Health and Nutrition of Spring Valley, MN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Spring Valley 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 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 three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Spring Valley 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). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Spring Valley residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Spring Valley residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 158 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty five percent of people living here are obese. Forty three percent have ever been obese. Forty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty percent of Spring Valley residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twelve 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

Five percent of people living in Spring Valley have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Spring Valley 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

Twenty percent of Spring Valley 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty four percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Fifty four percent of people living in Spring Valley are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

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Mental Health

Thirty seven percent of Spring Valley residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eleven 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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Prescription Medications

Spring Valley residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy five percent of people living in Spring Valley have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nineteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.7 days per month on average. They have 2.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on eight days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Spring Valley 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. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Spring Valley have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty five percent have ever had anal sex. Eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Spring Valley 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 15 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Spring Valley were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Nine percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Spring Valley has vaginal or anal sex 81 times a year. Fifty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Spring Valley 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty eight percent of Spring Valley residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen percent of Spring Valley 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 two 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 one 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 1.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Nineteen percent of Spring Valley 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". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty percent are overweight. Fifteen 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. Five percent of people living in Spring Valley have ever received a blood transfusion. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Three percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty three percent of births in Spring Valley were vaginal deliveries. Forty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy one percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nine 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 Spring Valley report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 46 percent of Spring Valley residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Spring Valley are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Spring Valley spend $393 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 28 percent of their income. The average family in Spring Valley spends $77 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $127 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Spring Valley report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Eighty nine 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nineteen percent of Spring Valley population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty six 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. Nineteen percent of people in Spring Valley had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent of Spring Valley 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. Twelve percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Three 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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