Thirty eight percent of Neck City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 15 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 six 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 four "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 Neck City 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). Twenty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Forty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Neck City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 38 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 28 teeth.
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The average height of Neck City residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 173 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty three percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Twenty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Seventy three percent of Neck City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Twenty three percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Seventeen percent of people living in Neck City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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Neck City 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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Thirty three percent of Neck City 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. Fifty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Seventeen percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Twenty six percent of people living in Neck City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Eleven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifteen percent of people in Neck City frequently check their blood cholesterol.
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Twenty five percent of people living in Neck City use sunscreen.
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Thirty seven percent of Neck City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Forty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty four percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Twenty eight 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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Eighty eight percent of people living in Neck City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eight percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 7.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 26 days a year.
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Hundred percent of Neck City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Two percent of males in Neck City have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex. People in Neck City were 15 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 42 women. He has vaginal sex with 23 women. People living here were on average 18 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on 10 women. People in Neck City were 16 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Nineteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Neck City has vaginal or anal sex 85 times a year. Fifty two percent have sex without using a condom. Fifty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Nine percent of households in Neck City 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.
Neck City residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty nine percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Forty seven percent of Neck City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Twenty two percent of Neck City 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 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. Twenty eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty seven 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. Twenty four 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 four 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 0.9 hours per day.
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Seven percent of Neck City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty eight percent are overweight. Eighteen percent of people living in Neck City have ever received a blood transfusion. Thirty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Six percent of people had any kind of liver condition.
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Fifty seven percent of births in Neck City were vaginal deliveries. Forty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Ninety percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Six percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty seven percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.
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People living in Neck City report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Neck City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Neck City are left-handed.
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People in Neck City spend $329 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 19 percent of their income. The average family in Neck City spends $80 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $107 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $18 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Neck City report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Seventy nine 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 three percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty seven percent of Neck City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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. Twelve percent of people in Neck City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Eleven percent of Neck City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Twenty seven percent of Neck City 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 seven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nineteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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