Forty nine percent of St. Michael-Sidman 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 four 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 two "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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The average St. Michael-Sidman 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 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). St. Michael-Sidman residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.
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The average height of St. Michael-Sidman residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 166 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty two percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.
Fifty four percent of St. Michael-Sidman residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.
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Eight percent of people living in St. Michael-Sidman have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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St. Michael-Sidman 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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Nine percent of St. Michael-Sidman 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 six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nineteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.
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Fifty one percent of people living in St. Michael-Sidman are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Ten percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty six percent of people in St. Michael-Sidman frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eight 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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Twenty one percent of people living in St. Michael-Sidman use sunscreen.
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Thirty two percent of St. Michael-Sidman residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty six percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nineteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Nineteen 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. Ten percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Seventy six percent of people living in St. Michael-Sidman have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fourteen 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 6.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 27 days a year.
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Ninety five percent of St. Michael-Sidman residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in St. Michael-Sidman have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty three percent have ever had anal sex. Nineteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in St. Michael-Sidman 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 14 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 18 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 St. Michael-Sidman were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in St. Michael-Sidman has vaginal or anal sex 56 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in St. Michael-Sidman 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.6 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Eight percent of households in St. Michael-Sidman use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.
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St. Michael-Sidman residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Eighteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Fifty three percent of St. Michael-Sidman residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Twenty four percent of St. Michael-Sidman 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 eight 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 six 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 two 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 five 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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Eight percent of St. Michael-Sidman residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty three percent are overweight. Six percent of people living in St. Michael-Sidman have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Ten percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke.
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Fifty percent of births in St. Michael-Sidman were vaginal deliveries. Fifty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.
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People living in St. Michael-Sidman report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 43 percent of St. Michael-Sidman residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in St. Michael-Sidman are left-handed.
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People in St. Michael-Sidman spend $485 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 33 percent of their income. The average family in St. Michael-Sidman spends $89 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $151 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $19 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in St. Michael-Sidman report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Ninety one 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. Thirty four 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. Eleven percent of people in St. Michael-Sidman had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Nineteen percent of St. Michael-Sidman residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Eight percent of St. Michael-Sidman 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. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Four 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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