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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