Health and Nutrition of Bruce, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Bruce residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "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 Bruce 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). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Bruce residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bruce residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 169 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty one percent of people living here are obese. Fifty three percent have ever been obese. Thirty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Six percent of people living in Bruce have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Three percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bruce 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

Nine percent of Bruce 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Bruce have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty three percent of people in Bruce frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nine 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 two percent of people living in Bruce use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty seven percent of Bruce residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty 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. Fifteen 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

Bruce residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Bruce have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.4 days per month on average. They have 3.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Bruce residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Bruce have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bruce were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 56 women. He has vaginal sex with 52 women. People living here were on average 22 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 Bruce were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Bruce has vaginal or anal sex 76 times a year. Forty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bruce 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Bruce use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty seven percent of Bruce residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three percent of Bruce 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. Thirty three 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty four 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. Forty 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 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 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Bruce residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty percent are overweight. Four percent of people living in Bruce have ever received a blood transfusion. Sixteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty three percent of births in Bruce were vaginal deliveries. Forty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Bruce report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 52 percent of Bruce residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Bruce are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bruce spend $470 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 Bruce spends $127 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $168 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $29 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bruce report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Eighty four 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. Ninety five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Ten percent of Bruce population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Eight percent of people in Bruce had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent of Bruce 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. Twelve percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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