Health and Nutrition of Century Village, FL Residents

Fifty nine percent of Century Village 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 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.

Summary

Diet health (%)

  • Century Village 58.9%
  • Palm Beach County 51.5%
  • Florida 50.9%

Milk product consumption (# of products/month)

  • Here 25.1
  • County 21.2
  • State 20.8

Meals not home prepared (#/week)

  • Century Village 2.1
  • Palm Beach County 3.4
  • Florida 3.5

Meals from fast food or pizza place (#/week)

  • Here 0.7
  • County 1.6
  • Florida 1.7

Ready-to-eat foods (#/month)

  • Here 1.1
  • Palm Beach County 1.8
  • Florida 1.8

Frozen meals/pizza (#/month)

  • Here 2.0
  • Palm Beach County 3.0
  • Florida 3.1

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The average Century Village 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fifteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Century Village residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 53 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 16 teeth.

Summary

Average years since last visit a dentist

  • Here 2.0
  • County 1.9
  • Florida 1.9

People embarrassed because of mouth (%)

  • Century Village 9.6%
  • County 14.0%
  • Florida 14.1%

People with gum disease (%)

  • Here 15.0%
  • Palm Beach County 19.6%
  • State 19.9%

General health of teeth and gums (%)

  • Century Village 52.6%
  • Palm Beach County 48.6%
  • State 48.5%

Average days a week using dental floss/device

  • Here 2.9
  • Palm Beach County 2.9
  • Florida 3.0

Average days a week using mouthwash for dental problem

  • Here 2.7
  • County 2.8
  • State 2.9

Average number of teeth

  • Century Village 16.1
  • Palm Beach County 22.0
  • State 22.9

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The average height of Century Village residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 166 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty two percent of people living here are obese. Forty six percent have ever been obese. Twenty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

Summary

Average height (inches)

  • Here 65.4
  • Palm Beach County 66.5
  • State 66.4

Average weight (pounds)

  • Here 166.2
  • County 178.3
  • State 179.0

Average BMI

  • Here 27.6
  • County 28.6
  • State 28.7

People that are obese (%)

  • Here 31.9%
  • County 37.0%
  • Florida 37.8%

People that ever were obese (%)

  • Here 45.8%
  • Palm Beach County 48.8%
  • State 49.0%

People trying to lose weight (%)

  • Century Village 25.7%
  • Palm Beach County 34.6%
  • Florida 36.1%

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Sixty four percent of Century Village residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

Summary

People that ever used marijuana or hashish (%)

  • Century Village 64.3%
  • County 62.5%
  • Florida 61.5%

Ever used hard drugs (%)

  • Here 15.5%
  • Palm Beach County 21.6%
  • State 21.2%

Ever used any form of cocaine (%)

  • Century Village 13.6%
  • County 19.7%
  • Florida 19.5%

Ever used heroin (%)

  • Century Village 1.4%
  • Palm Beach County 2.6%
  • Florida 2.5%

Ever used methamphetamine (%)

  • Here 5.9%
  • Palm Beach County 10.8%
  • State 10.4%

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Nineteen percent of people living in Century Village have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty four 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.

Summary

Diabetics (%)

  • Here 19.2%
  • Palm Beach County 11.6%
  • Florida 10.7%

Had a blood test for high blood sugar (%)

  • Century Village 63.5%
  • County 50.9%
  • Florida 49.6%

People taking insulin (%)

  • Century Village 5.0%
  • County 3.4%
  • State 3.2%

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Century Village 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).

Summary

Avg. # of times urinating at night

  • Century Village 1.5
  • Palm Beach County 1.2
  • Florida 1.1

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Fourteen percent of Century Village 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 six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Seventeen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

Summary

People 40+ having problems with smell (%)

  • Century Village 14.1%
  • Palm Beach County 11.4%
  • State 11.3%

People 40+ having problems with taste (%)

  • Century Village 7.5%
  • County 5.9%
  • Florida 5.5%

People 40+ that ever had wisdom teeth removed (%)

  • Century Village 76.2%
  • Palm Beach County 68.4%
  • Florida 67.4%

People 40+ that ever had tonsils teeth removed (%)

  • Here 42.6%
  • County 31.6%
  • State 29.7%

People 40+ that ever had a loss of consciousness because of a head injury (%)

  • Century Village 15.1%
  • County 15.2%
  • Florida 15.1%

People 40+ that ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull (%)

  • Century Village 17.4%
  • Palm Beach County 19.9%
  • Florida 19.8%

People 40+ that ever had two or more sinus infections (%)

  • Century Village 37.8%
  • County 39.0%
  • Florida 38.2%

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Ninety four percent of people living in Century Village are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

