Health and Nutrition of Long Branch, NJ Residents

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Forty eight percent of Long Branch residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.

Summary

Diet health (%)

  • Here 48.4%
  • County 50.2%
  • New Jersey 49.9%

Milk product consumption (# of products/month)

  • Long Branch 20.2
  • County 21.1
  • New Jersey 20.5

Meals not home prepared (#/week)

  • Long Branch 3.7
  • Monmouth County 3.6
  • New Jersey 3.6

Meals from fast food or pizza place (#/week)

  • Long Branch 1.9
  • County 1.8
  • New Jersey 1.8

Ready-to-eat foods (#/month)

  • Long Branch 1.9
  • Monmouth County 1.8
  • New Jersey 1.9

Frozen meals/pizza (#/month)

  • Here 3.4
  • Monmouth County 3.4
  • New Jersey 3.2

The average Long Branch 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Long Branch residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 46 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 23 teeth.

Summary

Average years since last visit a dentist

  • Here 2.0
  • County 1.9
  • State 1.9

People embarrassed because of mouth (%)

  • Here 15.9%
  • Monmouth County 15.6%
  • New Jersey 15.1%

People with gum disease (%)

  • Here 20.7%
  • County 21.1%
  • State 20.7%

General health of teeth and gums (%)

  • Long Branch 46.2%
  • County 47.4%
  • New Jersey 47.4%

Average days a week using dental floss/device

  • Here 2.8
  • County 2.9
  • State 2.9

Average days a week using mouthwash for dental problem

  • Long Branch 3.1
  • County 2.8
  • State 2.9

Average number of teeth

  • Here 23.3
  • County 22.7
  • New Jersey 23.1

The average height of Long Branch residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 179 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

Summary

Average height (inches)

  • Here 66.2
  • County 66.8
  • New Jersey 66.5

Average weight (pounds)

  • Long Branch 178.8
  • County 179.2
  • New Jersey 178.1

Average BMI

  • Here 28.8
  • Monmouth County 28.6
  • New Jersey 28.6

People that are obese (%)

  • Here 38.4%
  • County 36.8%
  • New Jersey 36.9%

People that ever were obese (%)

  • Here 49.5%
  • Monmouth County 48.4%
  • State 48.1%

People trying to lose weight (%)

  • Long Branch 36.1%
  • Monmouth County 35.4%
  • State 35.7%

Sixty two percent of Long Branch residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty one percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Twelve percent have ever used methamphetamines.

Summary

People that ever used marijuana or hashish (%)

  • Long Branch 62.2%
  • Monmouth County 62.8%
  • New Jersey 60.9%

Ever used hard drugs (%)

  • Here 22.6%
  • County 23.5%
  • State 22.1%

Ever used any form of cocaine (%)

  • Long Branch 20.6%
  • County 21.4%
  • New Jersey 20.2%

Ever used heroin (%)

  • Long Branch 2.6%
  • County 3.0%
  • State 2.6%

Ever used methamphetamine (%)

  • Long Branch 12.0%
  • Monmouth County 12.9%
  • New Jersey 11.8%

Ten percent of people living in Long Branch have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Three percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

Summary

Diabetics (%)

  • Long Branch 9.7%
  • County 10.0%
  • New Jersey 10.0%

Had a blood test for high blood sugar (%)

  • Here 46.8%
  • Monmouth County 47.3%
  • New Jersey 47.6%

People taking insulin (%)

  • Here 3.0%
  • County 3.1%
  • State 3.0%

Long Branch 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).

Summary

Avg. # of times urinating at night

  • Long Branch 1.1
  • Monmouth County 1.1
  • New Jersey 1.1

Eleven percent of Long Branch 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. Five percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty six percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty eight percent have had two or more sinus infections.

