Fifty six percent of Zoar residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 23 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 one 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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The average Zoar 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). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty two percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Zoar residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 22 teeth.
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The average height of Zoar residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 186 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Forty one percent of people living here are obese. Fifty seven percent have ever been obese. Twenty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Fifty nine percent of Zoar residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Five percent have ever used heroin. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Twenty three percent of people living in Zoar have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Four percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Zoar 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).
Twenty five percent of Zoar 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. Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty four percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Sixty eight percent of people living in Zoar are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Thirty three percent of people living in Zoar have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty six percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty seven percent of people in Zoar frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty 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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Twenty three percent of people living in Zoar use sunscreen.
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Fifteen percent of Zoar residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Nineteen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Twenty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eighteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Seventeen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eleven percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirteen 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Zoar residents on average take two prescription medicines.
Eighty seven percent of people living in Zoar have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 6.2 days per month on average. They have 6.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 25 days a year.
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Ninety nine percent of Zoar 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. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Zoar have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Zoar 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 17 women. He has vaginal sex with 15 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on seven women. People in Zoar were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Zoar has vaginal or anal sex 24 times a year. Seventy three percent have sex without using a condom. Forty two percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Six percent of households in Zoar use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Six percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Zoar residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Nineteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Thirty four percent of Zoar residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Twenty nine percent of Zoar 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. Thirty 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixteen 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 eight 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 0.8 hours per day.
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Nine percent of Zoar residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty one percent are overweight. Ten 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 percent of people living in Zoar have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Five percent have ever been told they had gout. Four percent have congestive heart failure. Four percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Four percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. One percent have ever had emphysema. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Six percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Eleven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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People living in Zoar report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 49 percent of Zoar residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Zoar are left-handed.
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People in Zoar spend $442 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Zoar spends $81 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $139 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $14 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Zoar report their general condition of hearing on average at 78 percent. Eighty three 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. Eighty eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty three percent of Zoar population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty two 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 Zoar had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Thirty percent of Zoar residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Sixteen percent of Zoar 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. Twenty three percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eleven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Nine percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.