Health and Nutrition of Posen, MI Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of Posen 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Posen 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). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Posen residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 35 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 five days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Posen residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 160 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Fourteen percent of people living here are obese. Twenty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Posen have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty three percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Posen 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

Fifteen percent of Posen 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty five percent of people living in Posen are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Posen have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Ten percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty three percent of people in Posen frequently check their blood cholesterol. Ten 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 seven percent of people living in Posen use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Posen residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety five percent of people living in Posen have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.7 days per month on average. They have 4.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Posen residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Posen have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Sixty seven percent have ever had anal sex. People in Posen 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 16 women. He has vaginal sex with 16 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Posen were 19 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. The average person in Posen has vaginal or anal sex 90 times a year. Forty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Posen 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 12 men on average. They have had 11 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

Posen residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty eight percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty three percent of Posen residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Posen 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. Twenty eight 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. Sixty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Ten 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 one 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 seven 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

Five percent of Posen residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty nine percent are overweight. Twelve 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. Eighteen percent of people living in Posen have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nine percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty eight percent of births in Posen were vaginal deliveries. Thirty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Posen report their general health condition on average at 41 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 44 percent of Posen residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Sixteen percent of people living in Posen are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Posen spend $322 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Posen spends $98 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $98 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Posen report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty three percent of Posen population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty two 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Six percent of Posen 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. Twenty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eighteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Four 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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