Health and Nutrition of Sun River, MT Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Sun River residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 12 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 four 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Sun River 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 six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sun River residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 51 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 six days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of six days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Sun River residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 147 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirteen percent of people living here are obese. Sixty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty one percent of Sun River residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Sixty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Sun River residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate zero 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

Ten percent of Sun River 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Twenty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Eighty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty four percent of people in Sun River frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty four percent of people living in Sun River use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Sun River residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Sun River have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 1.8 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Sun River residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Sun River were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Sun River were 20 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. The average person in Sun River has vaginal or anal sex 73 times a year. Forty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Sun River 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

Sun River 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 eight percent of Sun River residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Forty 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. Seventy nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifty nine 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 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Sun River residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eight percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Eight 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. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Thirty three percent of births in Sun River were vaginal deliveries. Sixty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Sun River report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 17 percent of Sun River residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Sun River are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Sun River spend $388 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $151 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $19 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Sun River report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Ninety seven 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 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 Sun River had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eighteen percent of Sun River 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 one percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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