Forty two percent of Dripping Springs residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 27 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat four "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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The average Dripping Springs 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirty three percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Dripping Springs residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 five days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 28 teeth.
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The average height of Dripping Springs residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 164 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Fifty percent of people living here are obese. Seventy five percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Sixty five percent of Dripping Springs residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nineteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Fifty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
Dripping Springs 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).
Thirty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty five percent have ever had their tonsils removed.
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Seventy two percent of people living in Dripping Springs are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty three percent of people in Dripping Springs frequently check their blood cholesterol. Ten 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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Twenty one percent of people living in Dripping Springs use sunscreen.
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Thirty seven percent of Dripping Springs residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifty three 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. Thirty one percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fifteen 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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Dripping Springs residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Eighty eight percent of people living in Dripping Springs have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Ten percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.7 days per month on average. They have 2.7 drinks per week.
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Ninety nine percent of Dripping Springs 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. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Dripping Springs were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 11 women. He has vaginal sex with nine women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Dripping Springs were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Dripping Springs has vaginal or anal sex 64 times a year. Thirty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Dripping Springs 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. Eighty eight percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Twenty percent of households in Dripping Springs use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.
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Dripping Springs residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty five percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Seventy nine percent of Dripping Springs residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Twenty six percent of Dripping Springs 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. Forty two 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. Twenty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty 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. Forty eight 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 1.8 hours per day.
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Ten percent of Dripping Springs residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Fifty nine percent are overweight. Twenty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.
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Fifty three percent of births in Dripping Springs were vaginal deliveries. Forty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy percent of women breastfeed their children. Four percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty one percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.
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People living in Dripping Springs report their general health condition on average at 61 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 21 percent of Dripping Springs residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.
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People in Dripping Springs spend $471 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 26 percent of their income. The average family in Dripping Springs spends $133 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $106 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $31 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.
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People living in Dripping Springs report their general condition of hearing on average at 83 percent. Ninety 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nineteen percent of Dripping Springs population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty nine 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.
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Thirteen percent of Dripping Springs residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Sixteen percent of Dripping Springs 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. Six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Ten 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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