Forty seven percent of McCracken residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 28 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 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "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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The average McCracken resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). McCracken residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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. 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 19 teeth.
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The average height of McCracken residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 202 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty five percent of people living here are obese. Seventy one percent have ever been obese. Twenty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Fifty eight percent of McCracken residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eleven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eleven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.
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Twenty three percent of people living in McCracken have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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McCracken residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).
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Twenty percent of McCracken 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 eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven 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. Thirty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Sixty nine percent of people living in McCracken are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Nine percent of people living in McCracken have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty eight percent of people in McCracken frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty nine 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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Twenty one percent of people living in McCracken use sunscreen.
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Twenty four percent of McCracken residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty eight 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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McCracken residents on average take three prescription medicines.
Eighty five percent of people living in McCracken have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fourteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.0 days per month on average. They have 5.5 drinks per week.
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Hundred percent of McCracken 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. Ninety nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. People in McCracken were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 44 women. He has vaginal sex with 40 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on 13 women. People in McCracken were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in McCracken has vaginal or anal sex 126 times a year. Forty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Fifty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Eleven percent of households in McCracken use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Six percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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McCracken residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Forty two percent of McCracken residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Twenty percent of McCracken 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. Thirty eight 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. Fourteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty eight 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. Forty 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 five 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 three 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 1.6 hours per day.
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Seven percent of McCracken residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Sixty one percent are overweight. Seventeen percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Twenty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.
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People living in McCracken report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of McCracken residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.
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People in McCracken spend $463 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in McCracken spends $111 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $153 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $48 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.
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People living in McCracken report their general condition of hearing on average at 70 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. Ninety nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nineteen percent of McCracken population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Eighty 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 McCracken had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Twenty four percent of McCracken residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Twenty eight percent of McCracken 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. Thirty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Ten percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seventeen 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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