Health and Nutrition of Macksburg, OH Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Macksburg 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Macksburg 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Macksburg residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 39 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 two 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Macksburg residents 16 years and older is 55 inches. The average weight is 166 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty five percent have ever been obese. Forty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty one percent of Macksburg residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Sixteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Ten percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Forty six 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

Macksburg 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 Macksburg 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. Seven 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. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty eight 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

Thirty seven percent of people living in Macksburg are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty percent of people in Macksburg 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 two percent of people living in Macksburg use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Seventy eight percent of people living in Macksburg have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fifteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.3 days per month on average. They have 3.5 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 eight percent of Macksburg 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. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Macksburg 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. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex. People in Macksburg 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 76 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 10 women. People in Macksburg were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Macksburg has vaginal or anal sex 93 times a year. Twenty six percent have sex without using a condom. Thirty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Macksburg 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty six percent of Macksburg residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty four percent of Macksburg 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 nine 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. Thirty five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty three 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 four 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Macksburg residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One 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. Thirty one percent are overweight. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Forty one percent of births in Macksburg were vaginal deliveries. Fifty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 94.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety three percent of women breastfeed their children. Five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Forty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Macksburg report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Macksburg residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Ten percent of people living in Macksburg are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Macksburg spend $460 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Macksburg spends $144 on food at other stores monthly. This is 10 percent of their income. They spend $153 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine 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 Macksburg report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Ninety 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Macksburg population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty eight 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 Macksburg had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Macksburg 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. Nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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