Health and Nutrition of Muir Beach, CA Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty nine percent of Muir Beach residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 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 Muir Beach resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Twenty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Muir Beach residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 57 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 four 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 26 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Muir Beach residents 16 years and older is 65 inches. The average weight is 157 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 25. Twenty two percent of people living here are obese. Twenty seven percent have ever been obese. Forty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Twenty seven percent of Muir Beach residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine.

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Diabetes

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

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Muir Beach 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).

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Taste & Smell

Five percent of Muir Beach 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. Forty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Eight percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty six percent of people living in Muir Beach are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirteen percent of people living in Muir Beach have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty one percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty two percent of people in Muir Beach frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirteen 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

Forty nine percent of people living in Muir Beach use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Seventeen percent of Muir Beach residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventeen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eighteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Ten percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Muir Beach residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Sixty five percent of people living in Muir Beach have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nineteen 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 2.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on seven days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety six percent of Muir Beach residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Sixty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Muir Beach have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Muir Beach were 22 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 14 women. He has vaginal sex with 12 women. People living here were on average 26 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Muir Beach were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Muir Beach has vaginal or anal sex 45 times a year. Forty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Muir Beach 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Fifty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Muir Beach 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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Sleep Disorders

Muir Beach residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Sixteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty four percent of Muir Beach residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Muir Beach 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. Nineteen 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty four 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. Fifty 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 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 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 1.5 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Muir Beach 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". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty six percent are overweight. Eighteen 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. Nine percent of people living in Muir Beach have ever received a blood transfusion. Eleven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. One percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Two percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Forty three percent of births in Muir Beach were vaginal deliveries. Fifty seven percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety two percent of women breastfeed their children. Six percent of women in Muir Beach have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Three percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Six percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Muir Beach report their general health condition on average at 62 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 38 percent of Muir Beach residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Muir Beach are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Muir Beach spend $463 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 11 percent of their income. The average family in Muir Beach spends $114 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $254 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $24 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Muir Beach report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Ninety one 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. Six percent of Muir Beach population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fourteen 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.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Ten percent of Muir Beach residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Six percent of Muir Beach 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. Eight 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.

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