Forty eight percent of Quantico Station 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 five 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 three 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 five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Quantico Station 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. Twenty percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Quantico Station residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 51 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 28 teeth.
The average height of Quantico Station residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 181 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty nine percent of people living here are obese. Thirty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Sixty five percent of Quantico Station residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Nineteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Eighteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Nine percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Thirty three 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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Quantico Station 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 Quantico Station 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Sixteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Seventy percent of people living in Quantico Station are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Fifteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty two percent of people in Quantico Station frequently check their blood cholesterol.
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Thirty five percent of people living in Quantico Station use sunscreen.
Twenty percent of Quantico Station residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Nineteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Sixteen 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. Thirteen 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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Quantico Station residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Eighty five percent of people living in Quantico Station have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.0 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 four percent of Quantico Station residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty three percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Quantico Station have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty six percent have ever had anal sex. Eleven percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Quantico Station 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 15 women. He has vaginal sex with 13 women. People living here were on average 19 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in Quantico Station were 18 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. Twelve percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Quantico Station has vaginal or anal sex 79 times a year. Fifty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Quantico Station 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 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Eighty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Eight percent of households in Quantico Station 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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Quantico Station residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Fifty nine percent of Quantico Station residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Thirty percent of Quantico Station 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 one percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty two 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. Fifty 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 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 1.8 hours per day.
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Ten percent of Quantico Station residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two 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. Twenty five 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. Nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Three percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.
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Fifty percent of births in Quantico Station were vaginal deliveries. Fifty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty seven percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty six percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty two percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Six 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 Quantico Station report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 44 percent of Quantico Station residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Quantico Station are left-handed.
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People in Quantico Station spend $333 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 Quantico Station spends $81 on food at other stores monthly. This is six percent of their income. They spend $168 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 12 percent of their income. They also spend $31 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.
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People living in Quantico Station report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Eighty seven 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twelve percent of Quantico Station population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty two 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. Nineteen percent of people in Quantico Station had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Eleven percent of Quantico Station residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Six percent of Quantico Station 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. Ten percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Four percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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