Health and Nutrition of Fieldon, IL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Fieldon residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 three 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 three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Fieldon 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). Fieldon residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Fieldon residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 143 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Thirty percent of people living here are obese. Thirty four percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty six percent of Fieldon residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in Fieldon have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Fieldon 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

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home.

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Dermatology

Thirty seven percent of people living in Fieldon use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

Sixty three percent of people living in Fieldon 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 2.4 days per month on average. They have 7.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 23 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety four percent of Fieldon residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex. Fifteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Fieldon were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 16 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Fieldon were 18 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. Twenty one percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Fieldon has vaginal or anal sex 76 times a year. Fifty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Fieldon 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.8 female sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty nine percent of Fieldon residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Fieldon 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 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. Forty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty seven 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 four 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 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 2.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Fieldon residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty eight percent are overweight. Twenty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Forty three percent of births in Fieldon were vaginal deliveries. Fifty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirteen 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 Fieldon report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 46 percent of Fieldon residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Fieldon spend $396 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 Fieldon spends $108 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $185 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 15 percent of their income. They also spend $48 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Fieldon report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Ninety 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. Twenty percent of people in Fieldon had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Three 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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