Fifty six percent of Fayette City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 25 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 one 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 four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Fayette City resident last visited a dentist four 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. Ten percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Fayette City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 58 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 two 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 13 teeth.
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The average height of Fayette City residents 16 years and older is 63 inches. The average weight is 154 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty seven percent of people living here are obese. Twenty four percent have ever been obese. Twenty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Thirty eight percent of Fayette City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty one percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nineteen 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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Twenty percent of people living in Fayette City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty nine 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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Fayette 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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Eighty one percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty three percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Forty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Eighty percent of people living in Fayette City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Twenty three percent of people living in Fayette City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty two percent of people in Fayette City frequently check their blood cholesterol. Fifty two 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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Fifty four percent of people living in Fayette City use sunscreen.
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Eighteen percent of Fayette City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Eighteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty four percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Fourteen 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. Twenty seven 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. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Fayette City residents on average take three prescription medicines.
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Sixty seven percent of people living in Fayette City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twenty six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 6.4 days per month on average. They have 12.0 drinks per week.
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Ninety eight percent of Fayette City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty two percent have ever had anal sex. Ten percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Fayette City were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Fayette City were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Fayette City has vaginal or anal sex 71 times a year. Forty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Fayette City 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.2 female sex partners in their lifetimes.
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Seven percent of households in Fayette City use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.
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Fayette City residents 16 years and older usually get eight hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty nine percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Twenty five percent of Fayette City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Eight percent of Fayette 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. Fifteen 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. Twelve percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. 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 seven 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 0.6 hours per day.
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Twenty percent of Fayette City 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". Twenty five percent are overweight. Thirty three 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 four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Nineteen percent have another thyroid problem.
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Fifty percent of births in Fayette City were vaginal deliveries. Fifty percent of deliveries were cesarean. 95.2 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Eleven percent of women in Fayette City have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventy nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Four percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.
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People living in Fayette City report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 55 percent of Fayette City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.
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People in Fayette City spend $482 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 17 percent of their income. The average family in Fayette City spends $155 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $134 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is five percent of their income. They also spend $32 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Fayette City report their general condition of hearing on average at 68 percent. Ninety one 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. Eleven percent of Fayette City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty five 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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Twenty percent of Fayette City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Seven percent of Fayette 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 four percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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