Health and Nutrition of Ephraim, WI Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty two percent of Ephraim residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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. They also eat six frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Ephraim 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. Eleven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Ephraim residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 59 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Ephraim residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 147 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty three percent of people living here are obese. Forty percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty three percent of Ephraim residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eighteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Sixteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Ephraim have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Six percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Ephraim 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

Thirteen percent of Ephraim 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nineteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy seven percent of people living in Ephraim are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eight percent of people living in Ephraim have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty six percent of people in Ephraim frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nine 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

Sixty percent of people living in Ephraim use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Ephraim residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy seven percent of people living in Ephraim have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 2.3 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Ephraim residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex. People in Ephraim were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 26 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Ephraim were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. The average person in Ephraim has vaginal or anal sex 73 times a year. Thirty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Ephraim 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had nine male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Forty one percent of Ephraim residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fifteen percent of Ephraim 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 three 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 one 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. Thirty nine 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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Medical Conditions

Thirteen percent of Ephraim residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Forty six percent are overweight. Twenty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Five percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Ten percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty four percent of births in Ephraim were vaginal deliveries. Forty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety two percent of women breastfeed their children. Ninety one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Ephraim report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 66 percent of Ephraim residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Ephraim are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Ephraim spend $453 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. The average family in Ephraim spends $166 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $127 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $32 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Ephraim report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty eight 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty 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.

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Physical Functioning

Fifteen percent of Ephraim 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. Sixteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Nine percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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