Health and Nutrition of Clark, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Clark 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 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 one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Clark 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). Fourteen 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). Clark residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Clark residents 16 years and older is 58 inches. The average weight is 165 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty eight percent have ever been obese. Forty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty one percent of Clark residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Clark 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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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people in Clark frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty nine percent of people living in Clark use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty eight percent of Clark residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty nine percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty four percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Sixteen 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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Alcohol use

Seventy four percent of people living in Clark have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fifteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 4.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 17 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Clark residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty one percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ten percent of males in Clark have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex. People in Clark 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 11 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Clark were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty one percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Clark has vaginal or anal sex 82 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Forty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Clark residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty two percent of Clark residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty five percent of Clark 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. Thirty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty four 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 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Clark residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty nine percent are overweight. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty two percent of births in Clark were vaginal deliveries. Forty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Clark report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Clark residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eleven percent of people living in Clark are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Clark spend $454 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 36 percent of their income. The average family in Clark spends $108 on food at other stores monthly. This is nine percent of their income. They spend $134 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $28 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Clark report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Ninety 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. Ten percent of Clark population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty seven 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. Ten percent of people in Clark had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Clark 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. Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Three percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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