Health and Nutrition of Bogue, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty six percent of Bogue 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 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Bogue resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twenty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Bogue residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 56 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 four days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 20 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bogue residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty two percent have ever been obese. Twenty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty percent of Bogue residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eighteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eighteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Twenty percent of people living in Bogue have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Seventy five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Four percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bogue 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

Six percent of Bogue 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. Seven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty four percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty three percent of people living in Bogue are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty five percent of people living in Bogue have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy four percent of people in Bogue frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty one 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 percent of people living in Bogue use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Nineteen percent of Bogue residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty four percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eighteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty three percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fifteen 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.

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Prescription Medications

Bogue residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty nine percent of people living in Bogue have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Sixteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 2.2 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Bogue residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Bogue have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bogue 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 59 women. He has vaginal sex with 55 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 nine women. People in Bogue were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Bogue has vaginal or anal sex 43 times a year. Twenty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bogue 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Fourteen percent of Bogue 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 eight 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. Thirteen 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. Sixty four 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 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

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 six percent are overweight. Nineteen 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. Twenty one percent of people living in Bogue have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Six percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Fourteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty three percent of births in Bogue were vaginal deliveries. Seventeen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty one percent of women in Bogue have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twelve percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Bogue report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Bogue residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eleven percent of people living in Bogue are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bogue spend $357 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 12 percent of their income. The average family in Bogue spends $76 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $122 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $17 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bogue report their general condition of hearing on average at 75 percent. Ninety four 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty five percent of Bogue population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty eight 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. Seven percent of people in Bogue had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty four percent of Bogue residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Bogue 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. Sixteen 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. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Twelve 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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