Health and Nutrition of Kingsville, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Kingsville 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 six 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. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Kingsville resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Fifty nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Kingsville residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 35 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Kingsville residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirteen percent of people living here are obese. Twenty two percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Kingsville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty 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

Nine percent of people living in Kingsville have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Five percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Kingsville 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

Fifty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Forty seven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty nine percent of people in Kingsville frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty seven percent of people living in Kingsville use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Sixty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Ten percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eight 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

Kingsville residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety two percent of people living in Kingsville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.1 days per month on average. They have 3.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Kingsville residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety two percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in Kingsville have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Kingsville were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 11 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 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 five women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 5.0 men on average. They have had 0.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Kingsville were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Kingsville has vaginal or anal sex 23 times a year. Fifty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Kingsville 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Hundred percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Kingsville residents 16 years and older usually get five hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty eight percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty four percent of Kingsville residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty five percent of Kingsville 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. Thirty nine 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. Fifty three 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. Eighty two 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 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 2.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Kingsville residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Four percent of people living in Kingsville have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty nine percent of births in Kingsville were vaginal deliveries. Thirty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventeen percent of women in Kingsville have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eighty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. 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 Kingsville report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Kingsville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Kingsville spend $506 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 34 percent of their income. This is four percent of their income. This is six percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Kingsville report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 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. Thirty three percent of Kingsville population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty eight 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. Thirty three percent of people in Kingsville had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Kingsville 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. Thirty three 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. Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Four 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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