Forty five percent of Prairie City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 four 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. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Prairie City 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 six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Prairie City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.
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The average height of Prairie City residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 174 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty one percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.
Sixty five percent of Prairie City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twenty six percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Sixteen percent of people living in Prairie City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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Prairie City 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).
Fifteen percent of Prairie City 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. Forty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Seventeen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Sixty seven percent of people living in Prairie City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Twelve percent of people living in Prairie City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Nineteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty eight percent of people in Prairie City 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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Twenty eight percent of people living in Prairie City use sunscreen.
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Twenty six percent of Prairie City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty four percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty one percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty nine 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Prairie City residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Eighty nine percent of people living in Prairie City 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 3.7 days per month on average. They have 7.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 25 days a year.
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Ninety eight percent of Prairie City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Prairie City 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. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty percent have ever had anal sex. Ten percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Prairie City were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 31 women. He has vaginal sex with 24 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 six women. People in Prairie City were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Prairie City has vaginal or anal sex 44 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Prairie City 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Fourteen percent of households in Prairie City use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Prairie City residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty six percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Thirty three percent of Prairie City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Fourteen percent of Prairie City 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. Twenty 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. Forty three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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 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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Six percent of Prairie City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty six percent are overweight. Nineteen percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Eleven percent of people living in Prairie City have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. One percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition.
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Seventy one percent of births in Prairie City were vaginal deliveries. Twenty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy two percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Prairie City have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Sixty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nine 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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People living in Prairie City report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 42 percent of Prairie City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Prairie City are left-handed.
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People in Prairie City spend $419 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 28 percent of their income. The average family in Prairie City spends $108 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $115 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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People living in Prairie City report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty three percent of Prairie City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Fifteen percent of people in Prairie City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
Twenty three percent of Prairie City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Twelve percent of Prairie City 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. Fourteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Nine 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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