Fifty eight percent of Holiday City South residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 24 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Holiday City South 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). Nine percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Holiday City South residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 53 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 three days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 16 teeth.
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The average height of Holiday City South residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 173 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Twenty eight percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Fifty eight percent of Holiday City South residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Fifteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fourteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin.
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Nineteen percent of people living in Holiday City South have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty four percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Five percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Holiday City South 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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Thirteen percent of Holiday City South 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 five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Thirteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Ninety five percent of people living in Holiday City South are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Fifty four percent of people living in Holiday City South have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty six percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy five percent of people in Holiday City South frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty six 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 three percent of people living in Holiday City South use sunscreen.
Twenty percent of Holiday City South residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty four percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty 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. Fourteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Ten 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. Three percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Holiday City South residents on average take four prescription medicines.
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Sixty nine percent of people living in Holiday City South have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Seventeen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.0 days per month on average. They have 4.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on eight days a year.
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Ninety eight percent of Holiday City South residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Eight percent of males in Holiday City South 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. Seventy eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty four percent have ever had anal sex. People in Holiday City South were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 31 women. He has vaginal sex with nine women. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Holiday City South were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. Females in Holiday City South 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with six men on average. Eighty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Eleven percent of households in Holiday City South use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Six percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Holiday City South residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty three percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Twenty one percent of Holiday City South residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Eleven percent of Holiday City South 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 nine 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. Sixteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty one 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 0.8 hours per day.
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Eight percent of Holiday City South residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Six percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Four percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty seven percent are overweight. Twenty 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 Holiday City South have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Eight percent have ever been told they had gout. Ten percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Seven percent have ever had emphysema. Sixteen percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty four percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Seventy seven percent of births in Holiday City South were vaginal deliveries. Twenty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.8 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Forty two percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty seven percent of women in Holiday City South have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Twenty seven percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Fifty five percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Forty four 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 Holiday City South report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 16 percent of Holiday City South residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Holiday City South are left-handed.
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People in Holiday City South spend $297 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 16 percent of their income. The average family in Holiday City South spends $50 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $98 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $11 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.
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People living in Holiday City South report their general condition of hearing on average at 67 percent. Eighty 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. Ninety five percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty five percent of Holiday City South population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty one 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 Holiday City South had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Forty six percent of Holiday City South residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Twenty three percent of Holiday City South 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. Thirty five percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Twenty one percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Fifteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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