Summary

People 40+ having problems with smell (%)

  • Long Branch 11.1%
  • Monmouth County 11.3%
  • State 11.1%

People 40+ having problems with taste (%)

  • Long Branch 5.3%
  • County 5.4%
  • New Jersey 5.2%

People 40+ that ever had wisdom teeth removed (%)

  • Long Branch 65.7%
  • County 67.9%
  • New Jersey 66.2%

People 40+ that ever had tonsils teeth removed (%)

  • Here 26.2%
  • Monmouth County 29.1%
  • New Jersey 27.2%

People 40+ that ever had a loss of consciousness because of a head injury (%)

  • Long Branch 15.0%
  • Monmouth County 16.0%
  • New Jersey 14.9%

People 40+ that ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull (%)

  • Long Branch 19.8%
  • County 21.9%
  • New Jersey 19.9%

People 40+ that ever had two or more sinus infections (%)

  • Here 37.6%
  • County 42.1%
  • State 38.7%

Seventy three percent of people living in Long Branch are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

Summary

People covered by health insurance (%)

  • Here 73.2%
  • Monmouth County 75.9%
  • State 75.3%

Twenty one percent of people living in Long Branch have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty three percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty one percent of people in Long Branch frequently check their blood cholesterol. Eighteen percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

Summary

Has high blood pressure (%)

  • Here 21.4%
  • County 23.0%
  • State 22.3%

Checking blood pressure at home (%)

  • Here 22.8%
  • County 24.6%
  • New Jersey 23.9%

Frequently checking blood cholesterol (%)

  • Here 40.8%
  • Monmouth County 43.5%
  • New Jersey 43.2%

Has high cholesterol level (%)

  • Here 17.5%
  • Monmouth County 19.4%
  • New Jersey 18.7%

Thirty two percent of people living in Long Branch use sunscreen.

Summary

People using sunscreen (%)

  • Here 32.3%
  • County 37.0%
  • New Jersey 34.9%

Twenty six percent of Long Branch residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty one percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty nine percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Nineteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fifteen 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

Summary

People who have little interest in doing things (%)

  • Here 26.3%
  • Monmouth County 25.7%
  • State 25.8%

People feeling down, depressed, or hopeless (%)

  • Long Branch 27.1%
  • Monmouth County 26.8%
  • New Jersey 26.7%

People who have trouble sleeping or sleeping too much (%)

  • Long Branch 40.8%
  • Monmouth County 41.3%
  • State 40.5%

People feeling tired or having little energy (%)

  • Long Branch 51.0%
  • Monmouth County 51.2%
  • State 50.8%

People with poor appetite or overeating (%)

  • Here 28.9%
  • Monmouth County 26.7%
  • State 27.2%

People feeling bad about themself (%)

  • Long Branch 20.7%
  • Monmouth County 20.9%
  • State 20.4%

People who have trouble concentrating on things (%)

  • Here 19.0%
  • County 18.9%
  • New Jersey 18.8%

People moving or speaking slowly or too fast (%)

  • Here 14.5%
  • County 13.0%
  • New Jersey 13.5%

People having thoughts they would be better off dead (%)

  • Here 4.6%
  • Monmouth County 4.2%
  • New Jersey 4.3%

Long Branch residents on average take two prescription medicines.

Summary

Average number of prescription medicines taking

  • Here 1.9
  • Monmouth County 2.1
  • State 2.0

Seventy nine percent of people living in Long Branch have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Eleven percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.6 days per month on average. They have 5.4 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 22 days a year.

Summary

People drinking some alcohol every month (%)

  • Long Branch 78.8%
  • County 80.1%
  • New Jersey 78.8%

People not drinking at all (%)

  • Here 11.3%
  • Monmouth County 10.6%
  • New Jersey 11.3%

Average days/month drinking alcohol

  • Long Branch 4.6
  • County 5.1
  • State 4.8

Average drinks/week

  • Here 5.4
  • County 5.6
  • New Jersey 5.4

Average days/year people drink much

  • Here 21.9
  • County 22.9
  • New Jersey 21.6

Ninety seven percent of Long Branch residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty nine percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Long Branch have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty nine percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Long Branch were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 27 women. He has vaginal sex with 22 women. People living here were on average 22 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.4 men on average. They have had 1.4 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Long Branch were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. Eleven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Long Branch has vaginal or anal sex 62 times a year. Fifty percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Long Branch 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 10 men on average. They have had nine male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.5 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

