Health and Nutrition of Egan, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Egan residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 one 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 three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Egan resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twenty nine 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). Egan 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 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Egan residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 165 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty one percent of people living here are obese. Fifty one percent have ever been obese. Forty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty percent of Egan residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty six 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. Three percent have ever used heroin. Seventeen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Egan have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Egan 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

Six percent of Egan 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 eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nineteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Fifty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

Thirty seven percent of people living in Egan use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty percent of Egan residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nineteen 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.

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Prescription Medications

Egan residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty six percent of people living in Egan have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight 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 3.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Egan residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Egan were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.4 men on average. They have had 1.4 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Egan were 19 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. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Egan has vaginal or anal sex 59 times a year. Fifty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Egan 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. Sixty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty seven percent of Egan residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Egan 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 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. Forty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty eight 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. Sixty 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 six 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Egan residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six 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 two percent are overweight. Nine 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. Twelve percent of people living in Egan have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have ever had emphysema. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Egan were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Egan 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). Eighty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty eight 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 Egan report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 34 percent of Egan residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Egan are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Egan spend $397 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 29 percent of their income. The average family in Egan spends $133 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $97 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Egan report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Eighty three 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. Fifteen percent of Egan population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty five 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. Twelve percent of people in Egan had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nineteen percent of Egan 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 nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Fourteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five 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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