Health and Nutrition of Pocahontas, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Pocahontas 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 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

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Oral Health

The average Pocahontas 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). Twenty four percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Pocahontas residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 17 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Pocahontas residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty three percent of people living here are obese. Fifty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty nine percent of Pocahontas residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eighteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Fourteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seventeen percent of people living in Pocahontas have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty two 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

Pocahontas residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Fifteen percent of Pocahontas 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine 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. Forty three percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty eight percent of people living in Pocahontas 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 take their blood pressure at home. Fifty two percent of people in Pocahontas frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty 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 four percent of people living in Pocahontas use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Pocahontas residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty eight percent of people living in Pocahontas have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Sixteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.6 days per month on average. They have 4.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 22 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Pocahontas residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Pocahontas have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Pocahontas 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 25 women. He has vaginal sex with 21 women. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Pocahontas were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on nine men in their lifetime. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Pocahontas has vaginal or anal sex 49 times a year. Fifty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Pocahontas 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 16 men on average. They have had 14 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Thirteen percent of households in Pocahontas use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Four percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty five percent of Pocahontas residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Nine percent of Pocahontas 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. Twenty seven 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. Twenty five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty six 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 1.1 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eighteen percent of Pocahontas residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three 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. Forty one 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 one percent of people living in Pocahontas have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Five percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Seven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Nine percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have ever had emphysema. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Seven percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Fourteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy five percent of births in Pocahontas were vaginal deliveries. Twenty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty four percent of women in Pocahontas have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eighteen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Ten percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twenty 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 Pocahontas report their general health condition on average at 47 percent. One percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 34 percent of Pocahontas residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Pocahontas are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Pocahontas spend $338 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 30 percent of their income. The average family in Pocahontas spends $45 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $80 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Pocahontas report their general condition of hearing on average at 73 percent. Seventy four 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 two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty four percent of Pocahontas population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty eight 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. Eight percent of people in Pocahontas had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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