Health and Nutrition of Bucklin, KS Residents

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Forty five percent of Bucklin residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

Summary

Diet health (%)

  • Here 44.8%
  • County 46.2%
  • State 48.5%

Milk product consumption (# of products/month)

  • Here 23.8
  • Ford County 20.3
  • State 21.5

Meals not home prepared (#/week)

  • Here 3.0
  • Ford County 3.7
  • State 3.6

Meals from fast food or pizza place (#/week)

  • Here 1.9
  • County 2.0
  • Kansas 1.9

Ready-to-eat foods (#/month)

  • Here 1.5
  • County 2.1
  • Kansas 1.8

Frozen meals/pizza (#/month)

  • Here 4.5
  • County 3.9
  • State 3.8

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

The average Bucklin 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). Twenty two 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). Bucklin residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 38 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 18 teeth.

Summary

Average years since last visit a dentist

  • Bucklin 2.5
  • Ford County 2.0
  • Kansas 2.0

People embarrassed because of mouth (%)

  • Here 21.9%
  • County 17.6%
  • State 17.1%

People with gum disease (%)

  • Bucklin 23.7%
  • County 22.1%
  • State 21.8%

General health of teeth and gums (%)

  • Bucklin 37.6%
  • Ford County 44.2%
  • Kansas 45.1%

Average days a week using dental floss/device

  • Here 2.0
  • County 2.6
  • State 2.7

Average days a week using mouthwash for dental problem

  • Bucklin 2.8
  • Ford County 2.9
  • Kansas 2.8

Average number of teeth

  • Here 18.3
  • Ford County 23.2
  • State 22.3

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

The average height of Bucklin residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 179 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Twenty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

Summary

Average height (inches)

  • Bucklin 66.7
  • Ford County 66.1
  • State 66.8

Average weight (pounds)

  • Bucklin 178.6
  • Ford County 176.3
  • State 179.9

Average BMI

  • Here 28.5
  • County 28.2
  • Kansas 28.6

People that are obese (%)

  • Here 37.6%
  • Ford County 35.3%
  • Kansas 37.1%

People that ever were obese (%)

  • Bucklin 52.1%
  • County 47.1%
  • Kansas 49.2%

People trying to lose weight (%)

  • Bucklin 27.5%
  • Ford County 32.5%
  • Kansas 34.3%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Sixty nine percent of Bucklin residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty five percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Four percent have ever used heroin. Seventeen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

Summary

People that ever used marijuana or hashish (%)

  • Here 68.9%
  • Ford County 65.1%
  • Kansas 65.5%

Ever used hard drugs (%)

  • Bucklin 28.4%
  • Ford County 27.2%
  • State 25.1%

Ever used any form of cocaine (%)

  • Here 24.8%
  • Ford County 24.9%
  • State 22.6%

Ever used heroin (%)

  • Bucklin 4.3%
  • Ford County 2.4%
  • State 3.2%

Ever used methamphetamine (%)

  • Here 17.0%
  • Ford County 16.5%
  • State 14.1%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Fourteen percent of people living in Bucklin have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty seven 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.

Summary

Diabetics (%)

  • Bucklin 13.7%
  • Ford County 9.2%
  • State 10.1%

Had a blood test for high blood sugar (%)

  • Here 47.3%
  • Ford County 43.2%
  • Kansas 46.4%

People taking insulin (%)

  • Here 3.8%
  • Ford County 2.5%
  • State 3.1%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Bucklin 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).

Summary

Avg. # of times urinating at night

  • Bucklin 1.4
  • Ford County 1.1
  • State 1.1

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Twelve percent of Bucklin 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty six percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty five percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

Summary

People 40+ having problems with smell (%)

  • Here 12.1%
  • County 12.4%
  • State 11.8%

People 40+ having problems with taste (%)

  • Bucklin 7.7%
  • Ford County 5.7%
  • Kansas 5.9%

People 40+ that ever had wisdom teeth removed (%)

  • Here 69.9%
  • County 66.4%
  • State 68.9%

People 40+ that ever had tonsils teeth removed (%)

  • Here 25.7%
  • County 25.1%
  • State 29.0%

People 40+ that ever had a loss of consciousness because of a head injury (%)

  • Here 16.6%
  • Ford County 15.6%
  • State 16.4%

People 40+ that ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull (%)

  • Bucklin 25.4%
  • County 22.4%
  • State 22.7%

People 40+ that ever had two or more sinus infections (%)

  • Here 39.7%
  • County 36.7%
  • State 41.5%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

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

Summary

People covered by health insurance (%)

  • Here 70.3%
  • Ford County 67.3%
  • State 73.5%

Twenty nine percent of people living in Bucklin have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty two percent of people in Bucklin frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty six percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

Summary

Has high blood pressure (%)

  • Here 28.7%
  • Ford County 18.3%
  • Kansas 22.7%

Checking blood pressure at home (%)

  • Bucklin 29.1%
  • Ford County 21.4%
  • Kansas 25.0%

Frequently checking blood cholesterol (%)

  • Here 41.6%
  • County 35.5%
  • Kansas 41.1%

Has high cholesterol level (%)

  • Bucklin 25.9%
  • Ford County 16.4%
  • Kansas 19.3%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Twenty five percent of people living in Bucklin use sunscreen.

