Health and Nutrition of La Prairie, MN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty seven percent of La Prairie residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Oral Health

The average La Prairie resident last visited a dentist one 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. Twenty seven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). La Prairie residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 51 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 three days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Weight

The average height of La Prairie residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 185 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Sixty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Drug Use

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

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Diabetes

Seven percent of people living in La Prairie have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Seventy nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Kidney Conditions-Urology

La 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).

Summary

Taste & Smell

Seventy five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Seventeen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Health Insurance

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

Summary

Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Seventeen percent of people living in La Prairie have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty four percent of people in La Prairie frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fifty percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Dermatology

Fifty percent of people living in La Prairie use sunscreen.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Mental Health

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

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Prescription Medications

La Prairie residents on average take two prescription medicines.

Summary

Alcohol use

Seventy nine percent of people living in La Prairie have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty one percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.6 days per month on average.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of La Prairie 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. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty three percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in La Prairie were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in La Prairie 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. Seventy one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in La Prairie 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Pesticide Use

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

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Sleep Disorders

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

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Smoking-Cigarette Use

Seventy five percent of La Prairie residents currently smoke cigarettes.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Physical Activity

Twenty seven percent of La 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. Fifty nine 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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 nine 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 six 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.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Medical Conditions

Fourteen percent of La Prairie residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Forty six percent are overweight. Twenty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Reproductive Health

Thirty three percent of births in La Prairie were vaginal deliveries. Sixty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventeen percent of women in La Prairie have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventeen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Hundred percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seventeen 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.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Current Health Status

People living in La Prairie report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 20 percent of La Prairie residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in La Prairie are left-handed.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Consumer Behavior

People in La Prairie spend $334 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in La Prairie spends $122 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $97 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is two percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Audiometry

People living in La Prairie report their general condition of hearing on average at 91 percent. Seventy five 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. Seven percent of La Prairie population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty two 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. Thirteen percent of people in La Prairie had off-work exposure to loud noise.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Preventive Aspirin Use

Thirty eight percent of La Prairie residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

Physical Functioning

Forty five 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.

Summary

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.