Health and Nutrition of South Prairie, WA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty seven percent of South Prairie residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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.

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Oral Health

The average South Prairie resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twelve percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eleven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). South Prairie 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 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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Weight

The average height of South Prairie residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 150 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Eighteen percent of people living here are obese. Twenty nine percent have ever been obese. Forty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Seventeen percent of people living in South Prairie have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

South Prairie 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

Sixteen percent of South Prairie 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 four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed.

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Health Insurance

Eighty percent of people living in South Prairie are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty four percent of people living in South Prairie have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty eight percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty eight percent of people in South Prairie frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty 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

Thirty six percent of people living in South Prairie use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty percent of South Prairie residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fifteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Seventeen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fourteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

South Prairie residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Forty five percent of people living in South Prairie have at least one alcoholic drink per month.

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Sexual Behavior

Fifty one percent of South Prairie residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in South Prairie have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Forty percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. People in South Prairie were 21 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. People in South Prairie were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man.

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Pesticide Use

Four percent of households in South Prairie 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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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Fifty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixteen 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 two 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty nine percent are overweight. Eleven 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. Eighteen percent of people living in South Prairie have ever received a blood transfusion. Eleven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Seven percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty percent of births in South Prairie were vaginal deliveries. Fifty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty one percent of women breastfeed their children.

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Current Health Status

People living in South Prairie report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 25 percent of South Prairie residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in South Prairie are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in South Prairie spend $430 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in South Prairie spends $65 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $83 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in South Prairie report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty nine 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 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Three 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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