Forty four percent of Nichols residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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 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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The average Nichols 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). Nichols residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.
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The average height of Nichols residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 177 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Forty one percent of people living here are obese. Forty three percent have ever been obese. Twenty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Seventy one percent of Nichols residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.
Nichols residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate zero time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).
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Thirty seven percent of people living in Nichols are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home.
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Twenty eight percent of Nichols residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty six percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eighteen 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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Eighty eight percent of people living in Nichols have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.2 days per month on average. They have 7.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 28 days a year.
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Ninety five percent of Nichols residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Fourteen percent of males in Nichols have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Nichols 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 11 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 17 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Nichols were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Nichols has vaginal or anal sex 46 times a year. Forty one percent have sex without using a condom. Forty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Seven percent of households in Nichols use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Nichols residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Sixty eight percent of Nichols residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Forty three percent of Nichols 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 one 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. Twenty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty seven 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 nine 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 1.5 hours per day.
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Nine percent of Nichols residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty percent are overweight. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.
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People living in Nichols report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Ten percent of them donate blood. Ten percent of people living in Nichols are left-handed.
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People in Nichols spend $452 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 47 percent of their income. The average family in Nichols spends $68 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $125 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 12 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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People living in Nichols report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty three 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. Seventeen percent of Nichols population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty seven 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. Fifteen percent of people in Nichols had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Nine percent of Nichols 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. Fourteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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