Forty seven percent of New Allakaket residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 four 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.
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The average New Allakaket 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 nine 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). New Allakaket residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 21 teeth.
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The average height of New Allakaket residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 175 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Thirty five percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.
Sixty five percent of New Allakaket residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty seven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Twenty one percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Fourteen percent of people living in New Allakaket have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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New Allakaket 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).
Twelve percent of New Allakaket 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Seventy one percent of people living in New Allakaket are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Twenty one percent of people living in New Allakaket have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty percent of people in New Allakaket frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty eight 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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Twenty nine percent of people living in New Allakaket use sunscreen.
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Forty one percent of New Allakaket residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty one percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirty one 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. Twelve percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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New Allakaket residents on average take two prescription medicines.
Seventy nine percent of people living in New Allakaket have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.4 days per month on average. They have 7.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 20 days a year.
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Ninety nine percent of New Allakaket residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in New Allakaket 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. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex. Seventeen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in New Allakaket 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 24 women. He has vaginal sex with 19 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in New Allakaket were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on one men in their lifetime. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in New Allakaket has vaginal or anal sex 63 times a year. Thirty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in New Allakaket 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had nine male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Eight percent of households in New Allakaket 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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New Allakaket residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Sixty one percent of New Allakaket residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Twenty two percent of New Allakaket 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 four 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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. Forty one 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 1.4 hours per day.
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Ten percent of New Allakaket 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". 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. Twenty one 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. Fifteen percent of people living in New Allakaket have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Six percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. One percent have ever had emphysema. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Seventy six percent of births in New Allakaket were vaginal deliveries. Twenty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Fourteen percent of women in New Allakaket have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eight percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eighteen 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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People living in New Allakaket report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of New Allakaket residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in New Allakaket are left-handed.
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People in New Allakaket spend $355 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 New Allakaket spends $93 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $112 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in New Allakaket report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Seventy nine 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty four percent of New Allakaket population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty nine 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 New Allakaket had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Forty one percent of New Allakaket residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Twenty two percent of New Allakaket 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. Twenty seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Thirteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Nineteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Six 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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