Health and Nutrition of Doolittle, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Doolittle residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 seven frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Doolittle 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 five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Doolittle 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 four days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 23 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Doolittle residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 163 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Twenty eight percent of people living here are obese. Forty one percent have ever been obese. Sixty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty five percent of Doolittle residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Twenty four percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Doolittle 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

Twelve percent of Doolittle 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty one percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Doolittle have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Nine 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

Fifty three percent of people living in Doolittle use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Sixty six percent of Doolittle residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Sixty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Seventy five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down.

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Prescription Medications

Doolittle residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty percent of people living in Doolittle have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven 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 3.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Doolittle residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Doolittle were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Doolittle were 18 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. The average person in Doolittle has vaginal or anal sex 69 times a year. Thirty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Doolittle 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 13 men on average. They have had 12 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.7 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Five percent of households in Doolittle use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty three percent of Doolittle residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty 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. Fifty eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eighteen 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. Twenty 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 seven 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twenty percent of Doolittle 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". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty two percent are overweight. Thirteen 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. Ten percent of people living in Doolittle have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Fourteen percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy eight percent of births in Doolittle were vaginal deliveries. Twenty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Doolittle have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eight percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eight 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 Doolittle report their general health condition on average at 39 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 43 percent of Doolittle residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Doolittle are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Doolittle spend $325 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 31 percent of their income. The average family in Doolittle spends $122 on food at other stores monthly. This is 10 percent of their income. They spend $104 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Doolittle report their general condition of hearing on average at 89 percent. Eighty 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 four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty nine percent of Doolittle population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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. Ten percent of people in Doolittle had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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

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