Health and Nutrition of Oneida, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Oneida residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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 three of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Oneida 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). Eighteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eleven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Oneida residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Oneida residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 184 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty two percent of people living here are obese. Thirty nine percent have ever been obese. Twenty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Oneida 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

Four percent of Oneida 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. Forty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty one percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Seventy five percent of people living in Oneida 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 Oneida have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Seventeen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty percent of people in Oneida frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eleven 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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Mental Health

Twenty one percent of Oneida residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Ten percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Eighteen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Twenty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty four percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Nine percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eight 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

Oneida residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty three percent of people living in Oneida have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 6.5 days per month on average. They have 7.5 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 three percent of Oneida residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Oneida have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Oneida were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 35 women. He has vaginal sex with 33 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in Oneida were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Oneida has vaginal or anal sex 58 times a year. Eighteen percent have sex without using a condom. Sixty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Oneida residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Eighty two percent of Oneida residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty three percent of Oneida 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 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 six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty 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. Thirty four 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 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Fifteen percent of Oneida residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Fourteen percent are overweight. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction.

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Current Health Status

People living in Oneida report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 70 percent of Oneida residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twelve percent of people living in Oneida are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Oneida spend $339 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 31 percent of their income. The average family in Oneida spends $82 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $124 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $31 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Oneida report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty eight 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty 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. Ten percent of people in Oneida had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Fifteen percent of Oneida 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 Oneida 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 nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Sixteen 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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