Fifty six percent of Reece City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 two 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.
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The average Reece 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Reece City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 40 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 25 teeth.
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The average height of Reece City residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 178 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Fifty one percent of people living here are obese. Seventy four percent have ever been obese. Twenty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Forty one percent of Reece City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eighteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Ten percent of people living in Reece City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
Reece 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).
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Thirteen percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Thirty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Sixty seven percent of people living in Reece City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Nineteen percent of people living in Reece City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eighteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty six percent of people in Reece City frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixteen 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 percent of people living in Reece City use sunscreen.
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Thirty nine percent of Reece City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty five percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty two percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty four 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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Reece City residents on average take two prescription medicines.
Eighty four percent of people living in Reece City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 2.8 drinks per week.
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Ninety nine percent of Reece City 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. Sixty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. People in Reece City 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 24 women. He has vaginal sex with 23 women. People living here were on average 22 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 Reece City were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Reece City has vaginal or anal sex 77 times a year. Twenty two percent have sex without using a condom. Fifty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Twenty two percent of households in Reece City use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.
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Reece City residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Eighty two percent of Reece City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Thirty six percent of Reece 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. Thirty 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. Forty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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. Forty four 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 three 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 1.0 hours per day.
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Nine percent of Reece City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Fifty three percent are overweight. Nine percent of people living in Reece City have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Sixteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Nine percent have congestive heart failure. Nine percent have coronary heart disease. Nine percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.
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People living in Reece City report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 25 percent of Reece City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.
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People in Reece City spend $416 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 Reece City spends $147 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $88 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $20 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Reece City report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Reece City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty one 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 Reece City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Thirty six percent of Reece City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Twenty five percent of Reece 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. Twenty five percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eighteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Nine 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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