Summary

People covered by health insurance (%)

  • Century Village 94.3%
  • County 78.6%
  • Florida 76.8%

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

Summary

Has high blood pressure (%)

  • Here 53.5%
  • Palm Beach County 28.0%
  • State 25.1%

Checking blood pressure at home (%)

  • Century Village 45.5%
  • Palm Beach County 27.6%
  • Florida 25.3%

Frequently checking blood cholesterol (%)

  • Here 74.6%
  • County 48.9%
  • State 46.0%

Has high cholesterol level (%)

  • Here 44.5%
  • County 23.2%
  • Florida 20.7%

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Thirty six percent of people living in Century Village use sunscreen.

Summary

People using sunscreen (%)

  • Here 36.2%
  • Palm Beach County 35.1%
  • State 35.8%

Twenty two percent of Century Village residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fifteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fourteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Ten 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.

Summary

People who have little interest in doing things (%)

  • Century Village 22.0%
  • Palm Beach County 24.8%
  • State 25.2%

People feeling down, depressed, or hopeless (%)

  • Century Village 22.8%
  • County 25.8%
  • Florida 26.1%

People who have trouble sleeping or sleeping too much (%)

  • Century Village 35.1%
  • County 39.6%
  • Florida 39.8%

People feeling tired or having little energy (%)

  • Century Village 46.6%
  • County 49.6%
  • State 49.9%

People with poor appetite or overeating (%)

  • Here 21.2%
  • Palm Beach County 25.9%
  • State 26.2%

People feeling bad about themself (%)

  • Here 15.2%
  • Palm Beach County 19.4%
  • Florida 19.9%

People who have trouble concentrating on things (%)

  • Here 13.7%
  • County 17.7%
  • Florida 18.1%

People moving or speaking slowly or too fast (%)

  • Century Village 9.6%
  • County 12.5%
  • State 12.7%

People having thoughts they would be better off dead (%)

  • Century Village 3.9%
  • Palm Beach County 4.1%
  • State 4.1%

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Century Village residents on average take four prescription medicines.

Summary

Average number of prescription medicines taking

  • Century Village 4.2
  • Palm Beach County 2.4
  • State 2.1

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Sixty nine percent of people living in Century Village have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.4 days per month on average. They have 4.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

Summary

People drinking some alcohol every month (%)

  • Here 69.4%
  • County 78.6%
  • State 78.9%

People not drinking at all (%)

  • Here 16.5%
  • County 11.0%
  • Florida 11.0%

Average days/month drinking alcohol

  • Here 5.4
  • Palm Beach County 5.1
  • State 5.0

Average drinks/week

  • Here 4.6
  • Palm Beach County 5.3
  • Florida 5.3

Average days/year people drink much

  • Century Village 11.1
  • Palm Beach County 20.1
  • State 20.8

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Ninety seven percent of Century Village 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 one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Century Village have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty two percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Century Village 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 36 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 9.0 men on average. They have had 4.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Century Village were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on seven men in their lifetime. Five percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. Twenty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Century Village 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy nine percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

Summary

People 18+ that ever had sex (vaginal, anal, or oral) (%)

  • Century Village 97.0%
  • County 97.7%
  • Florida 97.3%

Males 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a woman (%)

  • Century Village 97.3%
  • Palm Beach County 94.6%
  • State 94.3%

Males 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a woman (%)

  • Century Village 80.6%
  • Palm Beach County 85.7%
  • Florida 85.7%

Males 18+ that ever had anal sex with a woman (%)

  • Century Village 39.6%
  • County 46.8%
  • State 46.6%

Males 18+ that ever had any sex with a man (%)

  • Here 6.5%
  • Palm Beach County 6.7%
  • Florida 6.9%

Females 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a man (%)

  • Century Village 96.0%
  • County 97.4%
  • State 97.1%

Females 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a man (%)

  • Here 73.5%
  • County 83.1%
  • Florida 83.0%

Females 18+ that ever had anal sex with a man (%)

  • Here 22.0%
  • Palm Beach County 36.6%
  • State 37.2%

Females 18+ that ever had any kind of sex with a woman (%)

  • Century Village 4.6%
  • Palm Beach County 10.3%
  • Florida 10.5%

Average age people first had sex

  • Here 17.4
  • County 17.0
  • Florida 17.0

Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 36.3
  • Palm Beach County 27.8
  • Florida 27.3

Average number of female vaginal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Century Village 11.1
  • County 20.4
  • Florida 20.6

Average age people first performed oral sex on a woman (18+)

  • Here 22.7
  • Palm Beach County 21.9
  • Florida 21.7

Average number of woman performed oral sex on in lifetime (18+)

