Health and Nutrition of Franklin, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Franklin residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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 two 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 one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Franklin 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). Twenty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Franklin 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 five 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Franklin residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 172 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty four percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty eight percent of Franklin residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twelve percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Franklin 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. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Franklin 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

Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty six percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eight percent of people living in Franklin have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty nine percent of people in Franklin frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty one percent of people living in Franklin use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty percent of Franklin residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen 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. Nine percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Franklin residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy two percent of people living in Franklin have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.1 days per month on average. They have 4.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 17 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Franklin residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Fourteen percent of males in Franklin have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety four percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Franklin 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 13 women. He has vaginal sex with 10 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.1 men on average. People in Franklin were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty two percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Franklin has vaginal or anal sex 45 times a year. Thirty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Franklin 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Franklin 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty six percent of Franklin residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty one percent of Franklin 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. Thirty six 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty five 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 six 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Franklin residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. 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 two percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in Franklin have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Seventeen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Franklin were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 96.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Franklin have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Fourteen 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 Franklin report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 23 percent of Franklin residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Franklin are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Franklin spend $415 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 31 percent of their income. The average family in Franklin spends $84 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $131 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $11 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Franklin report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty nine 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. Twelve percent of Franklin population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty two 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. Nine percent of people in Franklin had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Franklin 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 are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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