Health and Nutrition of Colman, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Colman residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 14 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Colman 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). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Colman residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 four 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Colman residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Forty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty six percent of Colman residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eighteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Colman have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty nine 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

Colman 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

Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eight percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.

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Health Insurance

Sixty percent of people living in Colman are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty percent of people in Colman 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

Thirty five percent of people living in Colman use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Colman residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty six percent of people living in Colman have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty four 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 2.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Colman residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex. People in Colman were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 14 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.8 men on average. They have had 1.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Colman were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Colman has vaginal or anal sex 109 times a year. Forty seven percent have sex without using a condom. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty seven percent of Colman residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty seven percent of Colman 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. Twenty seven 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. Forty eight 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Colman residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Nine percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". 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 four percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in Colman have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty percent of births in Colman were vaginal deliveries. Twenty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.3 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Colman have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fifty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nineteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Colman report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 38 percent of Colman residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Thirteen percent of people living in Colman are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Colman spend $355 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 Colman spends $104 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $132 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $27 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Colman report their general condition of hearing on average at 90 percent. Ninety 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. Twelve percent of Colman population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty three 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. Fourteen percent of people in Colman had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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