Health and Nutrition of Leisure Village East, NJ Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Fifty seven percent of Leisure Village East 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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Oral Health

The average Leisure Village East 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). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Nineteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Leisure Village East residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 52 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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Weight

The average height of Leisure Village East residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 171 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. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Sixty four percent of Leisure Village East residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eighteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Fifteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. One percent have ever used heroin. Seven percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Eighteen percent of people living in Leisure Village East 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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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Leisure Village East 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).

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Taste & Smell

Fourteen percent of Leisure Village East 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 nine percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty four percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eighteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Nineteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty one percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Ninety three percent of people living in Leisure Village East are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Forty eight percent of people living in Leisure Village East have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Forty seven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Seventy one percent of people in Leisure Village East frequently check their blood cholesterol. Forty four 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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Dermatology

Thirty eight percent of people living in Leisure Village East use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Twenty two percent of Leisure Village East 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 seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty two 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. Sixteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Nine 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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Prescription Medications

Leisure Village East residents on average take four prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy six percent of people living in Leisure Village East have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 5.9 days per month on average. They have 4.8 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 11 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety nine percent of Leisure Village East 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. Seventy seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Leisure Village East have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex. People in Leisure Village East 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 37 women. He has vaginal sex with 11 women. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on two women. People in Leisure Village East were 20 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on 11 men in their lifetime. Twenty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Leisure Village East 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had three male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Eleven percent of households in Leisure Village East use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Eight percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Leisure Village East residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Thirty five percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty five percent of Leisure Village East residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Fourteen percent of Leisure Village East 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. Thirty six 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 one 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 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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Medical Conditions

Nine percent of Leisure Village East residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Five percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty eight percent are overweight. Nineteen 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 seven percent of people living in Leisure Village East have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty four percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Fifty four percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Nine percent have ever been told they had gout. Six percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Ten percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Nine percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Sixteen percent have another thyroid problem. Six percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Twenty three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Eighty four percent of births in Leisure Village East were vaginal deliveries. Sixteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.3 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty three percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty four percent of women breastfeed their children. Forty one percent of women in Leisure Village East 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). Sixty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.

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Current Health Status

People living in Leisure Village East report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 21 percent of Leisure Village East residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Five percent of people living in Leisure Village East are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Leisure Village East spend $311 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 Leisure Village East spends $50 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $119 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $12 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is zero percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Leisure Village East report their general condition of hearing on average at 69 percent. Seventy six 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 four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twenty nine percent of Leisure Village East population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty eight 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. Eleven percent of people in Leisure Village East had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Forty five percent of Leisure Village East residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Twenty five percent of Leisure Village East 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. Forty 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. Eleven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Twenty 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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