Health and Nutrition of Shueyville, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty eight percent of Shueyville residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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 two 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Shueyville 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). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Shueyville 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 20 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Shueyville residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 171 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty six percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Forty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty two percent of Shueyville residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty two percent of people living in Shueyville have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty four 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

Shueyville 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

Fifty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy eight percent of people living in Shueyville 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 take their blood pressure at home. Thirty seven percent of people in Shueyville frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty 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

Twenty five percent of people living in Shueyville use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Shueyville residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy two percent of people living in Shueyville have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eighteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 2.6 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety one percent of Shueyville 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 five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Shueyville have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Seventy six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex. People in Shueyville were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 16 women. He has vaginal sex with 15 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Shueyville were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Shueyville has vaginal or anal sex 46 times a year. Thirty one percent have sex without using a condom. Fifty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Shueyville 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. Thirty seven 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. Forty 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 seven 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Forty six percent are overweight. Twenty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eighteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty percent of births in Shueyville were vaginal deliveries. Fifty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Twelve percent of women in Shueyville have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Shueyville report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 22 percent of Shueyville residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seventeen percent of people living in Shueyville are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Shueyville spend $325 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 14 percent of their income. The average family in Shueyville spends $92 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $117 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $24 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Shueyville report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 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. Eleven percent of Shueyville population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty one 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 Shueyville had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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