Health and Nutrition of Bennington, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Bennington residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 seven frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Bennington 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). Twenty seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Bennington residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bennington residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 174 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Forty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty seven percent of Bennington residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Thirty percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Fourteen percent of people living in Bennington 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. Four percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bennington 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

Ten percent of Bennington 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. Fifty one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

Twenty two percent of Bennington residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty one percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirty three 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Bennington residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty seven percent of people living in Bennington have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.1 days per month on average. They have 8.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 38 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Bennington residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Twelve percent of males in Bennington have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bennington were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 61 women. He has vaginal sex with 46 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 seven women. People in Bennington were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Bennington has vaginal or anal sex 60 times a year. Thirty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bennington 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Bennington 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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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty six percent of Bennington residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Bennington 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 five 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eighteen 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 five 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Bennington residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four 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 percent are overweight. Twelve 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. Six percent of people living in Bennington have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had emphysema. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy percent of births in Bennington were vaginal deliveries. Thirty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Bennington report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Bennington residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Bennington are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bennington spend $395 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 Bennington spends $113 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $102 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $40 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

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

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent of Bennington 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. Eighteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four 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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