Summary

People using sunscreen (%)

  • Bucklin 24.5%
  • Ford County 31.4%
  • Kansas 34.3%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Twenty nine percent of Bucklin residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty four 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. Eighteen 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.

Summary

People who have little interest in doing things (%)

  • Bucklin 28.9%
  • County 27.8%
  • State 26.5%

People feeling down, depressed, or hopeless (%)

  • Bucklin 30.0%
  • Ford County 28.3%
  • Kansas 27.5%

People who have trouble sleeping or sleeping too much (%)

  • Here 43.9%
  • Ford County 42.2%
  • Kansas 42.4%

People feeling tired or having little energy (%)

  • Bucklin 52.0%
  • County 51.8%
  • Kansas 51.8%

People with poor appetite or overeating (%)

  • Bucklin 31.8%
  • County 30.0%
  • Kansas 28.4%

People feeling bad about themself (%)

  • Bucklin 24.2%
  • Ford County 22.5%
  • Kansas 21.6%

People who have trouble concentrating on things (%)

  • Bucklin 20.8%
  • County 20.3%
  • Kansas 19.6%

People moving or speaking slowly or too fast (%)

  • Bucklin 18.1%
  • Ford County 16.6%
  • Kansas 14.5%

People having thoughts they would be better off dead (%)

  • Here 4.8%
  • County 4.6%
  • Kansas 4.4%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Bucklin residents on average take three prescription medicines.

Summary

Average number of prescription medicines taking

  • Bucklin 2.7
  • Ford County 1.8
  • Kansas 2.1

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Seventy nine percent of people living in Bucklin have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.3 days per month on average. They have 6.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 28 days a year.

Summary

People drinking some alcohol every month (%)

  • Bucklin 79.4%
  • County 81.5%
  • State 80.4%

People not drinking at all (%)

  • Here 11.4%
  • County 9.6%
  • State 10.6%

Average days/month drinking alcohol

  • Bucklin 4.3
  • Ford County 4.4
  • State 4.9

Average drinks/week

  • Bucklin 6.0
  • County 6.0
  • Kansas 5.7

Average days/year people drink much

  • Here 27.8
  • County 23.6
  • Kansas 23.8

Ninety eight percent of Bucklin 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 four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Bucklin have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bucklin 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 31 women. He has vaginal sex with 25 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 six women. People in Bucklin were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. Ten percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Bucklin has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Fifty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bucklin 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 14 men on average. They have had 12 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.6 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

Summary

People 18+ that ever had sex (vaginal, anal, or oral) (%)

  • Bucklin 97.7%
  • Ford County 97.6%
  • Kansas 97.3%

Males 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a woman (%)

  • Bucklin 95.3%
  • County 93.2%
  • Kansas 94.1%

Males 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a woman (%)

  • Bucklin 87.6%
  • Ford County 85.8%
  • State 87.1%

Males 18+ that ever had anal sex with a woman (%)

  • Bucklin 54.5%
  • Ford County 53.3%
  • Kansas 49.3%

Males 18+ that ever had any sex with a man (%)

  • Here 3.2%
  • County 6.4%
  • Kansas 5.8%

Females 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a man (%)

  • Bucklin 97.1%
  • Ford County 97.0%
  • State 97.4%

Females 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a man (%)

  • Here 79.4%
  • County 84.1%
  • Kansas 85.5%

Females 18+ that ever had anal sex with a man (%)

  • Here 38.2%
  • Ford County 42.2%
  • State 40.2%

Females 18+ that ever had any kind of sex with a woman (%)

  • Bucklin 13.9%
  • County 14.4%
  • State 12.4%

Average age people first had sex

  • Here 15.9
  • Ford County 16.4
  • Kansas 16.6

Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 30.8
  • Ford County 29.2
  • State 26.6

Average number of female vaginal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Bucklin 24.6
  • Ford County 24.3
  • Kansas 21.2

Average age people first performed oral sex on a woman (18+)

  • Here 21.0
  • County 20.5
  • State 21.2

Average number of woman performed oral sex on in lifetime (18+)

  • Here 6.1
  • County 6.2
  • Kansas 5.4

Average age people first performed oral sex on a man (18+)

  • Here 23.2
  • County 20.5
  • Kansas 20.1

Average number of male oral sex partners in lifetime (18+)

