def METHOD_NAME(
        table_oid, column_name, engine, metadata, connection_to_use=None
):
    """
    Given a column, return True if it contains data, False otherwise.
    """
    sa_table = reflect_table_from_oid(
        table_oid, engine, metadata=metadata, connection_to_use=connection_to_use,
    )
    sel = select(exists(1).where(sa_table.columns[column_name] != None))  # noqa
    contains_data = execute_statement(engine, sel, connection_to_use).scalar()
    return contains_data