Health and Nutrition of Mexican Hat, UT Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Mexican Hat residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 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 Mexican Hat 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). Fourteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mexican Hat residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 39 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 three 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mexican Hat residents 16 years and older is 57 inches. The average weight is 156 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty three percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty percent of Mexican Hat residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve 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. Two percent have ever used heroin. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Mexican Hat have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Mexican Hat 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

Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

Fifty two percent of people living in Mexican Hat are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Six percent of people living in Mexican Hat have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty nine percent of people in Mexican Hat frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eight 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

Twenty seven percent of people living in Mexican Hat use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty five percent of Mexican Hat residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty four percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty eight 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. Sixteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fifteen 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. Nine percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Mexican Hat residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty percent of people living in Mexican Hat have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.2 days per month on average. They have 3.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 15 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety percent of Mexican Hat residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Fifty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Mexican Hat have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty two percent have ever had anal sex. Seventeen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Mexican Hat 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 14 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Mexican Hat were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. The average person in Mexican Hat has vaginal or anal sex 32 times a year. Twenty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mexican Hat 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Thirteen percent of households in Mexican Hat 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

Mexican Hat residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Sixteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty four percent of Mexican Hat residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent of Mexican Hat 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. Twenty 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. Forty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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. Thirty eight 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Mexican Hat residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six 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. Thirty one percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in Mexican Hat have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Forty nine percent of births in Mexican Hat were vaginal deliveries. Fifty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety two percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Mexican Hat report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of Mexican Hat residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Ten percent of people living in Mexican Hat are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mexican Hat spend $571 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 39 percent of their income. The average family in Mexican Hat spends $71 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $147 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $21 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mexican Hat report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty eight 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 two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirteen percent of Mexican Hat population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty nine 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. Thirteen percent of people in Mexican Hat had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Seventeen percent of Mexican Hat 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. Twelve percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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