Health and Nutrition of Two Rivers, AK Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Two Rivers 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 three 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 four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Two Rivers 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. Seven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Two Rivers residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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 one days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Two Rivers residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 189 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Sixty nine percent have ever been obese. Twenty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Eighty percent of Two Rivers residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty seven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Thirty five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Two Rivers 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

Seventeen percent of Two Rivers 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 two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Forty eight percent of people living in Two Rivers are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seven percent of people living in Two Rivers have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty three percent of people in Two Rivers frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twelve 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 percent of people living in Two Rivers use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Nine percent of Two Rivers residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fourteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nine percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Seventeen 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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Prescription Medications

Two Rivers residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty six percent of people living in Two Rivers have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.4 days per month on average. They have 12.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 57 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Two Rivers residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Eighty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Thirteen percent of males in Two Rivers have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Two Rivers were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on 14 women. People in Two Rivers were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on one men in their lifetime. Eighteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Two Rivers has vaginal or anal sex 85 times a year. Fifty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Two Rivers 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Two Rivers use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Two Rivers residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty seven percent of Two Rivers residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty nine percent of Two Rivers 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 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 two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Three percent of Two Rivers residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty five percent are overweight. Twenty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Sixteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have coronary heart disease. Six percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy eight percent of births in Two Rivers were vaginal deliveries. Twenty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Sixteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Forty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Two Rivers report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 46 percent of Two Rivers residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Thirteen percent of people living in Two Rivers are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Two Rivers spend $462 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 Two Rivers spends $102 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $143 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $17 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Two Rivers report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Seventy 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen percent of Two Rivers population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty 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. Twenty five percent of people in Two Rivers had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty five percent of Two Rivers 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 of Two Rivers 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. Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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