Health and Nutrition of Smithland, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty two percent of Smithland residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 12 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 four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

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

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Weight

The average height of Smithland residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 175 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 33. Forty three percent of people living here are obese. Fifty four percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty four percent of Smithland residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eleven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eleven percent of people living in Smithland have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Seventy 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

Smithland 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 one percent of Smithland 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. Eleven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty one percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty one percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fifty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty nine percent of people living in Smithland are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eleven percent of people living in Smithland have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fifty seven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty seven percent of people in Smithland frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nineteen 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

Forty nine percent of people living in Smithland use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Smithland residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Thirty six percent of people living in Smithland 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 2.9 days per month on average. They have 2.0 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Smithland residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty two percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty one percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Smithland were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Smithland were 22 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. Thirteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Smithland has vaginal or anal sex 47 times a year. Fifty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Smithland 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Smithland residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty percent of Smithland residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

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. Fifty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twenty one percent of Smithland residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty three percent are overweight. Eleven percent of people living in Smithland have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem. Thirteen percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Smithland were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty one percent of women in Smithland have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eleven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Eighty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven 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 Smithland report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 21 percent of Smithland residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Thirteen percent of people living in Smithland are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Smithland spend $294 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. This is six percent of their income. They spend $92 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is two percent of their income. They also spend $26 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Smithland report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty 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

Eleven percent of Smithland 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 two percent of Smithland 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. Eleven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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