Health and Nutrition of Balltown, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Balltown residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Balltown resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Balltown residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Balltown residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 146 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty three percent of people living here are obese. Thirty three percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty four percent of Balltown residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Sixty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Balltown 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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Health Insurance

Fifty eight percent of people living in Balltown are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty seven percent of people in Balltown frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty three percent of people living in Balltown use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Sixty nine percent of people living in Balltown have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.2 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Balltown residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty five percent have ever had anal sex. Eleven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Balltown were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Balltown were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Twenty three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Balltown has vaginal or anal sex 85 times a year. Fifty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Balltown 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

Five percent of households in Balltown use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Fourteen percent of Balltown 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 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 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 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Balltown residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Nine percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Sixteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Twenty six percent of births in Balltown were vaginal deliveries. Seventy four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fifteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Balltown report their general health condition on average at 62 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 45 percent of Balltown residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Balltown spend $419 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Balltown spends $62 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $146 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $20 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Balltown report their general condition of hearing on average at 89 percent. Ninety five 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Sixteen 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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