Health and Nutrition of Arlington, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Arlington 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 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 one 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 Arlington 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 two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Arlington residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Arlington residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy two percent of Arlington residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twenty percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Arlington have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Arlington 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

Fifteen percent of Arlington 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. Seventy one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Arlington have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty four percent of people in Arlington frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fourteen 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

Thirty six percent of people living in Arlington use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Arlington residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty percent of people living in Arlington have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.8 days per month on average. They have 7.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 26 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Arlington residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. People in Arlington 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 12 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.3 men on average. They have had 1.2 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Arlington 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 Arlington has vaginal or anal sex 47 times a year. Forty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Arlington 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty two percent of Arlington residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirteen percent of Arlington 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 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 six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty six 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 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 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 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Arlington 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". One 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. 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. Nine percent of people living in Arlington have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy nine percent of births in Arlington were vaginal deliveries. Twenty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Nine percent of women in Arlington have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Four percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Forty one percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nine 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 Arlington report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 34 percent of Arlington residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Arlington are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Arlington spend $491 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 39 percent of their income. The average family in Arlington spends $111 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $164 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 17 percent of their income. They also spend $19 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Arlington report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 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. Seventeen percent of Arlington 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. Nine percent of people in Arlington had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty one percent of Arlington 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 are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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