Health and Nutrition of Hallam, NE Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty six percent of Hallam residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat nine frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Hallam 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). Seventeen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Hallam 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 four days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Hallam residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirteen percent of people living here are obese. Twenty eight percent have ever been obese. Fifty percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Hallam 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

Twelve percent of Hallam 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. Fifty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty eight percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people living in Hallam have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty two percent of people in Hallam frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty two 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 percent of people living in Hallam use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Hallam residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Hundred percent of people living in Hallam have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 4.0 days per month on average. They have 5.3 drinks per week.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Hallam 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 three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty eight percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Hallam were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 33 women. He has vaginal sex with 19 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. People in Hallam were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Hallam has vaginal or anal sex 72 times a year. Nineteen percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Hallam 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 18 men on average. They have had 18 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.1 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Sleep Disorders

Hallam residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Sixty five percent of Hallam residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Ten percent of Hallam 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. Thirteen 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. Sixty eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. 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. Eighteen 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 eight 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 three 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Four percent of Hallam residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty 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. Twenty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Seven percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have ever had emphysema. Eighteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty eight percent of births in Hallam were vaginal deliveries. Twelve percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Hallam report their general health condition on average at 30 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 36 percent of Hallam residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Fourteen percent of people living in Hallam are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Hallam spend $323 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Hallam spends $128 on food at other stores monthly. This is 11 percent of their income. They spend $107 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Hallam report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Seventy eight 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty eight percent of Hallam population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty three 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. Seven percent of people in Hallam had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Eighteen percent of Hallam 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. Eighteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty three percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seven 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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