Health and Nutrition of Moorhead, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty five percent of Moorhead residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 12 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. People here eat four "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat eight frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Moorhead 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Moorhead residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Moorhead residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 124 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 23. Twenty three percent have ever been obese. Twenty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Moorhead 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

Eighty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed.

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Health Insurance

Seventy seven percent of people living in Moorhead are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty one percent of people in Moorhead frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eleven 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

Forty eight percent of people living in Moorhead use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fourteen percent of Moorhead residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirteen 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. Thirteen percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Moorhead residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Moorhead 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. Twenty five percent have ever had anal sex. People in Moorhead were 21 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Moorhead were 26 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Moorhead has vaginal or anal sex 31 times a year. Fifty eight percent have sex without using a condom.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Moorhead residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty seven percent of Moorhead residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eight percent of Moorhead 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. Twenty three 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. Eight 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 eight 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 seven 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Moorhead residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Fifteen percent are overweight. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Eight percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Hundred percent of births in Moorhead were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Twenty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Moorhead have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Moorhead report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Nine percent of people living in Moorhead are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Moorhead spend $374 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 12 percent of their income. The average family in Moorhead spends $138 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $218 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

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Audiometry

People living in Moorhead report their general condition of hearing on average at 89 percent. Seventy 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen 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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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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