Fifty seven percent of Fairview residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 Fairview 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). Eight percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Seven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Fairview 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 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 Fairview residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 201 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty seven percent of people living here are obese. Sixty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Eighteen percent of people living in Fairview have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Eighty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Eight percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Fairview 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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Fifteen percent of Fairview 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. Seventy one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.
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Ninety two percent of people living in Fairview are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Fifty nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy nine percent of people in Fairview frequently check their blood cholesterol.
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Twenty four percent of Fairview residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eight 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. Eight 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Fairview residents on average take four prescription medicines.
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Ninety one percent of people living in Fairview have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 4.5 days per month on average. They have 6.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 32 days a year.
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Ninety four percent of Fairview residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety four percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ten percent of males in Fairview have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Fairview were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 13 women. People in Fairview were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man.
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Twenty one percent of households in Fairview use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.
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Fairview residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Twenty two percent of Fairview residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Eleven percent of Fairview 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 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. Twenty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twelve 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 four 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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Five percent of Fairview residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Seven percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Fifty five percent are overweight. Twenty two 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. Twenty six percent of people living in Fairview have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Five percent have congestive heart failure. Six percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Four percent have ever had emphysema. Nine percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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People living in Fairview report their general health condition on average at 50 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 27 percent of Fairview residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Fairview are left-handed.
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People in Fairview spend $403 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 29 percent of their income. The average family in Fairview spends $108 on food at other stores monthly. This is eight percent of their income. They spend $109 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $17 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Fairview report their general condition of hearing on average at 73 percent. Seventy 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. Eighty seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty six percent of Fairview population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Fifty 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. Ten percent of people in Fairview had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Forty seven percent of Fairview residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Sixteen percent of Fairview 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 three 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. Twenty one percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Seven 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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