Health and Nutrition of Elgin, ND Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Thirty six percent of Elgin residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 five 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 Elgin 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 six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Elgin residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 one 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Elgin residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty one percent of people living here are obese. Fifty eight percent have ever been obese. Thirty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty nine percent of Elgin residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eleven 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

Ten percent of people living in Elgin have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Elgin residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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 percent of Elgin 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 eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty eight percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nine percent of people living in Elgin have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty two percent of people in Elgin frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twelve 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

Twenty four percent of people living in Elgin use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Elgin residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty four percent of people living in Elgin have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.0 days per month on average. They have 3.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 23 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Elgin residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex. People in Elgin 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 26 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Elgin were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Elgin has vaginal or anal sex 72 times a year. Forty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Elgin 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty one percent of Elgin residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Elgin 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 seven 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 five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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. Twenty 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eighteen percent of Elgin residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty three percent are overweight. Thirteen 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. Nineteen percent of people living in Elgin have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy four percent of births in Elgin were vaginal deliveries. Twenty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Elgin have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Nine percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty five 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. Nine 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 Elgin report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 31 percent of Elgin residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Elgin are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Elgin spend $374 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Elgin spends $90 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $134 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 12 percent of their income. They also spend $29 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is four percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Elgin report their general condition of hearing on average at 78 percent. Seventy 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. Eighty five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Forty one percent of Elgin population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty 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. Eleven percent of people in Elgin had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Forty two percent of Elgin 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. Forty two percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Nineteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eight 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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