Health and Nutrition of Bitter Springs, AZ Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Bitter Springs 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 five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Bitter Springs 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 six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Bitter Springs residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bitter Springs residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 172 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty one percent of people living here are obese. Forty 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 Bitter Springs residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty seven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Thirty two percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

Bitter Springs 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

Eleven percent of Bitter Springs 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. Fifty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve 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. Forty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty eight percent of people living in Bitter Springs are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seven percent of people living in Bitter Springs have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty seven percent of people in Bitter Springs frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirteen 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 six percent of people living in Bitter Springs use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Forty three percent of Bitter Springs residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty seven percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty five percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Forty 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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Prescription Medications

Bitter Springs residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty nine percent of people living in Bitter Springs have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.0 days per month on average. They have 8.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 27 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Bitter Springs residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Bitter Springs 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 three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty one percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bitter Springs 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 41 women. He has vaginal sex with 32 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 seven women. People in Bitter Springs were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Thirteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Bitter Springs has vaginal or anal sex 81 times a year. Forty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bitter Springs 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 11 men on average. They have had 10 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.8 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Bitter Springs use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Ten percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty two percent of Bitter Springs residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Bitter Springs 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 one 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 five 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 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Bitter Springs residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six 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. Twenty seven percent are overweight. Twenty five 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. Ten percent of people living in Bitter Springs have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Seventeen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy five percent of births in Bitter Springs were vaginal deliveries. Twenty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Seven percent of women in Bitter Springs have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Two percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Bitter Springs report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of Bitter Springs residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Bitter Springs are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bitter Springs spend $353 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Bitter Springs spends $97 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $111 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $54 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bitter Springs report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty two 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 five percent of Bitter Springs 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. Twelve percent of people in Bitter Springs had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty three percent of Bitter Springs 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 Bitter Springs 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 percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seventeen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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