Health and Nutrition of Lamar, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Lamar residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 two 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.

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Oral Health

The average Lamar 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). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Lamar residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lamar residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 191 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty three percent of people living here are obese. Sixty three percent have ever been obese. Twenty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Fifty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lamar 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

Ten percent of Lamar 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 percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nineteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eighteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty eight percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty three percent of people living in Lamar 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 Lamar have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty five percent of people in Lamar frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seventeen 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 Lamar use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Nineteen percent of Lamar residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventeen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Seventeen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Nineteen 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Lamar residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety eight percent of people living in Lamar have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.1 days per month on average. They have 4.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 22 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Lamar residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Lamar have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Lamar were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 48 women. He has vaginal sex with 44 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Lamar were 26 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Lamar has vaginal or anal sex 97 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Thirty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent of households in Lamar use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Four percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty two percent of Lamar residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty three percent of Lamar 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. Forty two 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. Twenty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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. Fifty eight 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 five 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Lamar residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty one percent are overweight. Seventeen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Five percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Current Health Status

People living in Lamar report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 45 percent of Lamar residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Lamar are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lamar spend $433 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Lamar spends $105 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $189 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $29 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lamar report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fourteen percent of Lamar population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty three 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. Nineteen percent of people in Lamar had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Lamar 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. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. 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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