Health and Nutrition of Lake Harbor, FL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty eight percent of Lake Harbor 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 three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Lake Harbor 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 one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Lake Harbor residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Lake Harbor residents 16 years and older is 57 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty nine percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty eight percent of Lake Harbor residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nineteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Five percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Nine percent of people living in Lake Harbor have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Lake Harbor 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

Nine percent of Lake Harbor 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 five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Ten percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Forty percent of people living in Lake Harbor are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Ten percent of people living in Lake Harbor 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 in Lake Harbor frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty three percent of people living in Lake Harbor use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Thirty six percent of Lake Harbor residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Nineteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Sixteen 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. Seven percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Alcohol use

Seventy one percent of people living in Lake Harbor have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eighteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.6 days per month on average. They have 2.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety two percent of Lake Harbor residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Fourteen percent of males in Lake Harbor have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Seventy nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty one percent have ever had anal sex. People in Lake Harbor 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 20 women. He has vaginal sex with 29 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. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 4.3 men on average. They have had 3.2 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Lake Harbor were 25 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. Twenty six percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Lake Harbor has vaginal or anal sex 51 times a year. Thirty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Lake Harbor 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with three men on average. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Five percent of households in Lake Harbor use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Lake Harbor 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

Forty one percent of Lake Harbor residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eighteen percent of Lake Harbor 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 six 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. Forty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Seventeen 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. Thirty six 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 four 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 1.0 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Lake Harbor residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five 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 three percent are overweight. Eight percent of people living in Lake Harbor have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Five percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy two percent of births in Lake Harbor were vaginal deliveries. Twenty eight percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.5 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Eight percent of women in Lake Harbor have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Lake Harbor report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 49 percent of Lake Harbor residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Lake Harbor are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Lake Harbor spend $435 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 29 percent of their income. The average family in Lake Harbor spends $89 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $150 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Lake Harbor report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Ninety two 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen percent of Lake Harbor population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty five 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 Lake Harbor had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twelve percent of Lake Harbor residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twelve percent of Lake Harbor 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. Seven 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. Three 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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