Health and Nutrition of Sams Corner, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Sams Corner residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 three "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 Sams Corner 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). Twenty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Sams Corner 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 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Sams Corner residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 165 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty seven percent of people living here are obese. Sixty six percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy three percent of Sams Corner residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eighteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Fifteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Five percent of people living in Sams Corner have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Sams Corner 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

Fifteen percent of Sams Corner 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty one percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty one percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty six percent of people living in Sams Corner are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people living in Sams Corner 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. Twenty three percent of people in Sams Corner frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty seven percent of people living in Sams Corner use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Sams Corner residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy percent of people living in Sams Corner have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fifteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 5.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 23 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Sams Corner 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. Seventy percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Eighteen percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Sixteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Sams Corner were 17 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 nine women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Sams Corner were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Nineteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Sams Corner has vaginal or anal sex 76 times a year. Forty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Sams Corner 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Sams Corner residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty five percent of Sams Corner residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty two percent of Sams Corner 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 five 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty six 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 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twenty eight percent of Sams Corner 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". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifty five percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in Sams Corner have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Six percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Nine percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty nine percent of births in Sams Corner were vaginal deliveries. Thirty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixteen percent of women in Sams Corner have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Eighty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Sixteen 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 Sams Corner report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Sams Corner residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Sams Corner are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Sams Corner spend $394 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 37 percent of their income. The average family in Sams Corner spends $114 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $79 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Sams Corner report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Ninety two 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. Twenty nine percent of Sams Corner population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty one 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. Eighteen percent of people in Sams Corner had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty one percent of Sams Corner 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 six percent of Sams Corner 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 eight 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. Six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Three 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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