Health and Nutrition of Midland, SD Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty nine percent of Midland residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 six 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 three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Midland 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). Midland residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 percent. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Midland residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 165 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Thirty one percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty nine percent of Midland 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.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Midland 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 eight percent of people living in Midland are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixteen percent of people in Midland frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty eight percent of people living in Midland use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Seventy eight percent of people living in Midland have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fourteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.7 days per month on average. They have 4.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 19 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty eight percent of Midland residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Midland have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Midland were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 10 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 17 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Midland has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Forty one percent have sex without using a condom. Sixty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent of households in Midland use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty nine percent of Midland residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty two percent of Midland 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 six 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. Fifty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty six 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 seven 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 2.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Ten percent of Midland residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Nineteen percent are overweight. Nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Current Health Status

People living in Midland report their general health condition on average at 62 percent. Seven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Midland residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Midland are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Midland spend $333 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 30 percent of their income. The average family in Midland spends $72 on food at other stores monthly. This is nine percent of their income. They spend $164 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 17 percent of their income. They also spend $27 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is three percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Midland report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Ninety one 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seven percent of Midland population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty seven 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. Fifteen percent of people in Midland had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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