Health and Nutrition of Chester, AR Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty six percent of Chester residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 27 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Chester 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). Thirteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Chester residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 39 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 15 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Chester residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 166 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Twenty one percent of people living in Chester have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Chester 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

Sixteen percent of Chester 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. Ten percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eleven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fourteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety four percent of people living in Chester are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seventy percent of people living in Chester have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy percent of people in Chester frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Mental Health

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

Chester residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty six percent of people living in Chester have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.3 days per month on average. They have 4.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety one percent of Chester residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety one percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Chester have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Chester 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 20 women. People in Chester were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Sixteen 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty three 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 six 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Chester residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Ten percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". 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 seven percent are overweight. Forty 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 four percent of people living in Chester have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have ever been told they had gout. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent have ever had emphysema. Eighteen percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One 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

Seventy one percent of births in Chester were vaginal deliveries. Twenty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Eighty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety three percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty one percent of women in Chester have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Thirteen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Twenty four 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 Chester report their general health condition on average at 37 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 14 percent of Chester residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Chester are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Chester spend $342 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 Chester spends $70 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $90 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $11 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Chester report their general condition of hearing on average at 72 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 three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty seven percent of Chester population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Seventy one 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Fifty nine percent of Chester residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Thirty three percent of Chester 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. Forty one percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Thirty one percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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