Health and Nutrition of Flemington, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty nine percent of Flemington residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 23 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 two 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Flemington 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). Thirty three 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). Flemington residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 seven days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Flemington residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 135 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty five percent of people living here are obese. Fifty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty five percent of Flemington residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Flemington 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

Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Hundred percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty eight percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty nine percent of people in Flemington frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirteen 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

Sixteen percent of people living in Flemington use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty eight percent of Flemington residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty eight percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirteen 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. Thirteen percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Flemington residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Flemington have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 2.1 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Flemington 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. Fifty percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Flemington 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. People in Flemington were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Flemington has vaginal or anal sex 37 times a year. Females in Flemington 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Hundred percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty three percent of Flemington residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty five percent of Flemington 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. Sixty three 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. Sixty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty five 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. Sixty 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 four 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twenty five percent are overweight. Thirty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Twenty two percent of births in Flemington were vaginal deliveries. Seventy eight 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. Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Flemington report their general health condition on average at 59 percent.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Flemington spend $464 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. This is 10 percent of their income. They spend $59 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Flemington report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Ninety four 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. Thirteen percent of Flemington population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty eight 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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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Six percent of Flemington 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. Thirteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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