Health and Nutrition of Spaulding, OK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Spaulding 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 two 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 three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Spaulding 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). Forty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twelve percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Spaulding residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 36 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 20 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Spaulding residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty seven percent have ever been obese. Twenty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Twenty percent of people living in Spaulding have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty 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

Spaulding 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

Four percent of Spaulding 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. Fifty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nineteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifteen percent of people living in Spaulding have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty seven percent of people in Spaulding frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty nine 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

Twenty eight percent of people living in Spaulding use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty percent of Spaulding residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fifty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifty nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Forty four percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twelve percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Spaulding residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety one percent of people living in Spaulding have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.6 days per month on average. They have 6.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 19 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Spaulding residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Fifty percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirteen percent of males in Spaulding 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. Ninety one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex. Nineteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Spaulding were 16 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. They have had 0.9 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Spaulding were 17 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. Twenty seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Spaulding has vaginal or anal sex 50 times a year. Twenty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Spaulding 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 13 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. Fifty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty six percent of households in Spaulding use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Eleven percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty seven percent of Spaulding residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent of Spaulding 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. Twenty nine 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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. Fifty seven 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 four 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Spaulding 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". Forty eight percent are overweight. Eleven percent of people living in Spaulding have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have ever had emphysema. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty eight percent of births in Spaulding were vaginal deliveries. Twelve percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Twelve percent of women in Spaulding have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Ten percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Spaulding report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 44 percent of Spaulding residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Spaulding are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Spaulding spend $413 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Spaulding spends $101 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $81 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Spaulding report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Forty one percent of Spaulding population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty two 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. Eleven percent of people in Spaulding had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Fifteen percent of Spaulding 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 two percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Thirteen 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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