Forty four percent of Garden City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Garden City 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). Seven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Garden City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 26 teeth.
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The average height of Garden City residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 197 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 33. Forty seven percent of people living here are obese. Sixty six percent have ever been obese. Sixty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Sixty one percent of Garden City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty eight percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Twenty three percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Six percent of people living in Garden City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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Garden City 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).
Four percent of Garden City 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. Fifty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty four percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Thirty five percent of people living in Garden City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Eight percent of people living in Garden City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty nine percent of people in Garden City frequently check their blood cholesterol. 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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Thirty three percent of people living in Garden City use sunscreen.
Sixteen percent of Garden City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eighteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eleven percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Ten 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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Sixty six percent of people living in Garden City 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 5.7 days per month on average. They have 16.1 drinks per week.
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Ninety eight percent of Garden City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Seventy four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty two percent have ever had anal sex. People in Garden City were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Garden City were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Ten percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Garden City has vaginal or anal sex 49 times a year. Twenty eight percent have sex without using a condom. Sixty nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Twenty six percent of households in Garden City 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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Garden City residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Eleven percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Sixty eight percent of Garden City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Twenty seven percent of Garden City 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 nine 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 seven 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. Twenty 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 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 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 1.3 hours per day.
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Six percent of Garden City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifty six percent are overweight. Four percent of people living in Garden City have ever received a blood transfusion. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition.
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Fifty seven percent of births in Garden City were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety two percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.
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People living in Garden City report their general health condition on average at 48 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 67 percent of Garden City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Garden City are left-handed.
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People in Garden City spend $350 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 Garden City spends $91 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $145 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $21 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Garden City report their general condition of hearing on average at 91 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. Ninety nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Nineteen percent of Garden City 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. Twenty three percent of people in Garden City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Thirty four percent of Garden City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Eight percent of Garden City 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. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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