Health and Nutrition of Allerton, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Allerton 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 two 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.

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Oral Health

The average Allerton 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. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Allerton residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 19 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Allerton residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 175 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty six percent of people living here are obese. Fifty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty four percent of Allerton residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Allerton 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

Twelve percent of Allerton 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. Sixty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

Twenty five percent of Allerton residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Nineteen 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. Sixteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fourteen 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. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Allerton residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy five percent of people living in Allerton 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 2.8 days per month on average. They have 3.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety five percent of Allerton residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Allerton have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety one percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Nineteen percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Allerton 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 43 women. He has vaginal sex with 33 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 five women. People in Allerton were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Allerton has vaginal or anal sex 29 times a year. Females in Allerton 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. Thirty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty five percent of Allerton residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Allerton 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 five 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eleven 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 eight 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 three 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Allerton residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty one percent are overweight. Seventeen 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. Twenty percent of people living in Allerton have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Nine percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty eight percent of births in Allerton were vaginal deliveries. Thirty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty two percent of women in Allerton have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty one 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 Allerton report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 24 percent of Allerton residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Allerton are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Allerton spend $385 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Allerton spends $98 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $122 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Allerton report their general condition of hearing on average at 75 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty three percent of Allerton 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. Seven percent of people in Allerton had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twenty three percent of Allerton 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 eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twelve percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Thirteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Nine 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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