Health and Nutrition of Tokeland, WA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty eight percent of Tokeland 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 nine 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.

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Oral Health

Twenty five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Tokeland residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 one 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Tokeland residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 141 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 25. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Thirty eight percent have ever been obese. Fourteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty two percent of Tokeland residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Tokeland residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Seventy five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventy five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy five percent of people living in Tokeland are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty five percent of people in Tokeland frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty five 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

Sixty five percent of people living in Tokeland use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Tokeland residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Tokeland have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 3.0 days per month on average. They have 2.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Tokeland residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty four percent have ever had anal sex. People in Tokeland were 19 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. People in Tokeland were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on five men in their lifetime. Three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. Thirty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Tokeland 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty eight percent of Tokeland residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty eight 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. Fifty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifty 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 eight 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 3.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twenty five percent are overweight. Thirteen percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Thirteen percent of people living in Tokeland have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy four percent of births in Tokeland were vaginal deliveries. Twenty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirteen 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 Tokeland report their general health condition on average at 63 percent.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Tokeland spend $290 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Tokeland spends $33 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $164 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine 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 Tokeland report their general condition of hearing on average at 78 percent. Eighty eight 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. Twenty five percent of Tokeland population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty eight 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.

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Physical Functioning

Thirty eight percent of Tokeland 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 eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Thirteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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