Health and Nutrition of Hanska, MN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty four percent of Hanska residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 two 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 one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Hanska resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twenty two percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty seven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hanska residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 four 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 22 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hanska residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 184 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Seventeen percent of people living here are obese. Fifty one percent have ever been obese.

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Drug Use

Seventy three percent of Hanska residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Hanska 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 Hanska 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty two percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six 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. Thirty seven percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty two percent of people living in Hanska are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

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

Twenty one percent of people living in Hanska use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty two percent of Hanska residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Six 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

Hanska residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty eight percent of people living in Hanska have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Three percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.1 days per month on average. They have 3.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Hanska residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Hanska have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Hanska were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 26 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in Hanska were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. Sixty four percent have sex without using a condom. Sixty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Physical Activity

Thirty eight percent of Hanska 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 five 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. Seventeen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixty 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 0.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Hanska residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Forty four percent are overweight. Eight 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. Eight percent of people living in Hanska have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hanska report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 45 percent of Hanska residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hanska spend $473 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Hanska spends $88 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $196 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hanska report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 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 four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eleven percent of Hanska population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Seventy 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. Thirty percent of people in Hanska had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Hanska 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 have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Six 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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