Sixty four percent of Copper City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 12 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 one 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.
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The average Copper 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). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Copper City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 66 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 one days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 15 teeth.
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The average height of Copper City residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 121 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 22. Twenty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Thirty one 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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Copper 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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Seventeen percent of Copper 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. Fifty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty five percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury.
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Ninety three percent of people living in Copper City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Twenty five percent of people living in Copper City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty nine percent of people in Copper City frequently check their blood cholesterol.
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Twenty one percent of people living in Copper City use sunscreen.
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Thirty eight percent of Copper City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Twenty five percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty five percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirteen 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.
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Copper City residents on average take three prescription medicines.
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Twenty five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all.
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People in Copper City were 23 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People in Copper City were 26 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man.
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Copper City residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Fifty one percent of Copper City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Thirty six percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Fourteen 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 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 four 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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Seven 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 of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have another thyroid problem. Twenty five percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Fifty six percent of births in Copper City were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy five percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty five 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 Copper City report their general health condition on average at 44 percent.
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People in Copper City spend $387 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 16 percent of their income. This is two percent of their income. They also spend $23 monthly on carried out or delivered food.
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People living in Copper City report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Hundred 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. Seventeen 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.
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Forty two percent of Copper City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Twenty five percent of Copper 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 five percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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