Health and Nutrition of Durham, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty seven percent of Durham residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat six frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Durham 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 nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Durham residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 71 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 one 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 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Durham residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 156 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 25. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty three percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty seven percent of Durham residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seventeen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Durham 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

Fifty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty seven percent of people in Durham frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Fifty percent of people living in Durham use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Durham residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty three percent of people living in Durham have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.1 days per month on average. They have 2.1 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Durham residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty three percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Durham were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 28 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Durham were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. The average person in Durham has vaginal or anal sex 30 times a year. Seventy five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Durham 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Hundred percent of Durham residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty nine percent of Durham 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 three 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 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 seven 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

Twenty nine percent of Durham residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty three percent are overweight. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Thirty three percent of births in Durham were vaginal deliveries. Sixty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventeen percent of women in Durham have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventeen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seventeen 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 Durham report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of Durham residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Fourteen percent of people living in Durham are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Durham spend $363 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 27 percent of their income. The average family in Durham spends $185 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $139 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $46 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Durham report their general condition of hearing on average at 97 percent. Hundred 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. Fourteen percent of Durham population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Fifty percent of Durham 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 are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Fourteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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