  • Century Village 2.1
  • Palm Beach County 4.6
  • Florida 4.6

Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 9.0
  • Palm Beach County 3.7
  • Florida 3.4

Average number of male anal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 4.8
  • County 2.0
  • Florida 1.9

Average age people first performed oral sex on a man (18+)

  • Here 20.1
  • Palm Beach County 20.1
  • State 19.7

Average number of male oral sex partners in lifetime (18+)

  • Century Village 7.2
  • Palm Beach County 5.3
  • State 5.0

People using protection when performing oral sex (%)

  • Here 5.2%
  • County 9.0%
  • Florida 9.5%

People having sex without condom (%)

  • Here 24.1%
  • Palm Beach County 49.0%
  • Florida 49.9%

Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Here 5.6
  • Palm Beach County 9.9
  • Florida 9.7

Average number of male vaginal sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Century Village 3.1
  • County 8.3
  • Florida 8.3

Circumcised males 18+ (%)

  • Here 79.3%
  • Palm Beach County 76.4%
  • State 75.4%

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Twelve percent of households in Century Village use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

Summary

Households using pesticides to control insects (%)

  • Century Village 11.7%
  • County 10.6%
  • State 10.5%

Households using pesticides to kill weeds (%)

  • Century Village 5.2%
  • County 4.5%
  • State 4.2%

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

Summary

Average hours sleeping at night

  • Here 7.3
  • County 6.9
  • State 6.9

People that has trouble sleeping (%)

  • Century Village 31.1%
  • County 30.2%
  • State 29.4%

Twenty one percent of Century Village residents currently smoke cigarettes.

Summary

People smoking cigarettes (%)

  • Century Village 21.1%
  • Palm Beach County 44.0%
  • State 45.5%

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Ten percent of Century Village 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 nine 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. Thirty 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 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 0.8 hours per day.

Summary

People doing vigorous-intensity work activities (%)

  • Century Village 9.9%
  • County 18.9%
  • Florida 19.6%

People doing moderate-intensity work activities (%)

  • Century Village 29.1%
  • Palm Beach County 34.7%
  • Florida 35.7%

People walking or bicycling (%)

  • Here 19.0%
  • County 28.3%
  • State 29.5%

People doing moderate-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Here 29.6%
  • County 40.8%
  • State 42.4%

Average hours a day doing sedentary activities

  • Century Village 6.5
  • County 6.2
  • State 6.1

Average hours a day watching TV or videos

  • Here 3.3
  • County 2.8
  • State 2.7

Average hours a day using computer

  • Century Village 0.8
  • County 1.2
  • State 1.3

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Eight percent of Century Village residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four 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. Twenty two 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 nine percent of people living in Century Village have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty five percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Ten percent have ever been told they had gout. Seven percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Eleven percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Ten percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have ever had emphysema. Sixteen percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

Summary

People with asthma (%)

  • Here 8.4%
  • County 9.9%
  • State 9.8%

People with anemia (%)

  • Century Village 5.9%
  • County 3.8%
  • Florida 3.6%

People with psoriasis (%)

  • Here 4.1%
  • Palm Beach County 3.7%
  • State 3.6%

People with overweight (%)

  • Century Village 33.3%
  • Palm Beach County 34.9%
  • Florida 34.8%

Elderly people having difficulties in thinking or remembering (%)

  • Century Village 22.4%
  • Palm Beach County 19.4%
  • State 18.4%

People who ever received blood transfusion (%)

  • Century Village 28.8%
  • County 13.9%
  • State 12.3%

People having trouble seeing even with glass/contacts (%)

  • Century Village 25.3%
  • Palm Beach County 19.5%
  • State 18.9%

People with arthritis (%)

  • Here 54.9%
  • Palm Beach County 29.9%
  • Florida 26.6%

People with gout (%)

  • Here 9.5%
  • Palm Beach County 4.7%
  • State 4.1%

People with angina pectoris (%)

  • Century Village 6.8%
  • Palm Beach County 2.9%
  • Florida 2.4%

People who ever had heart attack (%)

  • Century Village 11.1%
  • Palm Beach County 4.9%
  • Florida 4.1%

People who ever had stroke (%)

  • Here 9.9%
  • County 4.6%
  • State 3.9%

People with emphysema (%)

  • Century Village 6.3%
  • Palm Beach County 3.6%
  • Florida 2.8%

People with thyroid problem (%)

  • Century Village 15.9%
  • County 8.7%
  • Florida 7.9%

People with chronic bronchitis (%)

  • Century Village 5.5%
  • Palm Beach County 3.8%
  • State 3.4%

People with any liver condition (%)