Summary

People 18+ that ever had sex (vaginal, anal, or oral) (%)

  • Here 97.5%
  • County 97.4%
  • State 97.2%

Males 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a woman (%)

  • Long Branch 93.3%
  • County 94.5%
  • New Jersey 94.0%

Males 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a woman (%)

  • Long Branch 84.9%
  • Monmouth County 87.2%
  • State 85.3%

Males 18+ that ever had anal sex with a woman (%)

  • Long Branch 48.6%
  • County 48.0%
  • State 47.2%

Males 18+ that ever had any sex with a man (%)

  • Here 7.1%
  • Monmouth County 6.1%
  • State 6.3%

Females 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a man (%)

  • Here 97.2%
  • Monmouth County 97.5%
  • State 96.9%

Females 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a man (%)

  • Long Branch 82.1%
  • County 85.5%
  • New Jersey 83.3%

Females 18+ that ever had anal sex with a man (%)

  • Here 39.1%
  • County 38.2%
  • State 37.8%

Females 18+ that ever had any kind of sex with a woman (%)

  • Here 13.3%
  • Monmouth County 10.7%
  • State 11.3%

Average age people first had sex

  • Here 16.7
  • Monmouth County 17.0
  • New Jersey 17.0

Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 27.1
  • County 26.5
  • State 26.5

Average number of female vaginal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Here 21.5
  • Monmouth County 21.3
  • State 21.1

Average age people first performed oral sex on a woman (18+)

  • Here 21.7
  • County 21.9
  • New Jersey 21.9

Average number of woman performed oral sex on in lifetime (18+)

  • Here 4.7
  • County 5.3
  • New Jersey 4.8

Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Long Branch 2.4
  • Monmouth County 2.7
  • State 2.7

Average number of male anal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)

  • Long Branch 1.4
  • Monmouth County 1.5
  • State 1.6

Average age people first performed oral sex on a man (18+)

  • Long Branch 19.5
  • County 20.2
  • New Jersey 19.9

Average number of male oral sex partners in lifetime (18+)

  • Long Branch 4.3
  • Monmouth County 5.0
  • New Jersey 4.7

People using protection when performing oral sex (%)

  • Long Branch 11.0%
  • Monmouth County 7.9%
  • State 9.5%

Average number of times people have vaginal or anal sex a year

  • Long Branch 61.9
  • Monmouth County 60.3
  • State 59.3

People having sex without condom (%)

  • Long Branch 50.4%
  • County 55.2%
  • New Jersey 51.8%

Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Here 10.3
  • County 10.9
  • New Jersey 10.3

Average number of male vaginal sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Long Branch 9.0
  • County 9.6
  • State 8.9

Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)

  • Long Branch 0.5
  • Monmouth County 0.5
  • State 0.5

Circumcised males 18+ (%)

  • Long Branch 73.6%
  • Monmouth County 80.3%
  • State 75.5%

Eleven percent of households in Long Branch 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.

Summary

Households using pesticides to control insects (%)

  • Here 10.6%
  • Monmouth County 9.8%
  • State 10.1%

Households using pesticides to kill weeds (%)

  • Long Branch 4.3%
  • Monmouth County 4.4%
  • State 4.4%

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

Summary

Average hours sleeping at night

  • Long Branch 6.8
  • Monmouth County 6.8
  • New Jersey 6.8

People that has trouble sleeping (%)

  • Long Branch 28.6%
  • Monmouth County 31.5%
  • State 29.3%

Fifty one percent of Long Branch residents currently smoke cigarettes.

Summary

People smoking cigarettes (%)

  • Here 50.9%
  • Monmouth County 49.6%
  • New Jersey 48.7%

Twenty one percent of Long Branch 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 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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. Forty two 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 1.3 hours per day.

