Health and Nutrition of Mantoloking, NJ Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Sixty two percent of Mantoloking residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 18 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 four 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 four "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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Oral Health

The average Mantoloking 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. Twenty one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mantoloking residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 55 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 four 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 24 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Mantoloking residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 170 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 27. Twenty six percent of people living here are obese. Thirty two percent have ever been obese. Thirty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Fifty nine percent of Mantoloking residents have ever used marijuana or hashish.

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Diabetes

Fifteen percent of people living in Mantoloking have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Forty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Mantoloking 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

Seventeen percent of Mantoloking 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. Three percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Seventy percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Nineteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Ten percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.

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Health Insurance

Eighty three percent of people living in Mantoloking are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Thirty one percent of people living in Mantoloking have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Thirty four percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty six percent of people in Mantoloking frequently check their blood cholesterol. Thirty 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 three percent of people living in Mantoloking use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Seventeen percent of Mantoloking residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twelve percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Nineteen percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Twenty eight percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirteen 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. Nine percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Seven 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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Prescription Medications

Mantoloking residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy percent of people living in Mantoloking 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 5.5 days per month on average. They have 4.2 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 13 days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Ninety seven percent of Mantoloking 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 five percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty three percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Three percent of males in Mantoloking have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Eighty nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Fifty one percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Mantoloking were 20 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 12 women. He has vaginal sex with 10 women. People living here were on average 21 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on four women. People in Mantoloking were 18 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Mantoloking has vaginal or anal sex 35 times a year. Forty two percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mantoloking 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with three men on average. Fifty four percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Nine percent of households in Mantoloking 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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Sleep Disorders

Mantoloking residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twelve percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Twenty one percent of Mantoloking residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Mantoloking 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. Eighteen 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. Twenty three 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. Forty eight 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 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 1.2 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Twelve percent of Mantoloking residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Twenty seven percent are overweight. Ten percent of people living in Mantoloking have ever received a blood transfusion. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Seventeen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. One percent have congestive heart failure. Five percent have coronary heart disease. Three percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Three percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Three percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Six percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Ten percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Sixty seven percent of births in Mantoloking were vaginal deliveries. Thirty three percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty four percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy two percent of women breastfeed their children. Eleven percent of women in Mantoloking have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Seventeen percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Forty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Fifty one 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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Current Health Status

People living in Mantoloking report their general health condition on average at 58 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 29 percent of Mantoloking residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Mantoloking are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Mantoloking spend $355 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 10 percent of their income. The average family in Mantoloking spends $82 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $193 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Mantoloking report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty five 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 six percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Twelve percent of Mantoloking population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Twenty five 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. Nine percent of people in Mantoloking had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

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

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Physical Functioning

Nine percent of Mantoloking 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. Fourteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five 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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