Forty two percent of East Fork 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 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 two 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 four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average East Fork 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 nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). East Fork residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 40 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 two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 22 teeth.
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The average height of East Fork residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty one percent of people living here are obese. Forty eight percent have ever been obese. Twenty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Seventy two percent of East Fork residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty four percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Thirty percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Ten percent of people living in East Fork 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.
East Fork 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).
Ten percent of East Fork 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. Fifty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twelve percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twelve percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Seventy two percent of people living in East Fork are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Twelve percent of people living in East Fork have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Seventeen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty eight percent of people in East Fork frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seventeen 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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Twenty one percent of people living in East Fork use sunscreen.
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Forty nine percent of East Fork residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fifty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Seventy five percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifty six percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Forty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Forty two percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.
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East Fork residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Ninety percent of people living in East Fork have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.8 days per month on average. They have 8.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 23 days a year.
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Ninety nine percent of East Fork 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. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty two percent have ever had anal sex. Thirty one percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in East Fork 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 32 women. He has vaginal sex with 22 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 six women. People in East Fork were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Fourteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in East Fork has vaginal or anal sex 77 times a year. Thirty four percent have sex without using a condom. Females in East Fork 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 12 men on average. They have had 11 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.9 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Eight percent of households in East Fork use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Thirteen percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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East Fork residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty four percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Sixty one percent of East Fork residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Sixteen percent of East Fork 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 six 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 nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Sixteen 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. Thirty five 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 five 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 1.1 hours per day.
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Six percent of East Fork residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". One 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. Twenty two 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. Fourteen percent of people living in East Fork have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty one percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Two percent have coronary heart disease. Three 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. Nine percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Seventy nine percent of births in East Fork were vaginal deliveries. Twenty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in East Fork have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Nine percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty one percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fifteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.
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People living in East Fork report their general health condition on average at 45 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 34 percent of East Fork residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in East Fork are left-handed.
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People in East Fork spend $361 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 East Fork spends $96 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $115 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $21 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in East Fork report their general condition of hearing on average at 78 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. Ninety one percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty three percent of East Fork population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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. Eight percent of people in East Fork had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Twenty eight percent of East Fork residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Twenty three percent of East Fork 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 eight percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty six percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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