Health and Nutrition of Modale, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Modale residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Modale 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). Thirty three percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Modale residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 two 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 Modale residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 156 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Eighty two percent of Modale residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Forty seven percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Forty six percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Thirty one percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Modale 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

Forty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eleven percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty nine percent of people in Modale frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seventeen 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

Sixteen percent of people living in Modale use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fifteen percent of Modale residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three 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. Forty two 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

Modale residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety four percent of people living in Modale have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.1 days per month on average. They have 7.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 39 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Modale residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Modale were 17 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 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Modale were 19 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. The average person in Modale has vaginal or anal sex 43 times a year. Twenty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Modale 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty six percent of Modale residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Modale 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 eight 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. 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. Sixty 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 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 1.7 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Seventeen percent of Modale residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty percent are overweight. Thirteen 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. Thirty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twelve percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy four percent of births in Modale were vaginal deliveries. Twenty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Forty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Modale report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Modale residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Modale spend $477 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 25 percent of their income. The average family in Modale spends $162 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $100 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is three percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Modale report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Ninety four 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. Thirty three percent of Modale population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty one 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. Ten percent of people in Modale had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty eight percent of Modale residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Seventeen percent of Modale 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. Nineteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. 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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