Health and Nutrition of Taconite, MN Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty six percent of Taconite residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 22 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 one 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.

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Oral Health

The average Taconite 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). Thirteen 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). Taconite residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 53 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 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Taconite residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 180 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty two percent of people living here are obese. Forty five percent have ever been obese. Fifty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty seven percent of Taconite residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nineteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seventeen 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

Four percent of people living in Taconite 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.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Taconite 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

Six percent of Taconite 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. Sixty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty four percent of people living in Taconite are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty one percent of people in Taconite frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eleven 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 three percent of people living in Taconite use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty three percent of Taconite residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Seventeen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Taconite residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty nine percent of people living in Taconite have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.2 days per month on average. They have 10.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 25 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Taconite residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Ninety eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Nineteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Taconite were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 17 women. He has vaginal sex with 17 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 three women. People in Taconite were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. The average person in Taconite has vaginal or anal sex 73 times a year. Fifty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Taconite 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

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

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Seventy seven percent of Taconite residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty four percent of Taconite 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 four 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 three 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. Fifty seven 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eleven percent of Taconite residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty one percent are overweight. Eighteen 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. Seven percent of people living in Taconite have ever received a blood transfusion. Eleven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Eight percent have another thyroid problem.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy six percent of births in Taconite were vaginal deliveries. Twenty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy four percent of women breastfeed their children. Nine percent of women in Taconite have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty one 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.

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Current Health Status

People living in Taconite report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Taconite residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Taconite are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Taconite spend $340 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 29 percent of their income. The average family in Taconite spends $66 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $121 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Taconite report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Ninety 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty one percent of Taconite population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Thirteen percent of people in Taconite had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty six percent of Taconite residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fourteen percent of Taconite 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. Seventeen 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. Ten percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eight 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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