Health and Nutrition of Rake, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of Rake 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 five 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 three of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat four "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 Rake 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). Twelve percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Rake residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 29 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Rake residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 176 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty six percent of Rake residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nineteen 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. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Nineteen percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Rake 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 Rake 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. Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Forty five percent of people living in Rake are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Dermatology

Twenty three percent of people living in Rake use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Ninety percent of people living in Rake have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Four percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.5 days per month on average. They have 5.6 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 eight percent of Rake residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Thirteen percent of males in Rake have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex. People in Rake 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 16 women. He has vaginal sex with 14 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.5 men on average. They have had 0.9 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Rake were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Nineteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Rake has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Forty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Rake 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eight percent of households in Rake 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

Rake residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Fifty five percent of Rake residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Thirty six percent of Rake 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. Forty three 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 six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty eight 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. Forty five 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 1.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Rake residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty one percent are overweight. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy two percent of births in Rake were vaginal deliveries. Twenty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.3 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eleven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Rake report their general health condition on average at 62 percent. Nine percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 26 percent of Rake residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Rake are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Rake spend $388 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 27 percent of their income. The average family in Rake spends $84 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $156 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Rake report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Eighty 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nine percent of Rake population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty four 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. Nineteen percent of people in Rake had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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