Sixty two percent of Lore City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 six 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 two 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 three frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Lore 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). Six percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Thirteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Lore City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 66 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 two days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 27 teeth.
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The average height of Lore City residents 16 years and older is 70 inches. The average weight is 193 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty seven percent of people living here are obese. Thirty six percent have ever been obese. Thirty nine percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Seventy one percent of Lore City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Eighteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Seventeen 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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Eight percent of people living in Lore City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty one percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Three percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Lore 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).
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Eleven percent of Lore 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. Sixty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Seventeen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Thirty two percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Forty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Eighty nine percent of people living in Lore City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Twenty one percent of people living in Lore City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty five percent of people in Lore City frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seventeen 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 one percent of people living in Lore City use sunscreen.
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Fifteen percent of Lore City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirteen percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty two percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty two percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Eleven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirteen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eleven percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Five 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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Lore City residents on average take two prescription medicines.
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Ninety four percent of people living in Lore City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. People living here drink alcohol 8.4 days per month on average. They have 5.3 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 15 days a year.
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Ninety seven percent of Lore City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety three percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Nine percent of males in Lore 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. Seventy nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty five percent have ever had anal sex. Eighteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Lore City were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 13 women. He has vaginal sex with eight women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. Males in their lifetime have anal or oral sex with 2.5 men on average. They have had 1.1 anal sex partners in their lifetime. People in Lore City were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. The average person in Lore City has vaginal or anal sex 53 times a year. Sixty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Lore City 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with five men on average. They have had five male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.8 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Ninety one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Seven percent of households in Lore City use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Four percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Lore City residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty eight percent of them have trouble sleeping.
Twenty seven percent of Lore City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Seventeen percent of Lore 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. Thirty 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. Thirty eight percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Forty six 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. Sixty three 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 eight 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 two 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 1.5 hours per day.
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Eight percent of Lore City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty percent are overweight. Ten 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. Ten percent of people living in Lore City have ever received a blood transfusion. Eight percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eighteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have ever been told they had gout. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Two percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Two percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent have ever had emphysema. Three percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Thirteen percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Fifty one percent of births in Lore City were vaginal deliveries. Forty nine percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy eight percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy four percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Nine percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.
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People living in Lore City report their general health condition on average at 69 percent. Eight percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 44 percent of Lore City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Nine percent of people living in Lore City are left-handed.
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People in Lore City spend $397 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 13 percent of their income. The average family in Lore City spends $82 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $295 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is 10 percent of their income. They also spend $47 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Lore City report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seventeen percent of Lore City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty two 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. Seventeen percent of people in Lore City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Thirty two percent of Lore City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Four percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Four 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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