Health and Nutrition of Bartley, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Bartley residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 one 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 Bartley 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). Twenty eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Bartley residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 32 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 two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 18 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bartley residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 159 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty percent of people living here are obese. Thirty one percent have ever been obese. Forty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Seventy two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bartley 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

Twenty one percent of Bartley 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. Seventy two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty seven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Eighty five percent of people living in Bartley are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty seven percent of people living in Bartley 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. Fifty eight percent of people in Bartley frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty two 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

Twenty nine percent of people living in Bartley use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Seventeen percent of Bartley residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eleven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty 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. Sixteen 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Bartley residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy percent of people living in Bartley have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.9 days per month on average. They have 3.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Bartley 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 nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fourteen percent have ever had anal sex. Four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bartley 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 31 women. He has vaginal sex with 29 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in Bartley 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. Twenty four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Bartley has vaginal or anal sex 33 times a year. Thirty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bartley 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. Seventy one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Bartley residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Forty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty one percent of Bartley residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Bartley 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. Nineteen 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. Thirteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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 five 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 2.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Bartley residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty seven percent are overweight. Eight 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. Seven percent of people living in Bartley have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty six percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy eight percent of births in Bartley were vaginal deliveries. Twenty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixteen percent of women in Bartley have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Ten percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seventeen 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 Bartley report their general health condition on average at 43 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 46 percent of Bartley residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Bartley are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bartley spend $420 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. This is four percent of their income. They spend $267 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $nine monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bartley report their general condition of hearing on average at 76 percent. Eighty nine 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. Forty eight percent of Bartley population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty nine 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. Twenty five percent of people in Bartley had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty three percent of Bartley residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fifteen percent of Bartley 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. Eighteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Five 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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