Health and Nutrition of Buffalo Gap, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Buffalo Gap 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 five 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.

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Oral Health

The average Buffalo Gap 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). Thirty one percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Buffalo Gap 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 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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Weight

The average height of Buffalo Gap residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 163 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty two percent of people living here are obese. Thirty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty four percent of Buffalo Gap residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Fifty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Buffalo Gap residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Eighteen percent of Buffalo Gap 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Thirty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nineteen percent of people living in Buffalo Gap have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty four percent of people in Buffalo Gap frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty 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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Dermatology

Twenty five percent of people living in Buffalo Gap use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty nine percent of Buffalo Gap residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty four 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. Thirty two 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

Buffalo Gap residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety four percent of people living in Buffalo Gap have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 3.3 days per month on average. They have 2.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on nine days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Buffalo Gap 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 two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Buffalo Gap 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. Ninety six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Buffalo Gap 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 28 women. He has vaginal sex with nine women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Buffalo Gap were 20 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. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Buffalo Gap has vaginal or anal sex 31 times a year. Twenty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Buffalo Gap 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty four percent of Buffalo Gap residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty four percent of Buffalo Gap 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. Forty 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. Forty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifteen 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 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Buffalo Gap residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. 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 five percent are overweight. Eleven 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. Fourteen percent of people living in Buffalo Gap have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Five percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty one percent of births in Buffalo Gap were vaginal deliveries. Forty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Buffalo Gap report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of Buffalo Gap residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Buffalo Gap are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Buffalo Gap spend $336 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Buffalo Gap spends $130 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $107 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Buffalo Gap report their general condition of hearing on average at 76 percent. Seventy five 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. Eighty eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty four percent of Buffalo Gap 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. Twelve percent of people in Buffalo Gap had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Buffalo Gap 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. Eight 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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