Forty seven percent of Oak City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 17 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 one "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 Oak City 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). Fifteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Eighteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Oak City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 20 teeth.
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The average height of Oak City residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 187 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Forty eight percent of people living here are obese. Fifty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Fifty seven percent of Oak City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Seventeen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Sixteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin.
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Seventeen percent of people living in Oak City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Seven percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Oak City residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).
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Seven percent of Oak City 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. Six percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eight percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty four percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Seventy eight percent of people living in Oak City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Forty one percent of people living in Oak City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty eight percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty seven percent of people in Oak City frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty seven 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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Thirteen percent of people living in Oak City use sunscreen.
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Twenty six percent of Oak City 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 three percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eighteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Fifteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Fourteen 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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Oak City residents on average take two prescription medicines.
Sixty six percent of people living in Oak City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.9 days per month on average. They have 5.4 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 Oak City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety five percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Seventy one percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Oak City 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. Fifty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex. Thirteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Oak City 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 51 women. He has vaginal sex with 37 women. People living here were on average 27 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Oak City 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. Twenty three percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Oak City has vaginal or anal sex 35 times a year. Thirty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Oak City 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 12 men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Sixteen percent of households in Oak City 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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Oak City residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty four percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Fifty six percent of Oak City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Fourteen percent of Oak City 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 seven 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 two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fifteen 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 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 1.0 hours per day.
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Ten percent of Oak City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Eight percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty seven percent are overweight. Thirteen 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. Fifteen percent of people living in Oak City have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twenty nine percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Six percent have ever been told they had gout. Four percent have congestive heart failure. Two 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. Six percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Sixty nine percent of births in Oak City were vaginal deliveries. Thirty one percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.7 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty three percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty percent of women in Oak City have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Thirteen 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. Eighteen percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Twelve 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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People living in Oak City report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 50 percent of Oak City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Oak City are left-handed.
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People in Oak City spend $316 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 27 percent of their income. The average family in Oak City spends $67 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $95 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six 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 Oak City report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen percent of Oak City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty 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. Twelve percent of people in Oak City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Twenty nine percent of Oak City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Twenty percent of Oak City 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 six percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Fifteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Fourteen 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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