Health and Nutrition of Jerico Springs, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty five percent of Jerico Springs 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 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. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Jerico Springs 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). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Jerico Springs residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 67 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Jerico Springs residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 183 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty three percent have ever been obese. Forty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty eight percent of Jerico Springs residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty one percent of people living in Jerico Springs have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have 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

Jerico Springs 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

Seventy five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Seventeen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fifty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty eight percent of people living in Jerico Springs have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy five percent of people in Jerico Springs frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eleven 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

Sixty nine percent of people living in Jerico Springs use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Eleven percent of Jerico Springs residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Eleven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty three 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. Forty four percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Jerico Springs residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty six percent of people living in Jerico Springs have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Jerico Springs 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. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex. People in Jerico Springs were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 27 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Jerico Springs were 19 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. The average person in Jerico Springs has vaginal or anal sex 75 times a year. Sixty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Jerico Springs 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 10 men on average. They have had 10 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Jerico Springs residents 16 years and older usually get eight hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty three percent of Jerico Springs residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Jerico Springs 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 two 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty six 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 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 seven 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

Twenty one percent of Jerico Springs residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Fifty three percent are overweight. Twenty two percent of people living in Jerico Springs have ever received a blood transfusion. Sixteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Jerico Springs were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety two percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty eight percent of women in Jerico Springs have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirty three percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Jerico Springs report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Eleven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Jerico Springs residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Jerico Springs are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Jerico Springs spend $350 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Jerico Springs spends $159 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $87 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. They also spend $17 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Jerico Springs report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Hundred 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. Seven percent of Jerico Springs population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fourteen 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

Forty two percent of Jerico Springs residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Sixteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eleven 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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