Health and Nutrition of Benton, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty five percent of Benton residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 36 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 Benton 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). Eighteen 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). Benton 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 two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 13 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Benton residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 153 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

Fourteen percent of people living in Benton have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Benton 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

Twenty three percent of Benton 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. Eighty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty seven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Hundred percent of people living in Benton are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty percent of people in Benton frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Benton residents on average take five prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Thirty five percent of people living in Benton have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 3.6 drinks per week.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Sixteen 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. 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 four 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Sixteen percent of Benton residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Thirty percent are overweight. Fifty six 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 nine percent of people living in Benton have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Seventy percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Twelve percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eleven percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Seventeen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Benton were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Eighty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety six percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty percent of women in Benton have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventeen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty two 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 Benton report their general health condition on average at 35 percent.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Benton spend $273 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 16 percent of their income. The average family in Benton spends $41 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $112 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Benton report their general condition of hearing on average at 78 percent. Hundred 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Thirty percent of Benton 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. Forty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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