Health and Nutrition of Benzonia, MI Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty one percent of Benzonia residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 14 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 three "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 Benzonia 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). Twenty three percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Forty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Benzonia 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Benzonia residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 179 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty four percent of people living here are obese. Fifty one percent have ever been obese. Twenty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy seven percent of Benzonia residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Thirty one percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Seventeen percent of people living in Benzonia have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Benzonia 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

Thirty percent of Benzonia 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 percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

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

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty six percent of people in Benzonia frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Twenty eight percent of people living in Benzonia use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Benzonia residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety percent of people living in Benzonia have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 10.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 31 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Benzonia residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Benzonia have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex. Twelve percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Benzonia were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 47 women. He has vaginal sex with 31 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 14 women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 0.9 men on average. They have had 0.6 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Benzonia were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Benzonia has vaginal or anal sex 49 times a year. Fifty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Benzonia 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Four percent of households in Benzonia 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

Benzonia residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty five percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty nine percent of Benzonia residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty two percent of Benzonia 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 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty six 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. Twenty 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 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Benzonia 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". Sixteen percent are overweight. Fifteen 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. Eighteen percent of people living in Benzonia have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty seven percent of births in Benzonia were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy six percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifteen percent of women in Benzonia have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Eight percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eighteen 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 Benzonia report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Benzonia residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Four percent of people living in Benzonia are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Benzonia spend $321 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Benzonia spends $57 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $120 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $13 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Benzonia report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 percent. Seventy 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. Eighty five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty one percent of Benzonia population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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 Benzonia had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nineteen percent of Benzonia 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. Twenty one percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seventeen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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