Fifty eight percent of Big Flats Airport 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 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 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. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Big Flats Airport 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). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Big Flats Airport residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 54 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 four 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 26 teeth.
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The average height of Big Flats Airport residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 169 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty eight percent of people living here are obese. Thirty four percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Forty one percent of Big Flats Airport residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Ten percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin.
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Twelve percent of people living in Big Flats Airport have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Three percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
Big Flats Airport 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).
Ten percent of Big Flats Airport 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twelve percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Eighty four percent of people living in Big Flats Airport are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Nineteen percent of people living in Big Flats Airport have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty two percent of people in Big Flats Airport frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixteen 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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Thirty seven percent of people living in Big Flats Airport use sunscreen.
Twenty three percent of Big Flats Airport residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty one percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty one 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. Fourteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Six 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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Big Flats Airport residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Sixty six percent of people living in Big Flats Airport have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.0 days per month on average. They have 3.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 10 days a year.
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Ninety five percent of Big Flats Airport 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. Seventy six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Big Flats Airport have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety two percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Big Flats Airport were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 19 women. He has vaginal sex with 18 women. People living here were on average 24 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Big Flats Airport were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Big Flats Airport has vaginal or anal sex 43 times a year. Forty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Big Flats Airport 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Twelve percent of households in Big Flats Airport use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
Big Flats Airport residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Seventeen percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Thirty six percent of Big Flats Airport residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Nine percent of Big Flats Airport 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. Twenty 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. Thirty three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty three 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 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 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 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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Seven percent of Big Flats Airport residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty nine percent are overweight. Seven percent of people living in Big Flats Airport have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. One percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. One 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. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Forty six percent of births in Big Flats Airport were vaginal deliveries. Fifty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy four percent of women breastfeed their children. Eleven percent of women in Big Flats Airport 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). Sixty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Seven 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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People living in Big Flats Airport report their general health condition on average at 60 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 46 percent of Big Flats Airport residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Big Flats Airport are left-handed.
People in Big Flats Airport spend $377 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 15 percent of their income. The average family in Big Flats Airport spends $81 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $184 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $29 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Big Flats Airport report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Big Flats Airport population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty 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 Big Flats Airport had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Nineteen percent of Big Flats Airport residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Six percent of Big Flats Airport 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. Nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Three 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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