Health and Nutrition of Mishicot, WI Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Mishicot residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 five 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 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 Mishicot 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). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mishicot 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mishicot residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty one percent of Mishicot residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Six percent of people living in Mishicot have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Mishicot 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

Ten percent of Mishicot 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. Forty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty eight percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty percent of people in Mishicot frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seven 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 four percent of people living in Mishicot use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Eighty percent of people living in Mishicot have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.3 days per month on average. They have 6.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 20 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Mishicot residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety four percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Mishicot have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty six percent have ever had anal sex. Sixteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Mishicot 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 60 women. He has vaginal sex with 56 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on nine women. People in Mishicot were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Mishicot has vaginal or anal sex 81 times a year. Fifty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mishicot 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.9 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Mishicot use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Mishicot 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

Thirty percent of Mishicot residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty three percent of Mishicot 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 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. Thirty two 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 seven 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seven percent of Mishicot residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four 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. Twenty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Forty nine percent of births in Mishicot were vaginal deliveries. Fifty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Mishicot report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 46 percent of Mishicot residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Mishicot are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mishicot spend $431 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 Mishicot spends $113 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $201 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 17 percent of their income. They also spend $37 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mishicot report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty seven 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty three 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. Fifteen percent of people in Mishicot had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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