Forty two percent of Forest City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. They get one 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.
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The average Forest City resident last visited a dentist one years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Thirty percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Forest City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 38 percent. 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 23 teeth.
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The average height of Forest City residents 16 years and older is 68 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Seventy three percent have ever been obese. Thirteen percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Hundred percent of Forest City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.
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Forty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
Forty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirteen 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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Twenty seven percent of people living in Forest City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Thirteen percent of people living in Forest City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home.
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Seventy three percent of Forest City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Seventy three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Eighty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Eighty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Sixty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating.
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Forest City residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Hundred percent of people living in Forest City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. They have 2.1 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 26 days a year.
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Hundred percent of Forest City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. People in Forest City were 12 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 58 women. He has vaginal sex with 10 women. People living here were on average 13 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. The average person in Forest City has vaginal or anal sex 57 times a year. Thirty five percent have sex without using a condom.
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Thirteen percent of households in Forest City use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.
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Forest City residents 16 years and older usually get five hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Seventy three percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Twenty percent of Forest City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Thirteen percent of Forest 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. Thirteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirteen 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. People living here spend four 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 one 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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Thirteen percent of Forest City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Twenty seven percent are overweight. Seventy three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis.
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People living in Forest City report their general health condition on average at 38 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 20 percent of Forest City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.
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People in Forest City spend $258 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 Forest City spends $52 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. This is six percent of their income.
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People living in Forest City report their general condition of hearing on average at 71 percent. Forty 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. Forty percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Eighty seven 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. Thirteen percent of people in Forest City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Twenty seven percent of Forest City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.