Fifty nine percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 19 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 two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
The average Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree 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). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 58 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 26 teeth.
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The average height of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 144 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Twenty four percent of people living here are obese. Thirty one percent have ever been obese. Forty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Thirty three percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nine 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.
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Seven percent of people living in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree 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).
Six percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree 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 eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eight percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Eighty four percent of people living in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Eighteen percent of people living in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Nineteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty nine percent of people in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fourteen 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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Fifty three percent of people living in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree use sunscreen.
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Twenty percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty 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 three 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. Twelve 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Fifty eight percent of people living in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty three percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.7 days per month on average. They have 2.3 drinks per week.
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Ninety six percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree 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. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty six percent have ever had anal sex. People in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree 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 13 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 0.9 men on average. People in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree were 22 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. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree has vaginal or anal sex 45 times a year. Forty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty seven percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Nine percent of households in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree 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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Seventeen percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Thirteen percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree 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 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. Thirty percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty five 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 1.4 hours per day.
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Seven percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree 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. Thirty two percent are overweight. Eight 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. Eight percent of people living in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree have ever received a blood transfusion. Eleven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twelve percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. One percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Ten percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Forty two percent of births in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree were vaginal deliveries. Fifty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety one percent of women breastfeed their children. Eleven percent of women in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Ten percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Fourteen 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 Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 38 percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree are left-handed.
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People in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree spend $429 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 11 percent of their income. The average family in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree spends $103 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $246 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five 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 Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Six percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head.
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Fifteen percent of Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Ten percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems.
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