Health and Nutrition of Cambridge, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Cambridge residents report that their diet is generally healthy. 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 one 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.

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Oral Health

The average Cambridge resident last visited a dentist one 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. Cambridge residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 Cambridge residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 158 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Nineteen percent of people living here are obese. Twenty four percent have ever been obese. Seventy eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

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

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Taste & Smell

Ten percent of Cambridge 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

Ninety five percent of people living in Cambridge are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighty one percent of people in Cambridge frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eight 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

Thirty six percent of people living in Cambridge use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Cambridge residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy one percent of people living in Cambridge 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 2.4 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Cambridge 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. Fourteen percent have ever had anal sex. Ten percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Cambridge were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Cambridge were 22 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 Cambridge has vaginal or anal sex 38 times a year. Twenty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Cambridge 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty two percent of Cambridge residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventy one 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. Eighty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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. Seventy six 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 0.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Cambridge residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Nineteen percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in Cambridge have ever received a blood transfusion. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Twenty five percent of births in Cambridge were vaginal deliveries. Seventy five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Cambridge 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). Ninety five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Cambridge report their general health condition on average at 65 percent. Six percent of people living in Cambridge are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Cambridge spend $353 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. This is nine percent of their income. They spend $74 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. They also spend $28 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Cambridge report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Ninety five 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. Seventeen 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.

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Cambridge 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. Nineteen 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.

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