Health and Nutrition of Elrosa, MN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Elrosa residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Elrosa 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). Elrosa residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Elrosa residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty two percent of Elrosa residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve 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. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Elrosa 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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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifteen percent of people in Elrosa frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty four percent of people living in Elrosa use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty four percent of Elrosa residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty four 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. Sixteen 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. Nine percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Eighty one percent of people living in Elrosa have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.0 days per month on average. They have 4.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 17 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety four percent of Elrosa residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in Elrosa have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Elrosa 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 15 women. He has vaginal sex with 10 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Elrosa were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Elrosa has vaginal or anal sex 75 times a year. Forty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Elrosa 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. Forty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Five percent of households in Elrosa use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty four percent of Elrosa residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty six percent of Elrosa 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 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. Thirty one 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 six 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Elrosa residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty percent are overweight. Eighteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Forty six percent of births in Elrosa were vaginal deliveries. Fifty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Forty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Elrosa report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 28 percent of Elrosa residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Elrosa are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Elrosa spend $430 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 32 percent of their income. The average family in Elrosa spends $77 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $144 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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Audiometry

People living in Elrosa report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 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. Eight percent of Elrosa population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty three 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. Nine percent of people in Elrosa had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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