Summary

People doing vigorous-intensity work activities (%)

  • Here 20.5%
  • Monmouth County 21.4%
  • New Jersey 20.0%

People doing moderate-intensity work activities (%)

  • Here 35.9%
  • Monmouth County 36.9%
  • New Jersey 35.4%

People walking or bicycling (%)

  • Here 31.2%
  • County 29.3%
  • State 30.3%

People doing vigorous-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Long Branch 20.9%
  • Monmouth County 20.0%
  • State 21.0%

People doing moderate-intensity recreational activities (%)

  • Long Branch 42.2%
  • County 42.9%
  • State 42.8%

Average hours a day doing sedentary activities

  • Here 6.0
  • Monmouth County 6.1
  • New Jersey 6.1

Average hours a day watching TV or videos

  • Long Branch 2.7
  • Monmouth County 2.7
  • State 2.7

Average hours a day using computer

  • Long Branch 1.3
  • Monmouth County 1.2
  • New Jersey 1.3

Ten percent of Long Branch 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". 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 four percent are overweight. Nineteen 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. Eleven percent of people living in Long Branch have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty 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 been told they had gout. Three percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent have ever had emphysema. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Seven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

Summary

People with asthma (%)

  • Here 10.0%
  • County 10.3%
  • State 9.8%

People with anemia (%)

  • Here 3.9%
  • Monmouth County 3.3%
  • New Jersey 3.5%

People with psoriasis (%)

  • Long Branch 3.3%
  • County 4.0%
  • State 3.5%

People with overweight (%)

  • Long Branch 33.5%
  • County 34.3%
  • New Jersey 33.6%

Elderly people having difficulties in thinking or remembering (%)

  • Long Branch 19.2%
  • County 18.8%
  • State 18.9%

People who ever received blood transfusion (%)

  • Long Branch 10.7%
  • County 11.3%
  • New Jersey 11.2%

People having trouble seeing even with glass/contacts (%)

  • Long Branch 19.6%
  • Monmouth County 18.6%
  • State 19.0%

People with arthritis (%)

  • Long Branch 23.1%
  • County 25.7%
  • New Jersey 24.3%

People with gout (%)

  • Long Branch 3.5%
  • Monmouth County 3.9%
  • New Jersey 3.7%

People with congestive heart failure (%)

  • Here 3.0%
  • Monmouth County 3.4%
  • State 3.1%

People with coronary heart disease (%)

  • Long Branch 2.8%
  • Monmouth County 3.1%
  • New Jersey 3.0%

People with angina pectoris (%)

  • Here 2.0%
  • Monmouth County 2.2%
  • State 2.1%

People who ever had heart attack (%)

  • Here 3.3%
  • Monmouth County 3.7%
  • New Jersey 3.5%

People who ever had stroke (%)

  • Here 3.5%
  • Monmouth County 3.7%
  • State 3.6%

People with emphysema (%)

  • Here 2.4%
  • Monmouth County 3.2%
  • State 2.7%

People with thyroid problem (%)

  • Here 6.8%
  • County 7.7%
  • State 7.3%

People with chronic bronchitis (%)

  • Long Branch 3.2%
  • Monmouth County 3.7%
  • State 3.3%

People with any liver condition (%)

  • Here 2.7%
  • Monmouth County 3.1%
  • New Jersey 2.8%

People who ever had cancer or malignancy (%)

  • Long Branch 7.4%
  • County 9.1%
  • State 8.3%

Sixty four percent of births in Long Branch were vaginal deliveries. Thirty six percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty five percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty percent of women in Long Branch have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Ten percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy two percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Nineteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Sixteen 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.

Summary

Vaginal deliveries (%)

  • Here 64.0%
  • Monmouth County 63.3%
  • New Jersey 63.4%

Cesarean deliveries (%)

  • Long Branch 36.0%
  • County 36.7%
  • State 36.6%

Deliveries resulted in a live birth (%)

  • Long Branch 99.1%
  • Monmouth County 99.3%
  • State 99.2%

Pregnancies resulted in a delivery (%)

  • Long Branch 60.0%
  • County 59.4%
  • State 59.2%

Women breastfeeding newborns (%)

  • Here 55.3%
  • County 56.4%
  • State 57.2%

Women that had a hysterectomy (%)

  • Long Branch 20.1%
  • Monmouth County 22.3%
  • State 21.0%

Women that had both ovaries removed (%)

