Health and Nutrition of Hoffman, IL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty eight percent of Hoffman residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 three 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.

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Oral Health

The average Hoffman 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty seven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Hoffman residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 51 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hoffman residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 182 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty five percent have ever been obese. Fifty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty six percent of Hoffman residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.

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Diabetes

Eleven percent of people living in Hoffman have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty five 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

Hoffman 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

Eleven percent of Hoffman 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people living in Hoffman have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Fourteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty three percent of people in Hoffman frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fourteen 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 eight percent of people living in Hoffman use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Seventeen percent of Hoffman residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fourteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty four percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Hoffman residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty three percent of people living in Hoffman have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 3.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on nine days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Seventy four percent of Hoffman residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Twelve percent of males in Hoffman have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Fifty percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Thirty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty five percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hoffman were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 16 women. He has vaginal sex with 15 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 0.9 men on average. They have had 0.5 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Hoffman were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Nine percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Hoffman has vaginal or anal sex 40 times a year. Forty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hoffman 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. Fifty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty percent of Hoffman residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Hoffman 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 one 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty three 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 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 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 three 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twenty nine percent of Hoffman 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". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty eight percent are overweight. Twenty one percent of people living in Hoffman have ever received a blood transfusion. Eleven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Five percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty five percent of births in Hoffman were vaginal deliveries. Thirty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety three percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty five percent of women in Hoffman have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Thirty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fourteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty two percent have ever used female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, including any forms of female hormones, such as pills, cream, patch and injections, but do not include birth control methods or use for infertility.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hoffman report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 29 percent of Hoffman residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Hoffman are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hoffman spend $405 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 Hoffman spends $75 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $73 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Hoffman report their general condition of hearing on average at 89 percent. Ninety six 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty eight percent of Hoffman 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. Seven percent of people in Hoffman had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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