Health and Nutrition of Dry Creek, AK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Dry Creek residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 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 one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Dry Creek 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Dry Creek 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 four days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Dry Creek residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 162 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty two percent of Dry Creek residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twelve percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Dry Creek 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

Ten percent of Dry Creek 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. Forty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nineteen 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. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty percent of people living in Dry Creek are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty nine percent of people in Dry Creek frequently check their blood cholesterol. Five 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 six percent of people living in Dry Creek use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty four percent of Dry Creek residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fourteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty one 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. Ten percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twelve 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

Dry Creek residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy six percent of people living in Dry Creek have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on eight days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Dry Creek 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. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Dry Creek have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex. People in Dry Creek were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. 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 seven women. People in Dry Creek were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Dry Creek has vaginal or anal sex 92 times a year. Sixty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Dry Creek 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. Thirty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Dry Creek use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Dry Creek residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Nineteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty eight percent of Dry Creek residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty one percent of Dry Creek 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 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. Thirty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty four 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. Fifty three 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Dry Creek residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty seven percent are overweight. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Forty seven percent of births in Dry Creek were vaginal deliveries. Fifty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Dry Creek report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 48 percent of Dry Creek residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Dry Creek are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Dry Creek spend $379 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. The average family in Dry Creek spends $91 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $186 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $42 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Dry Creek report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 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. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seven percent of Dry Creek population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty three 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. Seven percent of people in Dry Creek had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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