Health and Nutrition of Mason, IL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Mason residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 four 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 four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Mason 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). Thirty one percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mason residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 four 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 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mason residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 173 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty three percent have ever been obese. Forty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty six percent of Mason residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Ten percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Mason have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Mason 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

Twenty percent of Mason 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. Forty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Forty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Dermatology

Thirty seven percent of people living in Mason use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty percent of Mason residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Nineteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Nineteen 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. Twelve 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty percent of people living in Mason have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen 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 4.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 15 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Mason residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Mason have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Fifteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Mason 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 12 women. He has vaginal sex with nine 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 two women. People in Mason were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Mason has vaginal or anal sex 84 times a year. Forty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mason 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty nine percent of Mason residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty two percent of Mason 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 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. Twenty eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty seven 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 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 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Mason residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three 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. Twenty six percent are overweight. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty seven percent of births in Mason were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Forty six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seventeen 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 Mason report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 38 percent of Mason residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Mason are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mason spend $426 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 33 percent of their income. The average family in Mason spends $92 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $120 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

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

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Seven percent of Mason 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. Three percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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