Forty six percent of Boothville-Venice residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 one "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 Boothville-Venice 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). Fifteen 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). Boothville-Venice residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 24 teeth.
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The average height of Boothville-Venice residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 189 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty seven percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Fifty six percent of Boothville-Venice residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin.
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Thirteen percent of people living in Boothville-Venice have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Five percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Boothville-Venice 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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Six percent of Boothville-Venice 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. Six 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. Eleven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fourteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Seventy four percent of people living in Boothville-Venice are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Twenty eight percent of people living in Boothville-Venice have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty one percent of people in Boothville-Venice frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eighteen percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.
Twelve percent of people living in Boothville-Venice use sunscreen.
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Twenty six percent of Boothville-Venice residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty 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. Thirteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twelve 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. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Boothville-Venice residents on average take two prescription medicines.
Sixty nine percent of people living in Boothville-Venice have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen 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 5.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 26 days a year.
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Ninety seven percent of Boothville-Venice 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 eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Boothville-Venice have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Boothville-Venice were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 32 women. He has vaginal sex with 27 women. People living here were on average 26 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 Boothville-Venice were 19 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. Twenty two percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Boothville-Venice has vaginal or anal sex 42 times a year. Thirty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Boothville-Venice 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 12 men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 1.0 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Fifteen percent of households in Boothville-Venice use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Four percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Boothville-Venice residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Fifty nine percent of Boothville-Venice residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Eighteen percent of Boothville-Venice 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 eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty 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. Thirty three 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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Nine percent of Boothville-Venice residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eight percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Thirty five percent are overweight. Twelve 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. Ten percent of people living in Boothville-Venice have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Sixty six percent of births in Boothville-Venice were vaginal deliveries. Thirty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty percent of women in Boothville-Venice 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). Sixty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Three percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Six 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 Boothville-Venice report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 57 percent of Boothville-Venice residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Ten percent of people living in Boothville-Venice are left-handed.
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People in Boothville-Venice 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 Boothville-Venice spends $66 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $112 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $27 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.
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People living in Boothville-Venice report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty seven 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirteen percent of Boothville-Venice population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty five 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. Fourteen percent of people in Boothville-Venice had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Twenty four percent of Boothville-Venice residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Seventeen percent of Boothville-Venice 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 percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight 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.