Health and Nutrition of Punta Rassa, FL Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty four percent of Punta Rassa residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 25 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 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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Oral Health

The average Punta Rassa 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). Twelve percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Punta Rassa residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 one 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 11 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Punta Rassa residents 16 years and older is 69 inches. The average weight is 185 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Thirty percent of people living here are obese. Fifty one percent have ever been obese. Fifteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty nine percent of Punta Rassa residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty nine percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty nine percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Eleven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Twenty seven percent of people living in Punta Rassa have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Punta Rassa 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

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

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Health Insurance

Ninety two percent of people living in Punta Rassa are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Fifty percent of people living in Punta Rassa have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy percent of people in Punta Rassa frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fifty six 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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Mental Health

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

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Prescription Medications

Punta Rassa residents on average take five prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Eighty three percent of people living in Punta Rassa have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.9 days per month on average. They have 6.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 19 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Punta Rassa 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. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty six percent have ever had anal sex. People in Punta Rassa 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 37 women. He has vaginal sex with 20 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on eight women. People in Punta Rassa were 25 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Punta Rassa has vaginal or anal sex 30 times a year. Twenty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Punta Rassa 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. Seventy three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Fourteen percent of households in Punta Rassa use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Nine percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Punta Rassa residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty eight percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty six percent of Punta Rassa residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Punta Rassa 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 one 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 four percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixteen 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 four 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

Nine percent of Punta Rassa 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". Six percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty one percent are overweight. Thirty 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. Twenty four percent of people living in Punta Rassa have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Ten percent have ever been told they had gout. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Six percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty eight percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty five percent of births in Punta Rassa were vaginal deliveries. Forty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety percent of women breastfeed their children. Fourteen percent of women in Punta Rassa have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Thirty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Ten percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eight 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 Punta Rassa report their general health condition on average at 43 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 25 percent of Punta Rassa residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Punta Rassa are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Punta Rassa spend $307 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 Punta Rassa spends $41 on food at other stores monthly. This is one percent of their income. They spend $89 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 zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Punta Rassa report their general condition of hearing on average at 58 percent. Seventy 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty eight percent of Punta Rassa population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Sixty one 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 two percent of people in Punta Rassa had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty six percent of Punta Rassa 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 five percent of Punta Rassa 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 seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty three percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.

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