  • Long Branch 10.5%
  • County 12.2%
  • State 11.2%

Women that have ever taken birth control pills (%)

  • Here 71.9%
  • County 75.3%
  • State 72.5%

Women taking birth control pills (%)

  • Here 6.9%
  • Monmouth County 8.4%
  • New Jersey 7.4%

Women that have ever used Depo-Provera or injectables (%)

  • Long Branch 19.4%
  • Monmouth County 15.3%
  • New Jersey 16.4%

Women that have ever used female hormones (%)

  • Here 15.6%
  • County 18.4%
  • New Jersey 17.1%

People living in Long Branch report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 41 percent of Long Branch residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Long Branch are left-handed.

Summary

General health condition (%)

  • Long Branch 55.4%
  • Monmouth County 56.5%
  • State 56.2%

Blood donors (%)

  • Here 4.6%
  • Monmouth County 4.6%
  • New Jersey 4.5%

Has blood ever tested for HIV virus (%)

  • Here 41.1%
  • Monmouth County 39.7%
  • State 40.1%

Left-handed people (%)

  • Long Branch 8.0%
  • County 8.5%
  • New Jersey 8.2%

People in Long Branch spend $362 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 24 percent of their income. The average family in Long Branch spends $79 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $138 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $26 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

Summary

Money monthly spent on food at supermarket/grocery store

  • Long Branch $362
  • County $366
  • State $365

Income spent on food at supermarket/grocery store (%)

  • Here 23.9%
  • Monmouth County 22.5%
  • State 22.7%

Money monthly spent on food at other stores

  • Long Branch $79
  • Monmouth County $74
  • New Jersey $78

Income spent on food at other stores (%)

  • Here 4.5%
  • Monmouth County 4.0%
  • State 4.2%

Money monthly spent on eating out

  • Long Branch $138
  • Monmouth County $148
  • State $146

Income spent on eating out (%)

  • Long Branch 7.2%
  • County 6.6%
  • State 6.9%

Money monthly spent on carryout/delivered foods

  • Here $26
  • Monmouth County $25
  • State $26

Income spent on carryout/delivered foods (%)

  • Long Branch 1.3%
  • Monmouth County 1.2%
  • State 1.2%

People living in Long Branch report their general condition of hearing on average at 80 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 five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eighteen percent of Long Branch population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty 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. Fifteen percent of people in Long Branch had off-work exposure to loud noise.

Summary

Average condition of hearing (%)

  • Here 80.1%
  • Monmouth County 79.0%
  • New Jersey 79.7%

People that can hear a whisper from across a quiet room (%)

  • Long Branch 81.3%
  • County 78.3%
  • New Jersey 80.7%

People that can hear normal voice from across a quiet room (%)

  • Here 95.4%
  • Monmouth County 94.9%
  • New Jersey 95.3%

Ears ringing, roaring, buzzing (%)

  • Here 17.9%
  • Monmouth County 19.6%
  • New Jersey 18.4%

Had a job exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Long Branch 40.4%
  • County 41.8%
  • New Jersey 39.8%

Had off-work exposure to loud noise (%)

  • Here 14.7%
  • County 14.9%
  • State 14.1%

Twenty six percent of Long Branch residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

Summary

Adults 40+ taking low-dose aspirin (%)

  • Here 25.6%
  • Monmouth County 24.9%
  • New Jersey 25.4%

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

Summary

People having limitations keeping them from working (%)

  • Here 16.6%
  • County 17.9%
  • New Jersey 16.9%

People limited in amount of work they can do (%)

  • Long Branch 22.3%
  • Monmouth County 24.0%
  • New Jersey 22.7%

People that need special equipment to walk (%)

  • Here 8.4%
  • Monmouth County 8.9%
  • State 8.6%

People experiencing confusion/memory problems (%)

  • Long Branch 9.4%
  • Monmouth County 9.5%
  • New Jersey 9.3%

People requiring special healthcare equipment (%)

  • Here 7.3%
  • County 7.5%
  • New Jersey 7.4%
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