Thirty seven percent of Armstrong residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 16 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 four 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 two frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Armstrong 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 eight percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Armstrong residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 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 29 teeth.
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The average height of Armstrong residents 16 years and older is 67 inches. The average weight is 190 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Fifty four percent of people living here are obese. Sixty percent have ever been obese. Sixty percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Sixty four percent of Armstrong residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Thirteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Thirteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.
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Sixty two percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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Armstrong 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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Ten percent of Armstrong 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Forty four percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Sixteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Eighteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty nine percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Nineteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Seventy four percent of people living in Armstrong are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Sixteen percent of people living in Armstrong use sunscreen.
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Fifty one percent of Armstrong residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty nine percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty nine percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Eleven percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Eighteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Eleven 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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Armstrong residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Eighty two percent of people living in Armstrong 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 6.9 days per month on average. They have 13.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 32 days a year.
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Hundred percent of Armstrong 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. Ninety eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Eighty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Hundred percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Seventeen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Armstrong were 15 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 34 women. People living here were on average 17 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on eight women. People in Armstrong were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Armstrong has vaginal or anal sex 81 times a year. Fifty three percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Armstrong 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with eight men on average. They have had eight male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.3 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Seventy percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Armstrong residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Sixteen percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Sixty four percent of Armstrong residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Forty five percent of Armstrong 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. Fifty 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. Twenty nine percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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. Seventy four 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 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 1.3 hours per day.
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Seven percent of Armstrong residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Thirty two percent are overweight. Two percent of people had any kind of liver condition.
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Fifty eight percent of births in Armstrong were vaginal deliveries. Forty two percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Forty eight percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Hundred percent of women breastfeed their children. Eighty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty three percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.
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People living in Armstrong report their general health condition on average at 56 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 37 percent of Armstrong residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.
People in Armstrong spend $390 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 22 percent of their income. The average family in Armstrong spends $78 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $145 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $20 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Armstrong report their general condition of hearing on average at 82 percent. Eighty three 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 nine percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Forty 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. Twenty one percent of people in Armstrong had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Eighteen percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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