Health and Nutrition of Burnt Prairie, IL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty five percent of Burnt Prairie 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 two "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 Burnt Prairie 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). Eighteen 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). Burnt Prairie residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 five days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Burnt Prairie residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty one percent of people living here are obese. Forty five percent have ever been obese. Fifty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty seven percent of Burnt Prairie residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fourteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Fourteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Burnt Prairie 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 have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty seven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eighteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fourteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy three percent of people living in Burnt Prairie are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty one percent of people living in Burnt Prairie have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eighteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty six percent of people in Burnt Prairie frequently check their blood cholesterol. Ten 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

Fifty two percent of people living in Burnt Prairie use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Burnt Prairie residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty percent of people living in Burnt Prairie have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Burnt Prairie residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety one percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Burnt Prairie were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Burnt Prairie were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Burnt Prairie has vaginal or anal sex 45 times a year. Twenty four percent have sex without using a condom. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

Burnt Prairie residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Nineteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty three percent of Burnt Prairie residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seven percent of Burnt Prairie 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 five 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. Forty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Seventeen 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 0.9 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

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. Thirty nine percent are overweight. Thirteen percent of people living in Burnt Prairie have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty nine percent of births in Burnt Prairie were vaginal deliveries. Thirty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety three percent of women breastfeed their children. Eleven percent of women in Burnt Prairie have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Ten percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Sixteen 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 Burnt Prairie report their general health condition on average at 49 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 34 percent of Burnt Prairie residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Burnt Prairie spend $427 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Burnt Prairie spends $82 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $87 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Burnt Prairie report their general condition of hearing on average at 79 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. Twenty six 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. Six percent of people in Burnt Prairie had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent of Burnt Prairie 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. Nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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