Health and Nutrition of Christie, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Christie residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 one "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.

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Oral Health

The average Christie 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 three percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Christie residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Christie residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 151 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Thirty one percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty seven percent of Christie residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seventeen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eleven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Christie 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

Forty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty eight percent of people in Christie 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

Eighteen percent of people living in Christie use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Christie residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety two percent of people living in Christie 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 4.3 days per month on average. They have 7.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 18 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Christie 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. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Christie were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Christie were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Christie has vaginal or anal sex 70 times a year. Thirty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Christie 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. Eighty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Christie residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty eight percent of Christie residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Christie 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 seven 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. Fifty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eleven 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. Sixty three 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 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Christie residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty seven percent are overweight. Seventeen 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 two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. 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. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Forty four percent of births in Christie were vaginal deliveries. Fifty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Christie report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Christie residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Christie spend $432 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Christie spends $160 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $123 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Christie report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Ninety 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nineteen percent of Christie population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Twelve percent of people in Christie had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twelve percent of Christie 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. Fifteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Ten 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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