Health and Nutrition of Humphreys, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty one percent of Humphreys residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 four 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 three 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 Humphreys 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). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Humphreys residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Humphreys residents 16 years and older is 58 inches. The average weight is 165 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty five percent of Humphreys residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Nine percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Thirty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Humphreys 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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Health Insurance

Forty seven percent of people living in Humphreys are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people in Humphreys frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty percent of people living in Humphreys use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Seventy five percent of people living in Humphreys have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Sixteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 2.6 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 six percent of Humphreys residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Humphreys have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex. People in Humphreys 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 15 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Humphreys 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. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Humphreys has vaginal or anal sex 100 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Humphreys 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Humphreys 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty five percent of Humphreys residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three percent of Humphreys 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. Thirty seven 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty three 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. Thirty seven 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Humphreys residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty seven percent are overweight. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty four percent of births in Humphreys were vaginal deliveries. Forty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Forty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Humphreys report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 41 percent of Humphreys residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Humphreys are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Humphreys spend $426 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Humphreys spends $117 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $154 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $35 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Humphreys report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Ninety four 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty 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. Twelve percent of people in Humphreys had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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