Health and Nutrition of Mojave Ranch Estates, AZ Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty percent of Mojave Ranch Estates residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 three 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 Mojave Ranch Estates 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). Twenty six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twelve percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mojave Ranch Estates residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mojave Ranch Estates residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 167 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty two percent have ever been obese. Forty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty three percent of Mojave Ranch Estates residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty eight percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty seven percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Twenty four percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Six percent of people living in Mojave Ranch Estates have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty five percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Mojave Ranch Estates 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

Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Ten 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. Fifty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Seventy percent of people living in Mojave Ranch Estates are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty six percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty nine percent of people in Mojave Ranch Estates frequently check their blood cholesterol.

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Dermatology

Thirty six percent of people living in Mojave Ranch Estates use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty eight percent of Mojave Ranch Estates residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty eight percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty four percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty two 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. Twelve 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.

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Prescription Medications

Mojave Ranch Estates residents on average take one prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy eight percent of people living in Mojave Ranch Estates 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 2.4 days per month on average. They have 5.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 18 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Mojave Ranch Estates 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 nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety six percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Mojave Ranch Estates 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 39 women. He has vaginal sex with 37 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 five women. People in Mojave Ranch Estates were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Mojave Ranch Estates has vaginal or anal sex 59 times a year. Fifty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mojave Ranch Estates 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. Ninety percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Six percent of households in Mojave Ranch Estates use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.

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Sleep Disorders

Mojave Ranch Estates residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Nineteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty four percent of Mojave Ranch Estates residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Eleven percent of Mojave Ranch Estates 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 five 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Eighteen 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 three 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 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

Nine percent of Mojave Ranch Estates residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty three percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in Mojave Ranch Estates have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty seven percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have another thyroid problem. Four percent of people had any kind of liver condition.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty seven percent of births in Mojave Ranch Estates were vaginal deliveries. Thirty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty one percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty one percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Fourteen 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 Mojave Ranch Estates report their general health condition on average at 57 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Mojave Ranch Estates residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Three percent of people living in Mojave Ranch Estates are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mojave Ranch Estates spend $403 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Mojave Ranch Estates spends $135 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $116 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $60 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mojave Ranch Estates report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty seven 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. Five percent of people in Mojave Ranch Estates had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Physical Functioning

Eleven percent of Mojave Ranch Estates 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. Twelve percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment.

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