Health and Nutrition of Valley Falls, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Valley Falls residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 three 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. They also eat six frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Valley Falls 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). Eighteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Valley Falls residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Valley Falls residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 166 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty eight percent of people living here are obese. Thirty eight percent have ever been obese. Forty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty two percent of Valley Falls residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twenty two percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Valley Falls 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 Valley Falls 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nineteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy one percent of people living in Valley Falls are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty two percent of people in Valley Falls frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fourteen 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 four percent of people living in Valley Falls use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifty two percent of Valley Falls residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fifty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty nine 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. Fifty four percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fifty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Forty seven percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Valley Falls residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty nine percent of people living in Valley Falls have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.7 days per month on average. They have 4.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 15 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Valley Falls 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. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Valley Falls have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty three percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Valley Falls 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 31 women. He has vaginal sex with 28 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 three women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.2 men on average. They have had 0.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Valley Falls were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Valley Falls has vaginal or anal sex 74 times a year. Thirty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Valley Falls 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 15 men on average. They have had 15 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.9 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent of households in Valley Falls use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty eight percent of Valley Falls residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Sixteen percent of Valley Falls 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. Twenty six 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. Eighteen 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 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 six 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

Five percent of Valley Falls residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Nineteen percent are overweight. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Ten percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Ten percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy three percent of births in Valley Falls were vaginal deliveries. Twenty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Seventeen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Valley Falls report their general health condition on average at 45 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 47 percent of Valley Falls residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Valley Falls are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Valley Falls spend $347 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 Valley Falls spends $122 on food at other stores monthly. This is nine percent of their income. They spend $148 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $19 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Valley Falls report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen percent of Valley Falls population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty four 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. Seven percent of people in Valley Falls had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Valley Falls 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. Twelve percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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