Health and Nutrition of Captiva, FL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty one percent of Captiva 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 Captiva 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). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty six percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Captiva residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 49 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 21 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Captiva residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 171 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty four percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Twenty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Forty three percent of Captiva residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin.

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Diabetes

Twenty percent of people living in Captiva 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. Five percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Captiva 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

Seventeen percent of Captiva 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy six percent of people living in Captiva are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty six percent of people living in Captiva have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty five percent of people in Captiva frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty seven 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 one percent of people living in Captiva use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Ten percent of Captiva residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventeen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Seventeen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fourteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Six 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.

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Prescription Medications

Captiva residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty five percent of people living in Captiva have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty two percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.5 days per month on average. They have 4.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 17 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Captiva residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Captiva have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. People in Captiva were 21 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 13 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. People in Captiva were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Captiva has vaginal or anal sex 28 times a year. Sixty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Captiva 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. Forty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Seven percent of households in Captiva 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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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty one percent of Captiva residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Captiva 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 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifteen 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 one 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 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 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Captiva residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty eight 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. Twenty percent of people living in Captiva have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three 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. Three percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Thirty eight percent of births in Captiva were vaginal deliveries. Sixty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirteen percent of women in Captiva have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty five 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 Captiva 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, 44 percent of Captiva residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Captiva are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Captiva spend $409 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Captiva spends $91 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $134 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $16 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Captiva report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty eight 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 four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirteen percent of Captiva population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty six 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. Ten percent of people in Captiva had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Captiva 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. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five 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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