Forty five percent of Mount Victory 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 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 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Mount Victory 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). Thirteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mount Victory residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 44 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 Mount Victory residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 172 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Forty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Forty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Fifty percent of Mount Victory residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Six percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Nine percent of people living in Mount Victory have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty six percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
Mount Victory 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).
Nine percent of Mount Victory 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 eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Seventeen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.
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Fifty one percent of people living in Mount Victory are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Ten percent of people living in Mount Victory have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twelve percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty eight percent of people in Mount Victory frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nine 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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Nineteen percent of people living in Mount Victory use sunscreen.
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Twenty six percent of Mount Victory residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty four percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty six percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen 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. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Eighty percent of people living in Mount Victory 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 3.4 days per month on average. They have 4.5 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 24 days a year.
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Ninety seven percent of Mount Victory residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty seven percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ten percent of males in Mount Victory have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Fifteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Mount Victory 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 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on three women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 1.0 men on average. They have had 0.6 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Mount Victory were 21 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. Eighteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Mount Victory has vaginal or anal sex 62 times a year. Forty five percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mount Victory 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had six male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.6 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Twelve percent of households in Mount Victory use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Mount Victory residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fourteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Sixty two percent of Mount Victory residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Twenty one percent of Mount Victory 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 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 four 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 six 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 1.4 hours per day.
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Eight percent of Mount Victory residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty percent are overweight. Seven percent of people living in Mount Victory have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty two percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven 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. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.
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Fifty six percent of births in Mount Victory were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Sixty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Sixteen percent of women are currently taking birth control pills.
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People living in Mount Victory report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Five percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 44 percent of Mount Victory residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eleven percent of people living in Mount Victory are left-handed.
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People in Mount Victory spend $421 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 28 percent of their income. The average family in Mount Victory spends $121 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $154 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $22 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Mount Victory report their general condition of hearing on average at 87 percent. Ninety four 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. Thirty nine 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. Ten percent of people in Mount Victory had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Nineteen percent of Mount Victory residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Nine percent of Mount Victory 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. Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Four 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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