Health and Nutrition of Penney Farms, FL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty three percent of Penney Farms residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 26 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 two 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 one "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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Oral Health

The average Penney Farms resident last visited a dentist three years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Thirteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eleven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Penney Farms residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 13 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Penney Farms residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 153 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Twenty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty two percent of Penney Farms residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Four percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Nineteen percent of people living in Penney Farms have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Five percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Penney Farms residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two 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

Fifteen percent of Penney Farms 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. Eleven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty seven percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eleven percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fourteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty nine percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety one percent of people living in Penney Farms are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Sixty percent of people living in Penney Farms have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy two percent of people in Penney Farms frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty nine 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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Dermatology

Twenty five percent of people living in Penney Farms use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty five percent of Penney Farms residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty one 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 eight 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. Thirteen 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. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Penney Farms residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Forty nine percent of people living in Penney Farms have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.3 days per month on average. They have 3.7 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety three percent of Penney Farms 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. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Penney Farms have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety two percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex. Twelve percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Penney Farms 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 48 women. He has vaginal sex with 35 women. People living here were on average 25 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Penney Farms were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Fifteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Penney Farms has vaginal or anal sex 25 times a year. Thirty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Penney Farms 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with nine men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Twelve percent of households in Penney Farms 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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Sleep Disorders

Penney Farms residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty two percent of Penney Farms residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twenty seven 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. Nineteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Nineteen 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 six 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 0.6 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Penney Farms residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Nine percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty nine percent are overweight. Twenty 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. Thirty three percent of people living in Penney Farms have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Nine percent have ever been told they had gout. Eight percent have coronary heart disease. Eleven percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have ever had emphysema. Seventeen percent have another thyroid problem. Seven percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty two percent of births in Penney Farms were vaginal deliveries. Eighteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty five percent of women in Penney Farms have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty one 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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Current Health Status

People living in Penney Farms report their general health condition on average at 45 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 20 percent of Penney Farms residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Penney Farms are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Penney Farms spend $275 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Penney Farms spends $37 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $63 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $10 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Penney Farms report their general condition of hearing on average at 64 percent. Eighty nine 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. Twenty nine percent of Penney Farms population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty seven 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. Five percent of people in Penney Farms had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty percent of Penney Farms residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Thirty two percent of Penney Farms 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. Forty one percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty two percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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