Health and Nutrition of Wheatland, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty six percent of Wheatland 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 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. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place.

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Oral Health

The average Wheatland 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). Forty five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eleven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Wheatland residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 31 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 15 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Wheatland residents 16 years and older is 59 inches. The average weight is 149 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty one percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Twenty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty three percent of Wheatland residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty four percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Forty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Wheatland 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

Fifty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy six percent of people living in Wheatland are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty three percent of people living in Wheatland have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty six percent of people in Wheatland frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty 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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Dermatology

Fifty percent of people living in Wheatland use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Nineteen percent of Wheatland residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Sixty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fifty eight percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down.

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Prescription Medications

Wheatland residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy six percent of people living in Wheatland 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 2.1 days per month on average. They have 2.9 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Wheatland residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Wheatland were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Wheatland were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on five men in their lifetime. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Wheatland has vaginal or anal sex 31 times a year. Twenty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Wheatland 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Wheatland residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty three percent of Wheatland residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen 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. Thirteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty one 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Sixty nine percent are overweight. Forty four 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 five percent of people living in Wheatland have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty six percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty seven percent of births in Wheatland were vaginal deliveries. Thirty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty eight percent of women in Wheatland have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty three percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Wheatland report their general health condition on average at 43 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 51 percent of Wheatland residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Wheatland are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Wheatland spend $414 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Wheatland spends $60 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $160 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Wheatland report their general condition of hearing on average at 72 percent. Sixty 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. Seventy five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifty two percent of Wheatland 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

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

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Physical Functioning

Twenty nine percent of Wheatland 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. Twenty nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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