Health and Nutrition of Benson, IL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty six percent of Benson 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 one 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.

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Oral Health

The average Benson 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). Twenty one percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Benson residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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 20 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Benson residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 160 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty eight percent of people living here are obese. Thirty eight percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty three percent of Benson residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fourteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Seven percent have ever used heroin. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twelve percent of people living in Benson have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Seventy five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Benson 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 one percent of Benson 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. Sixty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty six percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety six percent of people living in Benson are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty five percent of people living in Benson have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Sixty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty six percent of people in Benson frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty three 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

Forty one percent of people living in Benson use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Benson residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Forty seven percent of people living in Benson have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.2 days per month on average. They have 2.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Benson 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. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty one percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Benson were 18 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 Benson were 22 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. Twenty seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Benson has vaginal or anal sex 42 times a year. Thirty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Benson 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Eighteen percent of Benson residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty five 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 seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. 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 five 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 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirteen percent of Benson residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty eight percent are overweight. Fifty one 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. Eighteen percent of people living in Benson have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty nine percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have ever been told they had gout. One percent have congestive heart failure. Eight percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eight percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Fifteen percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Benson were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty percent of women in Benson have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fourteen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty three 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 Benson report their general health condition on average at 48 percent. Five percent of people living in Benson are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Benson spend $302 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Benson spends $160 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $95 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Benson report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Ninety six 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 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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Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty seven percent of Benson residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty five percent of Benson 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 six percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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