Health and Nutrition of Aneta, ND Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Aneta residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 three 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat one "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 Aneta 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. Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Aneta residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 23 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Aneta residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 176 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Eighteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Six percent of people living in Aneta have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Aneta 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

Eighty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty two percent of people living in Aneta are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nineteen percent of people living in Aneta have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty seven percent of people in Aneta 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

Seventeen percent of people living in Aneta use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty eight percent of Aneta residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Ten 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. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Aneta residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty nine percent of people living in Aneta have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 8.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 24 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Aneta residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Aneta have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Aneta 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 15 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on eight women. People in Aneta were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Ten percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Aneta has vaginal or anal sex 35 times a year. Twenty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Fifty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Aneta residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Seventy two percent of Aneta residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Forty seven percent of Aneta 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. Fifty 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty eight 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 four 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Aneta residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty one percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in Aneta have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Six percent have coronary heart disease. Six percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Nine percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Five percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Current Health Status

People living in Aneta report their general health condition on average at 64 percent. Thirteen percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 21 percent of Aneta residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twelve percent of people living in Aneta are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Aneta spend $414 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Aneta spends $95 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $127 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Aneta report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Eighty two 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. Fifty two 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. Sixteen percent of people in Aneta had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

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