Health and Nutrition of Richland, IA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Richland residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 four 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 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 Richland 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 percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Seventeen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Richland 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 five days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Richland residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 175 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty three percent of people living here are obese. Forty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

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

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Diabetes

Six percent of people living in Richland have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty five 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

Richland 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

Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty four percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eight percent of people living in Richland have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty nine percent of people in Richland frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Forty three percent of people living in Richland use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Alcohol use

Seventy eight percent of people living in Richland have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.4 days per month on average. They have 3.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 12 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Richland residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety six percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Richland have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety four percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty one percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Richland 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 15 women. He has vaginal sex with 13 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 3.6 men on average. They have had 2.5 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Richland were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Richland has vaginal or anal sex 57 times a year. Forty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Richland 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 three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty three percent of Richland residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

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

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Richland residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One 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 one percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in Richland have ever received a blood transfusion. Seventeen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eighteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two 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. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty three percent of births in Richland were vaginal deliveries. Thirty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 96.4 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Fourteen percent of women in Richland have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirteen 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 Richland report their general health condition on average at 59 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Richland residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Richland are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Richland spend $351 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Richland spends $91 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $172 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Richland report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty nine 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. Ten percent of Richland population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty six 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 Richland had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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