Health and Nutrition of La Russell, MO Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty percent of La Russell residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 13 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 four 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 five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average La Russell 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). Thirty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). La Russell residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of La Russell residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 158 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty four percent have ever been obese. Nineteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of La Russell residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

La Russell 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

Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty seven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirty three percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety four percent of people living in La Russell are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty nine percent of people in La Russell frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty seven 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 two percent of people living in La Russell use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Sixty five percent of La Russell residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Sixty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Eighty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Seventy seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fifty five percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifty five percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

La Russell residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety percent of people living in La Russell have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.9 days per month on average. They have 5.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 18 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of La Russell residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty three percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in La Russell 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 La Russell were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in La Russell has vaginal or anal sex 66 times a year. Twenty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in La Russell 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 12 men on average. They have had 12 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

La Russell residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty three percent of La Russell residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Forty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eight 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 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 four 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Forty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Sixteen percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Fifteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty seven percent of births in La Russell were vaginal deliveries. Thirteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty one percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in La Russell report their general health condition on average at 38 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 46 percent of La Russell residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in La Russell spend $388 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in La Russell spends $92 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $118 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 La Russell report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 percent. Seventy eight 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty seven percent of La Russell population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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. Eight percent of people in La Russell had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty nine percent of La Russell residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Sixteen percent of La Russell 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. Fifteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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