Health and Nutrition of Hepburn, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Hepburn residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 23 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Hepburn 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). Thirteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hepburn residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 Hepburn residents 16 years and older is 60 inches. The average weight is 157 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty five percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Forty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty nine percent of Hepburn residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty five percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Hepburn 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

Eight percent of Hepburn 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. Sixty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nine 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.

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Health Insurance

Fifty nine percent of people living in Hepburn are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty nine percent of people in Hepburn frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seven 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

Fifty three percent of people living in Hepburn use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty two percent of Hepburn 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 eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty seven 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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Prescription Medications

Hepburn residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy four percent of people living in Hepburn have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.2 days per month on average. They have 2.7 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Hepburn 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. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hepburn were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 17 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Hepburn were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on six men in their lifetime. The average person in Hepburn has vaginal or anal sex 55 times a year. Forty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hepburn 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty percent of Hepburn residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Hepburn 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 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. 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 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 four 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Hepburn 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". Fifty four percent are overweight. Eight percent of people living in Hepburn have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Four percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty four percent of births in Hepburn were vaginal deliveries. Forty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.3 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hepburn report their general health condition on average at 48 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 68 percent of Hepburn residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hepburn spend $499 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Hepburn spends $100 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $120 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $15 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hepburn report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty seven 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 two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Hepburn population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty two 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

Thirteen percent of Hepburn 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. Twelve 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. Four 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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