Health and Nutrition of Stickney, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Stickney 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. 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 one 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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Oral Health

The average Stickney 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). Twelve percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Stickney residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 Stickney residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 178 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty six percent of Stickney residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty seven 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. Four percent have ever used heroin. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eighteen percent of people living in Stickney have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Stickney 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

Seven percent of Stickney 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. Fifty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eighteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

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

Sixteen percent of people living in Stickney use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Stickney residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty seven percent of people living in Stickney 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 4.8 days per month on average. They have 6.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 36 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety three percent of Stickney residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Stickney have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Stickney 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 17 women. He has vaginal sex with 17 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 Stickney were 23 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 Stickney has vaginal or anal sex 33 times a year. Forty one percent have sex without using a condom. Thirty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Fourteen percent of households in Stickney 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty six percent of Stickney residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty five percent of Stickney 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 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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. Thirty 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 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Stickney residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. 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 three percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in Stickney have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. One percent have coronary heart disease. 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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Current Health Status

People living in Stickney report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 48 percent of Stickney residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Stickney are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Stickney spend $486 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Stickney spends $108 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $241 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Stickney report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Ninety six 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. Fifty 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. Twelve percent of people in Stickney had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Nineteen percent of Stickney residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Stickney 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. Sixteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eleven 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. Seven 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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