Health and Nutrition of Cape Carteret, NC Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty five percent of Cape Carteret residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 five 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 Cape Carteret 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). Thirteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Cape Carteret residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 64 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 25 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Cape Carteret residents 16 years and older is 70 inches. The average weight is 190 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Thirty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Seventy one percent of Cape Carteret residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen 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.

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Diabetes

Twelve percent of people living in Cape Carteret have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty seven 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

Cape Carteret 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

Twelve percent of Cape Carteret 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. Sixty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty nine percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty six percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety two percent of people living in Cape Carteret are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty three percent of people living in Cape Carteret have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty eight percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Sixty six percent of people in Cape Carteret frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty five 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

Fifty one percent of people living in Cape Carteret use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Fourteen percent of Cape Carteret residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eleven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Ten percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Ten percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.

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Prescription Medications

Cape Carteret residents on average take three prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Ninety one percent of people living in Cape Carteret have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 9.2 days per month on average. They have 5.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety eight percent of Cape Carteret 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. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Twelve percent of males in Cape Carteret have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Nine percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Cape Carteret were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 13 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 5.8 men on average. They have had 1.8 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Cape Carteret were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on five men in their lifetime. The average person in Cape Carteret has vaginal or anal sex 41 times a year. Forty nine percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Cape Carteret 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.7 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Ninety one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Cape Carteret use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Four percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Cape Carteret residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty six percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty percent of Cape Carteret residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Seventeen percent of Cape Carteret 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 seven 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty eight 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. Sixty 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 1.4 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Eight percent of Cape Carteret residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. One percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty two 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. Seventeen percent of people living in Cape Carteret have ever received a blood transfusion. Ten percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty seven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Ten percent have ever been told they had gout. Seven percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Six percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have ever had emphysema. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Seventy one percent of births in Cape Carteret were vaginal deliveries. Twenty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 98.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty five percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Twelve percent of women in Cape Carteret have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Five percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Five percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Seventeen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Eight 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 Cape Carteret report their general health condition on average at 67 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of Cape Carteret residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Ten percent of people living in Cape Carteret are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Cape Carteret spend $392 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 13 percent of their income. The average family in Cape Carteret spends $83 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $276 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is nine percent of their income. They also spend $39 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Cape Carteret report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 percent. Eighty six 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty one percent of Cape Carteret population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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 Cape Carteret had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seven 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. Eight 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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