  • Century Village 2.9%
  • County 2.9%
  • Florida 2.6%

People who ever had cancer or malignancy (%)

  • Century Village 25.5%
  • County 11.5%
  • State 9.8%

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

Summary

Vaginal deliveries (%)

  • Here 82.1%
  • Palm Beach County 65.7%
  • State 63.8%

Cesarean deliveries (%)

  • Here 17.9%
  • County 34.3%
  • Florida 36.2%

Deliveries resulted in a live birth (%)

  • Here 99.7%
  • County 99.3%
  • Florida 99.2%

Pregnancies resulted in a delivery (%)

  • Century Village 60.6%
  • Palm Beach County 60.0%
  • Florida 59.7%

Women breastfeeding newborns (%)

  • Here 49.1%
  • County 55.1%
  • State 57.4%

Women that had a hysterectomy (%)

  • Here 48.1%
  • Palm Beach County 25.9%
  • State 22.8%

Women that had both ovaries removed (%)

  • Here 24.9%
  • County 14.0%
  • State 12.3%

Women that have ever taken birth control pills (%)

  • Here 55.4%
  • County 71.8%
  • State 73.1%

Women that have ever used female hormones (%)

  • Here 41.8%
  • Palm Beach County 22.5%
  • State 19.9%

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People living in Century Village report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 19 percent of Century Village residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Century Village are left-handed.

Summary

General health condition (%)

  • Here 52.9%
  • County 55.9%
  • State 56.4%

Blood donors (%)

  • Century Village 2.7%
  • Palm Beach County 4.6%
  • Florida 4.9%

Has blood ever tested for HIV virus (%)

  • Here 18.5%
  • Palm Beach County 37.5%
  • Florida 39.3%

Left-handed people (%)

  • Century Village 6.5%
  • Palm Beach County 8.1%
  • Florida 8.2%

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People in Century Village spend $300 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Century Village spends $50 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $110 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

Summary

Money monthly spent on food at supermarket/grocery store

  • Here $300
  • County $357
  • State $361

Income spent on food at supermarket/grocery store (%)

  • Here 16.8%
  • County 21.8%
  • Florida 22.3%

Money monthly spent on food at other stores

  • Here $50
  • Palm Beach County $74
  • Florida $77

Income spent on food at other stores (%)

  • Here 2.4%
  • Palm Beach County 3.9%
  • State 4.2%

Money monthly spent on eating out

  • Century Village $110
  • County $144
  • Florida $146

Income spent on eating out (%)

  • Here 4.8%
  • Palm Beach County 6.5%
  • State 6.9%

Money monthly spent on carryout/delivered foods

  • Century Village $12
  • Palm Beach County $24
  • State $26

Income spent on carryout/delivered foods (%)

  • Here 0.4%
  • County 1.1%
  • State 1.2%

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People living in Century Village report their general condition of hearing on average at 66 percent. Eighty five 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. Twenty nine percent of Century Village population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Ten percent of people in Century Village had off-work exposure to loud noise.

Summary

Average condition of hearing (%)

  • Century Village 66.1%
  • Palm Beach County 77.5%
  • State 78.9%

People that can hear a whisper from across a quiet room (%)

  • Century Village 84.6%
  • County 80.8%
  • Florida 81.2%

People that can hear normal voice from across a quiet room (%)

  • Here 95.7%
  • County 95.3%
  • Florida 95.3%

Ears ringing, roaring, buzzing (%)

  • Here 29.3%
  • Palm Beach County 19.5%
  • State 18.5%

Had a job exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Here 37.4%
  • Palm Beach County 40.0%
  • State 39.9%

Had off-work exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Here 9.7%
  • Palm Beach County 14.2%
  • State 14.3%

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

Summary

Adults 40+ taking low-dose aspirin (%)

  • Here 45.7%
  • County 30.1%
  • Florida 28.1%

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Twenty six percent of Century Village 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. Thirty nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty two percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Sixteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Twenty four percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

Summary

People having limitations keeping them from working (%)

  • Here 26.4%
  • County 18.4%
  • Florida 16.9%

People limited in amount of work they can do (%)

  • Here 39.1%
  • County 25.3%
  • State 23.1%

People that need special equipment to walk (%)

  • Here 22.4%
  • County 10.7%
  • Florida 9.3%

People experiencing confusion/memory problems (%)

  • Here 16.0%
  • County 10.0%
  • State 9.2%

People requiring special healthcare equipment (%)

  • Here 24.3%
  • Palm Beach County 10.1%
  • State 8.6%

The biggest differences compared to state averages have been highlighted with a blue background.

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