Forty six percent of Maple Ridge residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 three "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.
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The average Maple 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Maple Ridge 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 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 27 teeth.
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The average height of Maple Ridge residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 181 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.
Fifty six percent of Maple Ridge residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty six percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Ten percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Eleven percent of people living in Maple Ridge have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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Maple 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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Eight percent of Maple 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. Fifty seven percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nineteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Sixteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.
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Forty five percent of people living in Maple Ridge are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Eleven percent of people living in Maple Ridge have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty six percent of people in Maple Ridge frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twelve 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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Sixteen percent of people living in Maple Ridge use sunscreen.
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Nineteen percent of Maple Ridge residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three 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. 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Maple Ridge residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Eighty nine percent of people living in Maple Ridge have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.4 days per month on average. They have 5.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 31 days a year.
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Ninety five percent of Maple Ridge 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 three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Five percent of males in Maple Ridge have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Maple Ridge 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 16 women. He has vaginal sex with 16 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. People in Maple Ridge were 23 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Maple Ridge has vaginal or anal sex 55 times a year. Forty five percent have sex without using a condom. Forty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Sixteen percent of households in Maple Ridge 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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Maple Ridge residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Sixteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Fifty three percent of Maple Ridge residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Thirty seven percent of Maple 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. Forty 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. Forty one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty seven 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 one 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 0.9 hours per day.
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Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty one percent are overweight. Eight percent of people living in Maple Ridge have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.
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People living in Maple Ridge report their general health condition on average at 52 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of Maple Ridge residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Maple Ridge are left-handed.
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People in Maple Ridge spend $422 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Maple Ridge spends $111 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $182 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Maple Ridge report their general condition of hearing on average at 85 percent. Ninety five 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seven percent of Maple Ridge population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty six 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. Twenty percent of people in Maple Ridge had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Eighteen percent of Maple Ridge residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Ten percent of Maple 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. Eleven percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Six percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Six 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.
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