Health and Nutrition of Niotaze, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Niotaze residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Niotaze 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). Seventeen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty four percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Niotaze residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 40 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Niotaze residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Sixty three percent have ever been obese. Twenty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty two percent of Niotaze residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eighteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Nineteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seventeen percent of people living in Niotaze have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Niotaze 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

Eight percent of Niotaze 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. Ten percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eleven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty seven percent of people living in Niotaze are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

Eighteen percent of people living in Niotaze use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty three percent of Niotaze residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty eight 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 eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty five percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty 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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Prescription Medications

Niotaze residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty seven percent of people living in Niotaze have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Sixteen 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 4.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 18 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Niotaze 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. Sixty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Fifteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Niotaze 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 13 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Niotaze were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Niotaze has vaginal or anal sex 63 times a year. Thirty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Niotaze 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Niotaze residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty nine percent of Niotaze residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty seven percent of Niotaze 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 nine 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. Thirty four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 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 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 2.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eighteen percent of Niotaze residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty seven percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in Niotaze have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty eight percent of births in Niotaze were vaginal deliveries. Thirteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Fourteen percent of women in Niotaze have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven 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 Niotaze report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 20 percent of Niotaze residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Niotaze spend $407 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Niotaze spends $125 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $112 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 11 percent of their income. They also spend $29 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Niotaze report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Eighty five 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. Twelve percent of Niotaze population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty four 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. Fifteen percent of people in Niotaze had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty four percent of Niotaze 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 of Niotaze 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. Seventeen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. 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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