Health and Nutrition of Rudy, AR Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Rudy 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 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Rudy 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). Rudy residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Rudy residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 182 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty four percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Thirty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty four percent of Rudy residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen 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. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home.

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Dermatology

Nineteen percent of people living in Rudy use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty nine percent of Rudy residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty two 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. Twenty one 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. Eleven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty five percent of people living in Rudy have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 6.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 29 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Rudy residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety one percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Rudy have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Rudy 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 14 women. He has vaginal sex with 10 women. People living here were on average 17 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Rudy were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Rudy has vaginal or anal sex 51 times a year. Forty two percent have sex without using a condom. Forty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Rudy use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Six percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty three percent of Rudy residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty eight percent of Rudy 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 two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty four 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 one 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Rudy residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty percent are overweight. Sixteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Current Health Status

People living in Rudy report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 18 percent of Rudy residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Rudy are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Rudy spend $463 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 40 percent of their income. The average family in Rudy spends $75 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $158 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 12 percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Rudy report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Ninety 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. Ten percent of Rudy population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty eight 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. Fifteen percent of people in Rudy had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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