Health and Nutrition of Osceola, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Osceola 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 three 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 eight frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Osceola 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). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Osceola 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 five 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Osceola residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Twenty nine percent have ever been obese. Sixty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty four percent of Osceola residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Thirty two percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Nine percent of people living in Osceola have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Seventy one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Osceola 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 of Osceola 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. Fifty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fourteen percent of people living in Osceola have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty five percent of people in Osceola frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nine 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 one percent of people living in Osceola use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifty seven percent of Osceola residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fifty nine percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty 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 seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fifty eight percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifty two percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Alcohol use

Ninety six percent of people living in Osceola have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 5.8 days per month on average. They have 6.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 24 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Osceola 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. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Osceola have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty three percent have ever had anal sex. People in Osceola 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 18 women. He has vaginal sex with 21 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. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.3 men on average. They have had 0.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Osceola were 21 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. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Osceola has vaginal or anal sex 52 times a year. Thirty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Osceola 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 18 men on average. They have had 18 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty six percent of Osceola residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Osceola 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. Nineteen 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. Seventy three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fourteen 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 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 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 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirteen percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in Osceola have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Ten percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Ninety percent of births in Osceola were vaginal deliveries. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Osceola report their general health condition on average at 42 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 51 percent of Osceola residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Osceola are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Osceola spend $390 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Osceola spends $158 on food at other stores monthly. This is 11 percent of their income. They spend $176 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $eight monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Osceola report their general condition of hearing on average at 91 percent. Hundred 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. Thirty 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. Eight percent of people in Osceola had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Four 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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