Health and Nutrition of Eminence, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Eminence residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 11 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Eminence 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). Eminence residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Eminence residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 174 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty one percent of people living here are obese. Forty one percent have ever been obese. Fifty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Eminence have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Three percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Eminence 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 six percent of Eminence 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty one percent of people in Eminence frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty eight percent of people living in Eminence use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Nineteen percent of Eminence residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventeen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nineteen 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Eminence residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Eminence have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.6 days per month on average. They have 4.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Eminence residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ten percent of males in Eminence have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty five percent have ever had anal sex. Fifteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Eminence were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. He has vaginal sex with seven women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 6.0 men on average. They have had 1.0 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Eminence 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 six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Eminence has vaginal or anal sex 48 times a year. Forty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Eminence 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty two percent of Eminence residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty four 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 seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty two 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. Sixty seven 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 six 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twelve percent of Eminence 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". Twenty one percent are overweight. Thirty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eleven percent have ever been told they had gout. One percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty percent of births in Eminence were vaginal deliveries. Forty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Nine percent of women in Eminence have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eighty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Ten 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 Eminence report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 45 percent of Eminence residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Eminence spend $473 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. This is six percent of their income. They spend $287 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Eminence report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Ninety four 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. Eighteen percent of Eminence population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty four 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. Thirteen percent of people in Eminence had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Eminence 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. Nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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