Health and Nutrition of Old Eucha, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty four percent of Old Eucha 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 five 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 three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Old Eucha 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 percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Old Eucha residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 39 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 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Old Eucha residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 174 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Forty five percent have ever been obese. Twenty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty seven percent of Old Eucha residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twenty four percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Fourteen percent of people living in Old Eucha have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Old Eucha 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

Nineteen percent of Old Eucha 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty two percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eleven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve 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

Seventy two percent of people living in Old Eucha are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people living in Old Eucha have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty two percent of people in Old Eucha frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty 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

Twenty percent of people living in Old Eucha use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Old Eucha residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety three percent of people living in Old Eucha 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 3.9 days per month on average. They have 6.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 22 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Old Eucha residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty five percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Old Eucha were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 38 women. He has vaginal sex with 21 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. People in Old Eucha were 18 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 Old Eucha has vaginal or anal sex 73 times a year. Thirty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Old Eucha 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 10 men on average. They have had nine male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.7 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Old Eucha 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

Old Eucha residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty eight percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty seven percent of Old Eucha residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixteen percent of Old Eucha 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 eight 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. Forty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twelve 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 two 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". One percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty two percent are overweight. Twenty seven 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. Eighteen percent of people living in Old Eucha have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy two percent of births in Old Eucha were vaginal deliveries. Twenty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Old Eucha report their general health condition on average at 45 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 29 percent of Old Eucha residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Old Eucha are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Old Eucha spend $358 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Old Eucha spends $91 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 six percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Old Eucha report their general condition of hearing on average at 75 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty five percent of Old Eucha 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. Nine percent of people in Old Eucha had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty six percent of Old Eucha residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty five percent of Old Eucha 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 percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Four 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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