Health and Nutrition of Milton, ND Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty one percent of Milton 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 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 Milton 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 nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Milton residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 one days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Milton residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 174 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Sixty eight percent of people living here are obese. Seventy three percent have ever been obese.

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Drug Use

Eighty one percent of Milton residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Sixty 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

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Milton 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

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

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Health Insurance

Seventy eight percent of people living in Milton 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 Milton have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eight 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

Seventeen percent of people living in Milton use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Sixty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifty eight percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating.

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Alcohol use

Ninety eight percent of people living in Milton have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 6.0 days per month on average. They have 11.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 47 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Milton residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in Milton have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Milton 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 17 women. He has vaginal sex with 16 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.6 men on average. They have had 1.9 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Milton were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Milton has vaginal or anal sex 23 times a year. Twenty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Milton 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Nineteen percent of Milton residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Milton 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. Twenty one 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. Sixty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fourteen 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. Seventy 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 four 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 one 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Five percent of Milton 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. Thirteen 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. Four percent of people living in Milton have ever received a blood transfusion. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Hundred percent of births in Milton were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Hundred percent of women breastfeed their children. Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Milton report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 20 percent of Milton residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Milton are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Milton spend $629 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 27 percent of their income. The average family in Milton spends $144 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $139 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $17 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Milton report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Milton population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Seventy 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. Eight percent of people in Milton had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Three percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Three 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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