Health and Nutrition of Rantoul, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Rantoul residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Rantoul 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). Fourteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eleven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Rantoul 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 three 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Rantoul residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 186 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty nine percent of people living here are obese. Fifty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty three percent of Rantoul residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty four percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Rantoul 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

Seven percent of Rantoul 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. Fifty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Forty six percent of people living in Rantoul 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 Rantoul have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Seventeen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty four percent of people in Rantoul frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fourteen 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 two percent of people living in Rantoul use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Nineteen percent of Rantoul residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen 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. Twenty four 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. Seven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Rantoul residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty two percent of people living in Rantoul have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.3 days per month on average. They have 5.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 29 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Rantoul 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. Sixty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex. People in Rantoul 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 14 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 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 three women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.5 men on average. They have had 1.4 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Rantoul were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Rantoul has vaginal or anal sex 107 times a year. Forty four percent have sex without using a condom. Sixty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Rantoul 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty eight percent of Rantoul residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty five percent of Rantoul 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 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty four 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. Fifty two 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirteen percent of Rantoul residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Ten 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 eight percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in Rantoul have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Sixteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty five percent of births in Rantoul were vaginal deliveries. Thirty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixteen percent of women in Rantoul have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twelve 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 Rantoul report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 48 percent of Rantoul residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Fourteen percent of people living in Rantoul are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Rantoul spend $409 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 34 percent of their income. The average family in Rantoul spends $91 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $121 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Rantoul report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 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. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seventeen percent of Rantoul population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty nine 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. Fifteen percent of people in Rantoul had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent of Rantoul 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. Eleven 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. Six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Three 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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