Health and Nutrition of Hamilton, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty seven percent of Hamilton residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 32 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 three 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. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

Hamilton residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 58 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hamilton residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 143 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 22. Hundred percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Hamilton 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

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

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Dermatology

Sixty seven percent of people living in Hamilton use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty three percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Alcohol use

Sixty seven percent of people living in Hamilton have at least one alcoholic drink per month.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Hamilton 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. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty three percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hamilton were 21 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Hamilton were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on eight men in their lifetime. The average person in Hamilton has vaginal or anal sex 133 times a year. Seventy five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hamilton 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

Hamilton residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Sixty seven percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Ninety five percent of Hamilton residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixty 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. Sixty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Hundred 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Reproductive Health

Hundred percent of births in Hamilton were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Thirty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Hundred percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hamilton report their general health condition on average at 83 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 67 percent of Hamilton residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hamilton spend $246 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. The average family in Hamilton spends $83 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $172 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $eight monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hamilton report their general condition of hearing on average at 93 percent. Hundred 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.

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