Health and Nutrition of Rickardsville, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty percent of Rickardsville residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 23 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.

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Oral Health

The average Rickardsville 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Rickardsville 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 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 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Rickardsville residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 157 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Forty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty seven percent of Rickardsville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Ten percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Ten percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Rickardsville 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

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

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty three percent of people living in Rickardsville have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty eight percent of people in Rickardsville frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty five 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 one percent of people living in Rickardsville use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Rickardsville residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Fifty five percent of people living in Rickardsville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty two percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.2 days per month on average. They have 4.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Rickardsville residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex. Ten percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Rickardsville were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Rickardsville were 19 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 Rickardsville has vaginal or anal sex 61 times a year. Forty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Rickardsville 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 1.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty percent of Rickardsville residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty five 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. Sixteen 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. Twenty eight 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 three 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

Nine percent of Rickardsville residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty eight percent are overweight. Forty 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. Twelve percent of people living in Rickardsville have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have coronary heart disease. Eleven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Seven percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eleven percent have another thyroid problem. Five percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty six percent of births in Rickardsville were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifteen percent of women in Rickardsville have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Ten percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Fifteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nineteen percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Rickardsville report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 29 percent of Rickardsville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Rickardsville are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Rickardsville spend $357 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 31 percent of their income. The average family in Rickardsville spends $78 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $150 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 17 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 Rickardsville report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Ninety three 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. Eight percent of Rickardsville population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Eight percent of people in Rickardsville had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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