Health and Nutrition of Clermont, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Clermont residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 three "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 Clermont 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). Twelve percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Clermont 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Clermont residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 179 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty seven percent of Clermont residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two 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. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Clermont 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

Eight percent of Clermont 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Seventeen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nineteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fifteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Forty seven percent of people living in Clermont are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Eighteen percent of people in Clermont frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty six percent of people living in Clermont use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty one percent of Clermont residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eleven 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. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty nine percent of people living in Clermont have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.4 days per month on average. They have 5.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 23 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Clermont residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ten percent of males in Clermont have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Clermont were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 22 women. He has vaginal sex with 20 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on six women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.6 men on average. They have had 1.0 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Clermont were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Clermont has vaginal or anal sex 59 times a year. Forty three percent have sex without using a condom. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Clermont 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

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty seven percent of Clermont residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty three percent of Clermont 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. Forty 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. Thirty eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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. Forty five 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

Six percent of Clermont residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. 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 two percent are overweight. Seventeen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty four percent of births in Clermont were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifteen percent of women in Clermont have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Ten percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirteen 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 Clermont report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Clermont residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Clermont are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Clermont spend $397 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Clermont spends $87 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $172 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Clermont report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 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. Ten percent of Clermont population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty seven 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. Sixteen percent of people in Clermont had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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