Health and Nutrition of Hoven, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty nine percent of Hoven residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 two "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 Hoven 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hoven residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 Hoven residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Thirty two percent have ever been obese. Twenty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty four percent of Hoven residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Sixteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Hoven 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 Hoven 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. Fifty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Sixty five percent of people living in Hoven are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people living in Hoven 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. Forty six percent of people in Hoven frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seventeen 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 one percent of people living in Hoven use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Hoven residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy seven percent of people living in Hoven have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fifteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.7 days per month on average. They have 4.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 29 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety two percent of Hoven residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Hoven 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 one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Nineteen percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hoven were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 18 women. He has vaginal sex with 18 women. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Hoven were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Hoven has vaginal or anal sex 42 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Thirty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty nine percent of Hoven residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen percent of Hoven 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 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. Forty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 nine 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Sixteen percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in Hoven have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Twenty five percent of births in Hoven were vaginal deliveries. Seventy five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Eighty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hoven report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 42 percent of Hoven residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Hoven are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hoven spend $426 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Hoven spends $99 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $208 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Hoven report their general condition of hearing on average at 88 percent. Ninety eight 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. Thirty nine 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. Eight percent of people in Hoven had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Hoven 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. Fourteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seven 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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