Health and Nutrition of Monona, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Monona residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 14 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Monona 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). Thirteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twelve percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Monona residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Monona residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 166 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Thirty percent have ever been obese. Forty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty one percent of Monona residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Eight percent of people living in Monona have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty three 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

Monona 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 Monona 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 five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twelve percent of people living in Monona have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty three percent of people in Monona frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nine 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

Forty three percent of people living in Monona use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty one percent of Monona residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Seventeen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Monona residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty two percent of people living in Monona have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty one percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.9 days per month on average. They have 4.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 30 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty eight percent of Monona residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty two percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eleven percent of males in Monona have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Sixteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Monona were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 61 women. He has vaginal sex with 49 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in Monona were 21 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 Monona has vaginal or anal sex 56 times a year. Thirty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Monona 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 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty one percent of Monona residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nine percent of Monona 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty one 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 four 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Monona residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty seven percent are overweight. Thirty eight 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. Eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have another thyroid problem. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

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

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Current Health Status

People living in Monona report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 43 percent of Monona residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Monona are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Monona spend $307 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Monona spends $94 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $121 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $nine monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Monona report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty six 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirteen percent of Monona population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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. Fifteen percent of people in Monona had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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

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