Health and Nutrition of Mount Clare, IL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Mount Clare residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Mount Clare 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). Twenty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Mount Clare residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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 two 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mount Clare residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 189 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Sixty percent of people living here are obese. Seventy three percent have ever been obese.

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Drug Use

Hundred percent of Mount Clare residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine.

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Diabetes

Thirteen percent of people living in Mount Clare 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. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Mount Clare residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Twenty percent of Mount Clare 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. Sixty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty percent of people living in Mount Clare are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty seven percent of people living in Mount Clare have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty seven percent of people in Mount Clare frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty 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

Thirteen percent of people living in Mount Clare use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Mount Clare residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Mount Clare have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 10.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 31 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Mount Clare residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Mount Clare 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 33 women. He has vaginal sex with 19 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. People in Mount Clare were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Mount Clare has vaginal or anal sex 41 times a year. Twenty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mount Clare 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. Eighty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

Mount Clare 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

Forty seven percent of Mount Clare residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty percent of Mount Clare 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 seven 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. Fifty three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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. Fifty three 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 1.3 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Mount Clare residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirteen percent are overweight. Twenty 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. Seven percent of people living in Mount Clare have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Twenty percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Hundred percent of births in Mount Clare 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 Mount Clare report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 22 percent of Mount Clare residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mount Clare spend $620 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Mount Clare spends $108 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $72 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mount Clare report their general condition of hearing on average at 71 percent. Seventy 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 two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty three percent of Mount Clare population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Eighty 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. Thirteen percent of people in Mount Clare had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Twenty percent of Mount Clare 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 percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Thirteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Thirteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Thirteen 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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