Health and Nutrition of Alexandria, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty one percent of Alexandria residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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 two 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 one 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.

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Oral Health

The average Alexandria 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Alexandria residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 30 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Alexandria residents 16 years and older is 54 inches. The average weight is 154 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Fifty four percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Seventy four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty seven percent of Alexandria residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Ten percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Ten percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Alexandria 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 six percent of people living in Alexandria are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighteen percent of people in Alexandria frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty four percent of people living in Alexandria use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty eight percent of Alexandria residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty four percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty nine 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. Nineteen 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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Alcohol use

Sixty two percent of people living in Alexandria have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty three percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 2.3 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Alexandria residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty four percent have ever had anal sex. People in Alexandria were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Alexandria were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Alexandria has vaginal or anal sex 107 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom.

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Pesticide Use

Sixteen percent of households in Alexandria 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

Alexandria 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

Fifty eight percent of Alexandria residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty 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. Thirty nine 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. Thirty 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

Thirteen percent of Alexandria residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty seven percent are overweight. Nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty four percent of births in Alexandria were vaginal deliveries. Forty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety four percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Alexandria report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 48 percent of Alexandria residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Fifteen percent of people living in Alexandria are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Alexandria spend $407 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Alexandria spends $164 on food at other stores monthly. This is 10 percent of their income. They spend $144 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $33 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Alexandria report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 percent. Ninety five 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 six 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. Six percent of people in Alexandria had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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

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