  • Here 4.0
  • Ford County 3.7
  • Kansas 5.1

People using protection when performing oral sex (%)

  • Here 9.6%
  • Ford County 9.8%
  • State 8.8%

Average number of times people have vaginal or anal sex a year

  • Bucklin 63.7
  • Ford County 67.7
  • State 63.6

People having sex without condom (%)

  • Bucklin 51.6%
  • Ford County 51.8%
  • State 55.1%

Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Bucklin 14.4
  • Ford County 10.8
  • Kansas 11.7

Average number of male vaginal sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Bucklin 12.5
  • Ford County 9.7
  • Kansas 10.3

Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Bucklin 0.6
  • Ford County 0.6
  • State 0.5

Circumcised males 18+ (%)

  • Here 82.4%
  • County 68.4%
  • Kansas 81.3%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Twelve percent of households in Bucklin use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

Summary

Households using pesticides to control insects (%)

  • Bucklin 11.8%
  • County 9.5%
  • State 10.2%

Households using pesticides to kill weeds (%)

  • Bucklin 4.7%
  • Ford County 4.7%
  • State 4.3%

Bucklin residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty five percent of them have trouble sleeping.

Summary

Average hours sleeping at night

  • Bucklin 6.8
  • County 6.8
  • Kansas 6.8

People that has trouble sleeping (%)

  • Bucklin 34.7%
  • Ford County 27.3%
  • Kansas 31.8%

Sixty two percent of Bucklin residents currently smoke cigarettes.

Summary

People smoking cigarettes (%)

  • Bucklin 61.8%
  • Ford County 51.9%
  • Kansas 53.2%

Twenty three percent of Bucklin 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. Thirty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. 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. Thirty 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 six 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 1.0 hours per day.

Summary

People doing vigorous-intensity work activities (%)

  • Here 23.3%
  • County 22.0%
  • State 22.1%

People doing moderate-intensity work activities (%)

  • Bucklin 34.9%
  • Ford County 35.9%
  • Kansas 37.8%

People walking or bicycling (%)

  • Here 30.5%
  • Ford County 32.8%
  • State 30.3%

People doing vigorous-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Here 8.0%
  • County 20.0%
  • State 18.6%

People doing moderate-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Bucklin 30.2%
  • Ford County 38.5%
  • State 41.6%

Average hours a day doing sedentary activities

  • Here 5.8
  • Ford County 5.8
  • Kansas 6.0

Average hours a day watching TV or videos

  • Bucklin 3.2
  • County 2.7
  • Kansas 2.8

Average hours a day using computer

  • Bucklin 1.0
  • County 1.2
  • State 1.2

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Fourteen percent of Bucklin 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". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty four percent are overweight. Thirty 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. Fourteen percent of people living in Bucklin have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Six percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Six percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have ever had emphysema. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Six percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

Summary

People with asthma (%)

  • Here 14.5%
  • County 9.9%
  • Kansas 11.2%

People with anemia (%)

  • Here 4.1%
  • County 3.7%
  • Kansas 3.4%

People with psoriasis (%)

  • Here 4.2%
  • County 3.0%
  • State 3.8%

People with overweight (%)

  • Here 33.7%
  • County 30.2%
  • State 33.6%

Elderly people having difficulties in thinking or remembering (%)

  • Bucklin 30.4%
  • County 25.2%
  • State 22.1%

People who ever received blood transfusion (%)

  • Bucklin 14.3%
  • County 10.5%
  • State 11.8%

People having trouble seeing even with glass/contacts (%)

  • Bucklin 24.5%
  • County 21.6%
  • State 19.7%

People with arthritis (%)

  • Bucklin 33.3%
  • County 22.0%
  • State 26.2%

People with gout (%)

  • Here 4.6%
  • Ford County 2.9%
  • Kansas 3.9%

People with congestive heart failure (%)

  • Here 6.2%
  • County 3.1%
  • Kansas 3.7%

People with coronary heart disease (%)

  • Bucklin 4.5%
  • County 2.9%
  • State 3.3%

People with angina pectoris (%)

  • Bucklin 2.7%
  • Ford County 1.8%
  • Kansas 2.3%

People who ever had heart attack (%)

  • Here 6.0%
  • Ford County 3.4%
  • Kansas 4.0%

People who ever had stroke (%)

  • Here 6.3%
  • Ford County 3.5%
  • State 4.0%

People with emphysema (%)

  • Here 7.5%
  • Ford County 3.2%
  • Kansas 3.6%

People with thyroid problem (%)

  • Bucklin 8.0%
  • County 5.9%
  • State 7.5%

People with chronic bronchitis (%)

  • Here 5.9%
  • County 3.0%
  • State 3.9%

People with any liver condition (%)

  • Bucklin 6.0%
  • County 4.1%
  • Kansas 3.4%

People who ever had cancer or malignancy (%)

  • Bucklin 10.1%
  • County 6.8%
  • State 8.9%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Seventy two percent of births in Bucklin were vaginal deliveries. Twenty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty seven percent of women in Bucklin have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fourteen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Fourteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eighteen 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.

