Health and Nutrition of Raymond, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Raymond 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 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 six frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Raymond 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). Fourteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Raymond 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Raymond residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 199 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Sixty two percent have ever been obese. Forty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty one percent of Raymond residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty two 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. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Raymond 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

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Eight 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

Seventeen percent of people living in Raymond use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Eleven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Twenty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixty four percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty 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.

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Alcohol use

Ninety two percent of people living in Raymond 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 5.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 28 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Raymond residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. People in Raymond 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 13 women. He has vaginal sex with 13 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 four women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.8 men on average. They have had 1.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Raymond were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. Fifty five percent have sex without using a condom. Seventy seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Raymond 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

Raymond residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty four percent of Raymond residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixty one percent of Raymond 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. Seventy eight 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. Seventeen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty 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. Sixty 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seventeen percent of Raymond residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty four percent are overweight. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Current Health Status

People living in Raymond report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 65 percent of Raymond residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seventeen percent of people living in Raymond are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Raymond spend $329 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 Raymond spends $99 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $112 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $45 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is three percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Raymond report their general condition of hearing on average at 92 percent. Ninety seven 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. Twenty percent of Raymond population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty two 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 two percent of people in Raymond had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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