Health and Nutrition of Fall Creek, WI Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Fall Creek residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 two "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 Fall Creek 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). Thirteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Fall Creek 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 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 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Fall Creek residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty six percent of people living here are obese. Fifty three percent have ever been obese. Fifty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty two percent of Fall Creek residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Two percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Fall Creek 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

Ten percent of Fall Creek 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Thirty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy two percent of people living in Fall Creek are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty nine percent of people in Fall Creek frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty seven percent of people living in Fall Creek use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty six percent of Fall Creek residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty nine 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. Eighteen 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

Fall Creek residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty nine percent of people living in Fall Creek have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Sixteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Eighty six percent of Fall Creek 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. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seventy five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex. Fifteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Fall Creek 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 18 women. He has vaginal sex with 16 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Fall Creek were 21 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. Fourteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Fall Creek has vaginal or anal sex 97 times a year. Fifty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Fall Creek 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Fourteen percent of households in Fall Creek use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty nine percent of Fall Creek residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Fall Creek 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. Thirty eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty seven 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. Fifty three 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

Nine percent of Fall Creek residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty eight percent are overweight. Thirteen percent of people living in Fall Creek have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy six percent of births in Fall Creek were vaginal deliveries. Twenty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirteen 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 Fall Creek report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Fall Creek residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Fall Creek are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Fall Creek spend $387 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Fall Creek spends $107 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $104 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is three percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Fall Creek report their general condition of hearing on average at 90 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seventeen percent of Fall Creek population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty five 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

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

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Physical Functioning

Thirty percent of Fall Creek 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. Thirty two percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Ten percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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