Forty eight percent of Malone-Porter residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 four 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. They also eat two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Malone-Porter 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). Eleven percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Malone-Porter residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 27 teeth.
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The average height of Malone-Porter residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 188 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty four percent of people living here are obese. Sixty one percent have ever been obese. Forty percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Sixty one percent of Malone-Porter residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty six percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty six percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Eighteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Six percent of people living in Malone-Porter 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. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Malone-Porter 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).
Thirteen percent of Malone-Porter 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Forty nine percent of people living in Malone-Porter are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Eleven percent of people living in Malone-Porter have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty five percent of people in Malone-Porter frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixteen 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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Thirty percent of people living in Malone-Porter use sunscreen.
Twenty two percent of Malone-Porter residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty four percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen 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. Fourteen 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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Malone-Porter residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Seventy nine percent of people living in Malone-Porter have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.0 days per month on average. They have 8.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 37 days a year.
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Ninety eight percent of Malone-Porter 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. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Malone-Porter have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety three percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Seven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Malone-Porter 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 61 women. He has vaginal sex with 52 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 11 women. People in Malone-Porter were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Malone-Porter has vaginal or anal sex 68 times a year. Forty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Malone-Porter 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with four men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Eleven percent of households in Malone-Porter 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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Malone-Porter 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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Fifty two percent of Malone-Porter residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Twenty eight percent of Malone-Porter 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. Forty four 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. Thirty five percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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. Forty three 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 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 1.5 hours per day.
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Four percent of Malone-Porter residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". One percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty four percent are overweight. Twelve 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. Four percent of people living in Malone-Porter have ever received a blood transfusion. Sixteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Four percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.
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Fifty six percent of births in Malone-Porter were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Eleven percent of women in Malone-Porter have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Six percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nine 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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People living in Malone-Porter report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Six percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 42 percent of Malone-Porter residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Malone-Porter are left-handed.
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People in Malone-Porter spend $370 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 21 percent of their income. The average family in Malone-Porter spends $97 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $135 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $19 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Malone-Porter report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 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. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen percent of Malone-Porter population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty eight 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. Nineteen percent of people in Malone-Porter had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Twenty six percent of Malone-Porter residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Nine percent of Malone-Porter 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. Three percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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