Summary

Vaginal deliveries (%)

  • Here 71.6%
  • Ford County 65.8%
  • Kansas 66.1%

Cesarean deliveries (%)

  • Here 28.4%
  • County 34.2%
  • State 33.9%

Deliveries resulted in a live birth (%)

  • Bucklin 99.5%
  • County 99.4%
  • State 99.4%

Pregnancies resulted in a delivery (%)

  • Here 64.6%
  • County 59.7%
  • Kansas 60.7%

Women breastfeeding newborns (%)

  • Here 42.1%
  • Ford County 57.7%
  • State 53.9%

Women that had a hysterectomy (%)

  • Bucklin 27.2%
  • County 18.1%
  • State 22.5%

Women that had both ovaries removed (%)

  • Bucklin 14.4%
  • Ford County 9.5%
  • Kansas 12.0%

Women that have ever taken birth control pills (%)

  • Here 68.8%
  • County 68.5%
  • State 73.4%

Women taking birth control pills (%)

  • Here 4.8%
  • Ford County 6.0%
  • Kansas 7.6%

Women that have ever used Depo-Provera or injectables (%)

  • Here 14.3%
  • Ford County 19.4%
  • Kansas 16.7%

Women that have ever used female hormones (%)

  • Here 18.3%
  • Ford County 14.2%
  • Kansas 18.1%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

People living in Bucklin report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Bucklin residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Bucklin are left-handed.

Summary

General health condition (%)

  • Here 48.9%
  • County 54.2%
  • Kansas 55.2%

Blood donors (%)

  • Here 2.0%
  • Ford County 4.5%
  • Kansas 4.3%

Has blood ever tested for HIV virus (%)

  • Here 36.9%
  • Ford County 39.8%
  • State 39.2%

Left-handed people (%)

  • Here 7.6%
  • County 7.4%
  • Kansas 8.3%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

People in Bucklin spend $366 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 29 percent of their income. The average family in Bucklin spends $54 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $107 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $21 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

Summary

Money monthly spent on food at supermarket/grocery store

  • Here $366
  • Ford County $364
  • State $361

Income spent on food at supermarket/grocery store (%)

  • Bucklin 29.2%
  • Ford County 24.8%
  • Kansas 24.5%

Money monthly spent on food at other stores

  • Here $54
  • County $73
  • State $70

Income spent on food at other stores (%)

  • Bucklin 3.3%
  • County 4.3%
  • State 4.2%

Money monthly spent on eating out

  • Here $107
  • Ford County $136
  • State $137

Income spent on eating out (%)

  • Here 5.2%
  • Ford County 7.8%
  • Kansas 7.0%

Money monthly spent on carryout/delivered foods

  • Here $21
  • Ford County $27
  • State $24

Income spent on carryout/delivered foods (%)

  • Bucklin 1.0%
  • County 1.2%
  • Kansas 1.3%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

People living in Bucklin report their general condition of hearing on average at 74 percent. Seventy 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 three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty six percent of Bucklin population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty one 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 Bucklin had off-work exposure to loud noise.

Summary

Average condition of hearing (%)

  • Here 74.3%
  • County 79.2%
  • State 78.3%

People that can hear a whisper from across a quiet room (%)

  • Here 69.9%
  • County 80.1%
  • Kansas 77.8%

People that can hear normal voice from across a quiet room (%)

  • Here 93.5%
  • County 95.2%
  • State 94.8%

Ears ringing, roaring, buzzing (%)

  • Bucklin 26.2%
  • Ford County 18.6%
  • Kansas 20.9%

Had a job exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Bucklin 51.1%
  • Ford County 43.0%
  • State 44.5%

Had off-work exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Here 17.1%
  • County 15.0%
  • State 15.9%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

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

Summary

Adults 40+ taking low-dose aspirin (%)

  • Here 26.4%
  • County 24.1%
  • Kansas 25.9%

Thirty percent of Bucklin 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 six percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Fourteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Sixteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eleven percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

Summary

People having limitations keeping them from working (%)

  • Here 30.2%
  • Ford County 17.5%
  • Kansas 19.5%

People limited in amount of work they can do (%)

  • Here 36.2%
  • County 22.7%
  • State 25.8%

People that need special equipment to walk (%)

  • Here 13.9%
  • Ford County 8.2%
  • State 9.7%

People experiencing confusion/memory problems (%)

  • Bucklin 15.6%
  • Ford County 10.5%
  • State 10.5%

People requiring special healthcare equipment (%)

  • Bucklin 11.0%
  • Ford County 6.8%
  • Kansas 8.0%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

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