Health and Nutrition of Silver Ridge, NJ Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty seven percent of Silver Ridge residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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.

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Oral Health

The average Silver Ridge 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. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Silver Ridge residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 50 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.

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Weight

The average height of Silver Ridge residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 173 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty four percent of people living here are obese. Forty eight percent have ever been obese. Twenty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty two percent of Silver Ridge 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. Two percent have ever used heroin. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eighteen percent of people living in Silver Ridge have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty eight 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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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Silver Ridge 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

Sixteen percent of Silver Ridge 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 five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety three percent of people living in Silver Ridge are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty nine percent of people living in Silver Ridge have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy one percent of people in Silver Ridge frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty three 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 percent of people living in Silver Ridge use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty six percent of Silver Ridge residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixteen 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.

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Prescription Medications

Silver Ridge residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy one percent of people living in Silver Ridge have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fifteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.0 days per month on average. They have 5.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 16 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Silver Ridge 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 three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Twenty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Twelve percent of males in Silver Ridge 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 five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty five percent have ever had anal sex. Five percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Silver Ridge were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 22 women. He has vaginal sex with 13 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 three women. People in Silver Ridge were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Silver Ridge has vaginal or anal sex 21 times a year. Twenty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Silver Ridge 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had four male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Ten percent of households in Silver Ridge use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Three percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

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

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty eight percent of Silver Ridge residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Silver Ridge 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 three 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. Seventeen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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 six 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.

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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Silver Ridge residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five 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 seven percent are overweight. Twenty 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 four percent of people living in Silver Ridge have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty five percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have ever been told they had gout. Eight percent have congestive heart failure. Ten percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have ever had emphysema. Fifteen percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty two percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty percent of births in Silver Ridge were vaginal deliveries. Twenty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.6 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty five percent of women in Silver Ridge 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). Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Forty one 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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Current Health Status

People living in Silver Ridge report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 17 percent of Silver Ridge residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Seven percent of people living in Silver Ridge are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Silver Ridge spend $301 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 18 percent of their income. The average family in Silver Ridge spends $50 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $96 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $11 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Silver Ridge report their general condition of hearing on average at 67 percent. Seventy seven 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 two percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty seven percent of Silver Ridge population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty five 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. Thirteen percent of people in Silver Ridge had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

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

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