Sixty percent of Fountain City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 14 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 two 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 one "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat one frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Fountain 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). Thirty three percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Sixteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Fountain City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 41 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 four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 16 teeth.
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The average height of Fountain City residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 163 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 29. Thirty seven percent of people living here are obese. Fifty one percent have ever been obese. Twenty five percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Forty six percent of Fountain City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Two percent have ever used heroin.
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Thirteen percent of people living in Fountain City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty six 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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Fountain City 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).
Ten percent of Fountain 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. Eight percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy three percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Thirty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty one percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirteen 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 seven percent of people living in Fountain City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Thirty seven percent of people living in Fountain City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty five percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty one percent of people in Fountain City frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty one 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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Thirty percent of people living in Fountain City use sunscreen.
Forty two percent of Fountain City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Fifty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Sixty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Forty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty five percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty seven percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Thirty six 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.
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Fountain City residents on average take three prescription medicines.
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Eighty percent of people living in Fountain City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Six percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.5 days per month on average. They have 4.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 15 days a year.
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Ninety nine percent of Fountain City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Forty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Three percent of males in Fountain City have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety eight percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent have ever had anal sex. Six percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Fountain City 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 10 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Fountain City were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Twenty one percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Fountain City has vaginal or anal sex 56 times a year. Thirty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Fountain City 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Thirty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Thirteen percent of households in Fountain City use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Seven percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Fountain City residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Forty one percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Fifty seven percent of Fountain City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Eighteen percent of Fountain 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 eight 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. 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. Twenty five 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 0.8 hours per day.
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Sixteen percent of Fountain City 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". Forty two percent are overweight. Twelve 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. Nineteen percent of people living in Fountain City have ever received a blood transfusion. Forty six percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty two percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have ever been told they had gout. Seven percent have congestive heart failure. Eight percent have coronary heart disease. Two 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. Thirteen percent have another thyroid problem. Eight percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. One percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Eleven percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Seventy seven percent of births in Fountain City were vaginal deliveries. Twenty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.9 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Thirty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty eight percent of women in Fountain City have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty two percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Seventy five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Sixteen 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 Fountain City report their general health condition on average at 44 percent. Two percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 30 percent of Fountain City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.
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People in Fountain City spend $377 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Fountain City spends $96 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $118 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income.
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People living in Fountain City report their general condition of hearing on average at 75 percent. Seventy two 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 one percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Forty seven percent of Fountain City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty nine 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. Twenty one percent of people in Fountain City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Forty nine percent of Fountain City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Forty six percent of Fountain 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. Fifty percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Eighteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Nine 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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