Health and Nutrition of Emerald Beach, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Emerald Beach 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Emerald Beach 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). Thirty 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). Emerald Beach residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 38 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 23 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Emerald Beach residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 182 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty three percent of Emerald Beach residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty seven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Four percent have ever used heroin. Twenty eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Emerald Beach have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Emerald Beach 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 Emerald Beach 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty one percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fifty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty five percent of people living in Emerald Beach are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifteen percent of people living in Emerald Beach 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. Forty four percent of people in Emerald Beach frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty four 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 five percent of people living in Emerald Beach use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Emerald Beach residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty four percent of people living in Emerald Beach have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.6 days per month on average. They have 8.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 20 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Emerald Beach 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. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirteen percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Emerald Beach 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 29 women. He has vaginal sex with 28 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on 10 women. People in Emerald Beach were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Emerald Beach has vaginal or anal sex 44 times a year. Fifty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Emerald Beach 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Fifteen percent of households in Emerald Beach use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Emerald Beach 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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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty eight percent of Emerald Beach residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty six percent of Emerald Beach 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 six 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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 two 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Emerald Beach residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty six percent are overweight. Twelve 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. Nine percent of people living in Emerald Beach have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had emphysema. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Seven percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Emerald Beach were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventeen percent of women in Emerald Beach have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eleven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Ten 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 Emerald Beach report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 31 percent of Emerald Beach residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Emerald Beach are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Emerald Beach spend $342 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 Emerald Beach spends $120 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $129 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Emerald Beach report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Eighty one 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. Twenty percent of Emerald Beach population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty five 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 Emerald Beach had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty seven percent of Emerald Beach 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 Emerald Beach 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. Twenty four percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Ten 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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