Health and Nutrition of Clear Lake, MN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Clear Lake 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 four 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.

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Oral Health

The average Clear Lake 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Clear Lake 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Clear Lake residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 174 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty four percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Forty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Forty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Clear Lake 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

Ten percent of Clear Lake 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. Forty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty seven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty nine percent of people in Clear Lake frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seven 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 three percent of people living in Clear Lake use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Nineteen percent of Clear Lake residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty five 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. Fourteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twelve 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Seventy seven percent of people living in Clear Lake 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 2.7 days per month on average. They have 2.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Clear Lake residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Clear Lake have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex. People in Clear Lake 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 54 women. He has vaginal sex with 50 women. People living here were on average 21 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 Clear Lake were 21 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. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Clear Lake has vaginal or anal sex 95 times a year. Fifty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Clear Lake 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Clear Lake use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Clear Lake 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

Thirty nine percent of Clear Lake residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nineteen percent of Clear Lake 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 one 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. Thirty one 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 six 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Clear Lake residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty eight percent are overweight. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy two percent of births in Clear Lake were vaginal deliveries. Twenty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Clear Lake report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Clear Lake residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Clear Lake are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Clear Lake spend $444 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Clear Lake spends $133 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $199 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $47 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Clear Lake report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 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. Ninety six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty seven 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 Clear Lake had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eight percent of Clear Lake 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.

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