Health and Nutrition of Bonaparte, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of Bonaparte 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place.

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Oral Health

The average Bonaparte 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). Bonaparte residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 23 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Bonaparte residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty two percent of Bonaparte residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Bonaparte 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

Four percent of Bonaparte 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. Four 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. Seventeen percent have ever had their tonsils removed.

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Health Insurance

Seventy one percent of people living in Bonaparte 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 living in Bonaparte have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty eight percent of people in Bonaparte frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty 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 eight percent of people living in Bonaparte use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Forty five percent of Bonaparte residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty one 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 three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty six percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty one percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eighteen 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. Eleven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Bonaparte residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty seven percent of people living in Bonaparte have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 1.7 days per month on average.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety one percent of Bonaparte residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Bonaparte were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 17 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Bonaparte were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Bonaparte has vaginal or anal sex 47 times a year. Twenty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Bonaparte 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average.

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Pesticide Use

Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty one percent of Bonaparte residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three 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 six 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. Forty 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 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Bonaparte 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". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty nine percent are overweight. Nineteen 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. Fourteen percent of people living in Bonaparte have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Seven percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty percent of births in Bonaparte were vaginal deliveries. Forty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty percent of women in Bonaparte have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Ten percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty nine 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 Bonaparte report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 27 percent of Bonaparte residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Bonaparte are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Bonaparte spend $379 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 Bonaparte spends $67 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $101 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Bonaparte report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirteen percent of Bonaparte population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty eight 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

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

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Physical Functioning

Seventeen percent of Bonaparte 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 one 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. Twelve percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eleven 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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