Health and Nutrition of Mount Vernon, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Mount Vernon residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 three of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat five "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 Mount Vernon 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 three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mount Vernon residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 Mount Vernon residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 176 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Twenty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty percent of Mount Vernon residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty six percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty five 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

Twenty 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

Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon 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 five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth 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. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Forty eight percent of people living in Mount Vernon are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seventeen percent of people in Mount Vernon frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty five percent of people living in Mount Vernon use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Eighteen percent of Mount Vernon residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Sixteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty 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. Fifteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Ten 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

Ninety two percent of people living in Mount Vernon have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.6 days per month on average. They have 4.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 19 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Mount Vernon residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Mount Vernon have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one 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 Mount Vernon 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 24 women. He has vaginal sex with 21 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on six women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.1 men on average. They have had 1.4 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Mount Vernon were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Mount Vernon has vaginal or anal sex 70 times a year. Forty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mount Vernon 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Mount Vernon 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty four percent of Mount Vernon residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty two percent of Mount Vernon 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. Forty two 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 two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty five 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 seven 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Mount Vernon residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty four percent are overweight. Twelve percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty three percent of births in Mount Vernon were vaginal deliveries. Forty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Mount Vernon report their general health condition on average at 61 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Mount Vernon residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Mount Vernon are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mount Vernon spend $378 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 Mount Vernon spends $93 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $177 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $29 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mount Vernon report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Eighty seven 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Mount Vernon population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty six 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. Seventeen percent of people in Mount Vernon had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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