Health and Nutrition of Oacoma, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty six percent of Oacoma residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 five 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 three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Oacoma 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). Nineteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Oacoma residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 40 percent. 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Oacoma residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 184 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty four percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Twenty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Eighty five percent of Oacoma residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Forty percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Oacoma 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

Thirteen percent of Oacoma 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. Sixty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty five percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty seven percent of people in Oacoma frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty three percent of people living in Oacoma use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Forty percent of Oacoma residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty nine 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 eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty five percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Sixteen 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.

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Prescription Medications

Oacoma residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety percent of people living in Oacoma have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.2 days per month on average. They have 12.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 33 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Oacoma 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 three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty five percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Oacoma were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 47 women. He has vaginal sex with 38 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Oacoma were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Oacoma has vaginal or anal sex 89 times a year. Sixty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Oacoma 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.7 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Oacoma 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty percent of Oacoma residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty percent of Oacoma 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 eight 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty eight 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 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 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Oacoma residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five 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. Twenty three percent are overweight. Fourteen 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. Twelve percent of people living in Oacoma have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Oacoma were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Thirty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Ten percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty one percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Oacoma report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 44 percent of Oacoma residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Oacoma spend $304 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Oacoma spends $57 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $123 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Oacoma report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 percent. Eighty six 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. Seventeen percent of Oacoma population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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. Ten percent of people in Oacoma had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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

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