Health and Nutrition of St. Johns, IL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty three percent of St. Johns residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 10 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 six 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 two "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 St. Johns 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). Forty five percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Forty seven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). St. Johns residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 34 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of St. Johns residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 189 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty four percent of people living here are obese. Forty percent have ever been obese. Forty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty six percent of St. Johns residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nineteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Thirteen percent of people living in St. Johns have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Nine percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

St. Johns 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

Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Six percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty six percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty seven percent of people living in St. Johns are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Eighteen percent of people living in St. Johns have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty one percent of people in St. Johns frequently check their blood cholesterol. Ten 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

Twenty one percent of people living in St. Johns use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty five percent of St. Johns residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty nine 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. Seventeen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Seventeen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eight percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Seven 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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Prescription Medications

St. Johns residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty three percent of people living in St. Johns have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 6.6 days per month on average. They have 5.5 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 nine percent of St. Johns residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in St. Johns 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. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventy one percent have ever had anal sex. Fourteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in St. Johns 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 25 women. He has vaginal sex with 25 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 four women. People in St. Johns were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in St. Johns has vaginal or anal sex 44 times a year. Sixty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in St. Johns 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twenty percent of households in St. Johns use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Eight percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty five percent of St. Johns residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty percent of St. Johns 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 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 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. Sixty 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 seven 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

Five percent of St. Johns residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Seven percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty six percent are overweight. Five percent of people living in St. Johns have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty eight percent of births in St. Johns were vaginal deliveries. Thirteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Fourteen percent of women in St. Johns have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Ninety three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirty two 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 St. Johns report their general health condition on average at 44 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 74 percent of St. Johns residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in St. Johns are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in St. Johns spend $453 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. This is four percent of their income. They spend $368 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in St. Johns report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Ninety one 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. Twenty nine percent of St. Johns population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty nine 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. Forty four percent of people in St. Johns had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Sixteen percent of St. Johns residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Ten percent of St. Johns 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. Thirteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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