Health and Nutrition of Catawba, WI Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty seven percent of Catawba residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 27 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. People here eat one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Catawba resident last visited a dentist six years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Catawba residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 67 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 one 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.

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Weight

The average height of Catawba residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 159 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Catawba residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate three 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

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

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Health Insurance

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

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Mental Health

Thirty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty three 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.

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Prescription Medications

Catawba residents on average take five prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty seven percent of people living in Catawba have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 10.1 days per month on average.

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Sleep Disorders

Catawba residents 16 years and older usually get nine hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Physical Activity

Thirty 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 nine 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 six hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Thirty three 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. Thirty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Current Health Status

People living in Catawba report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Catawba residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Catawba spend $486 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 12 percent of their income. The average family in Catawba spends $200 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $128 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $33 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Catawba report their general condition of hearing on average at 53 percent. Hundred 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Thirty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

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