Forty four percent of Gilmore City 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 five 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 three 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 Gilmore 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). Twenty nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Gilmore City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 48 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 29 teeth.
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The average height of Gilmore City residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 172 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.
Fifty seven percent of Gilmore City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty two percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Eight percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Thirty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Gilmore 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).
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Ten percent of Gilmore 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eighteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty nine 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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Forty seven percent of people living in Gilmore City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Fifteen percent of people in Gilmore City frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eight 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 Gilmore City use sunscreen.
Twenty two percent of Gilmore City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Nineteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eleven 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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Ninety three percent of people living in Gilmore City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 3.3 days per month on average. They have 4.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 17 days a year.
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Ninety nine percent of Gilmore City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Gilmore City have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty three percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Gilmore City 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 54 women. He has vaginal sex with 51 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on 12 women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.4 men on average. They have had 1.0 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Gilmore City were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Fourteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Gilmore City has vaginal or anal sex 88 times a year. Fifty three percent have sex without using a condom. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Seven percent of households in Gilmore 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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Gilmore City 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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Forty four percent of Gilmore City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Thirty percent of Gilmore 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. Forty 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty two 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 seven 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 1.6 hours per day.
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Five percent of Gilmore City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty two percent are overweight. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition.
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Fifty two percent of births in Gilmore City were vaginal deliveries. Forty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty two percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Seventeen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.
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People living in Gilmore City report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 41 percent of Gilmore City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Gilmore City are left-handed.
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People in Gilmore City spend $388 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Gilmore City spends $99 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $219 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 12 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 Gilmore City report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 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 eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eight percent of Gilmore City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Nineteen percent of people in Gilmore City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Seven percent of Gilmore 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.
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