Health and Nutrition of Cowlington, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Cowlington 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Cowlington 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). Thirty five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Cowlington residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 five 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Cowlington residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 153 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty two percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

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

Cowlington 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

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

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty six percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty one percent of people in Cowlington frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty three percent of people living in Cowlington use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty eight percent of Cowlington residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Eighty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty 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. Twelve percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty eight 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty six percent of people living in Cowlington 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 2.9 days per month on average. They have 5.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 16 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Cowlington residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex. People in Cowlington were 17 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 Cowlington were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. The average person in Cowlington has vaginal or anal sex 53 times a year. Thirty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Cowlington 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Cowlington residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

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. Seventy one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty two 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. Seventy 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 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

Six percent of Cowlington residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Six percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Eighteen percent are overweight. Thirty three 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. Eight percent of people living in Cowlington have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have coronary heart disease. Five percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty percent of births in Cowlington were vaginal deliveries. Forty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seven 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.

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Current Health Status

People living in Cowlington report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 28 percent of Cowlington residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Cowlington spend $494 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 42 percent of their income. The average family in Cowlington spends $174 on food at other stores monthly. This is eight percent of their income. They spend $103 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Cowlington report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Ninety three 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. Fifteen percent of Cowlington 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. Sixteen percent of people in Cowlington had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirteen percent of Cowlington 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 Cowlington 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. Thirteen 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. Six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Three 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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