Fifty eight percent of Sun City West 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.
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The average Sun City West 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). Sun City West residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 51 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 15 teeth.
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The average height of Sun City West 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. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Twenty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Fifty eight percent of Sun City West residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin.
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Twenty two percent of people living in Sun City West 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.
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Sun City West 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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Twelve percent of Sun City West 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty nine 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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Ninety five percent of people living in Sun City West are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Fifty five percent of people living in Sun City West have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy six percent of people in Sun City West frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty eight 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 five percent of people living in Sun City West use sunscreen.
Twenty percent of Sun City West 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 five 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. Thirteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eleven 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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Sun City West residents on average take four prescription medicines.
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Sixty nine percent of people living in Sun City West 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 5.2 days per month on average. They have 4.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 14 days a year.
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Ninety seven percent of Sun City West residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Sun City West have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Nineteen percent have ever had anal sex. Four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Sun City West 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 37 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Sun City West were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Four percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. Nineteen percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Sun City West 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.
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Twelve percent of households in Sun City West 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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Sun City West 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.
Twenty three percent of Sun City West residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Twelve percent of Sun City West 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 eight 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. Twenty nine 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 four 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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Nine percent of Sun City West 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". Five 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 three 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 six percent of people living in Sun City West have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Nine percent have ever been told they had gout. Eight percent have ever had emphysema. Fifteen percent have another thyroid problem. Seven percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Seventy eight percent of births in Sun City West were vaginal deliveries. Twenty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty nine percent of women in Sun City West have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty eight percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty six percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Forty 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 Sun City West report their general health condition on average at 51 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 18 percent of Sun City West residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Sun City West are left-handed.
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People in Sun City West spend $293 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 16 percent of their income. The average family in Sun City West spends $49 on food at other stores monthly. This is two 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 zero percent of their income.
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People living in Sun City West report their general condition of hearing on average at 65 percent. Eighty 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 four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty nine percent of Sun City West population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty two 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. Nine percent of people in Sun City West had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Forty six percent of Sun City West residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Twenty eight percent of Sun City West 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 eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty 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.
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