Health and Nutrition of Dyer, AR Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty five percent of Dyer residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 14 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 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 Dyer 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 seven 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). Dyer residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 35 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 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Dyer residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 178 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty five percent of people living here are obese. Thirty six percent have ever been obese. Seventeen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Eighty six percent of Dyer residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixty seven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Dyer residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate zero 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

Eighty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Thirty nine percent of people living in Dyer are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty two percent of people living in Dyer have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty two percent of people in Dyer frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eleven 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 nine percent of people living in Dyer use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty two percent of Dyer residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Forty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eighteen 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. Thirteen percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Dyer residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty four percent of people living in Dyer have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fifteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.1 days per month on average. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 44 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Dyer 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 eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty two percent have ever had anal sex. Twelve percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Dyer 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 65 women. He has vaginal sex with 65 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Dyer were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Dyer has vaginal or anal sex 45 times a year. Sixty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Dyer 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Ninety eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Dyer residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty six percent of Dyer residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty percent of Dyer 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. Twenty two 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty six 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. 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Two 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. Thirteen percent are overweight. Forty four 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. Eleven percent of people living in Dyer have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty six percent of births in Dyer were vaginal deliveries. Fourteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty seven percent of women in Dyer have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty two percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Dyer report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 49 percent of Dyer residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Dyer spend $294 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 30 percent of their income. The average family in Dyer spends $47 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $133 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Dyer report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Eighty nine 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 one percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen percent of Dyer 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Thirteen percent of Dyer 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. Thirteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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