Health and Nutrition of Grand Pass, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Grand Pass 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 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 three 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Grand Pass 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). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Grand Pass 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 four 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Grand Pass residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 180 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty five percent of people living here are obese. Fifty three percent have ever been obese. Thirty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty one percent of Grand Pass residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nineteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Ten percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Grand Pass 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 Grand Pass 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. Forty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty seven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty nine percent of people living in Grand Pass are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty one percent of people in Grand Pass frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty seven percent of people living in Grand Pass use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Eighty eight percent of people living in Grand Pass 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 2.6 days per month on average. They have 3.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Grand Pass residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Grand Pass have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Grand Pass 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 29 women. He has vaginal sex with 27 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on six women. People in Grand Pass were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Grand Pass has vaginal or anal sex 96 times a year. Fifty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Grand Pass 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. Forty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Grand Pass 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

Grand Pass 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

Thirty two percent of Grand Pass residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty seven percent of Grand Pass 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 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. Twenty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty two 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 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty seven percent are overweight. Seventeen 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 six percent of births in Grand Pass were vaginal deliveries. Fifty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Grand Pass report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Eleven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 45 percent of Grand Pass residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Grand Pass are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Grand Pass spend $407 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 16 percent of their income. The average family in Grand Pass spends $108 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $184 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $31 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Grand Pass 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. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Grand Pass population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty seven 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. Seventeen percent of people in Grand Pass had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Four 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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