Health and Nutrition of Elk Creek, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Elk Creek residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 two 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 Elk Creek resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Fifty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Elk Creek residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 five 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Elk Creek residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 162 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 34. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Sixty seven percent have ever been obese. Sixty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Elk Creek residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Seventeen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Elk Creek 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

Twenty percent of Elk Creek 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 percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Forty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Sixty seven percent of people living in Elk Creek are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seventeen percent of people living in Elk Creek have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Seventeen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventeen percent of people in Elk Creek frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty two percent of people living in Elk Creek use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Elk Creek residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty seven percent of people living in Elk Creek have at least one alcoholic drink per month. They have 4.2 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Elk Creek residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Elk Creek were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Elk Creek were 17 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. The average person in Elk Creek has vaginal or anal sex 42 times a year. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Elk Creek 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Seventeen percent of households in Elk Creek use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Elk Creek residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty percent of Elk Creek residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen 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. Thirty three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixty seven 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 seven 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 four 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

Seventeen percent of Elk Creek residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Thirty three percent are overweight. Seventeen percent of people living in Elk Creek have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty nine percent of births in Elk Creek were vaginal deliveries. Thirty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventeen percent of women in Elk Creek have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eighty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seventeen percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Elk Creek report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Elk Creek residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Elk Creek spend $394 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. The average family in Elk Creek spends $73 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. This is five percent of their income.

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Audiometry

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

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Thirty three percent of Elk Creek 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. Thirty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seventeen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seventeen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seventeen 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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