Health and Nutrition of Winona, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Winona residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 25 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 two 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Winona 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). Forty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Winona residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 29 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 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Winona residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 168 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty percent of people living here are obese. Thirty six percent have ever been obese. Nineteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty two percent of Winona residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifty four percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifty three percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Forty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Winona 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

Five percent of Winona 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. Nine 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.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty five percent of people in Winona frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty nine 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

Thirty percent of people living in Winona use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Ten percent of Winona residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixteen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Twenty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twelve percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Forty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Forty two percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Forty one 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

Winona residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety eight percent of people living in Winona have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.1 days per month on average. They have 3.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Winona residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Winona have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. People in Winona 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 49 women. He has vaginal sex with 45 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on nine women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.1 men on average. They have had 0.7 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Winona were 18 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. Eighteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Winona has vaginal or anal sex 50 times a year. Twenty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Winona 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 15 men on average. Thirty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty five percent of Winona residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty six percent of Winona 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 two 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. Twenty five 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 five 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Forty seven percent are overweight. Nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy one percent of births in Winona were vaginal deliveries. Twenty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery.

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Current Health Status

People living in Winona report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 58 percent of Winona residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Winona are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Winona spend $304 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 16 percent of their income. The average family in Winona spends $81 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $145 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $19 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Winona report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Ninety 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. Forty percent of Winona population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty nine 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. Twelve percent of people in Winona had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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