Fifty seven percent of Oakland Acres residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 23 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.
The average Oakland Acres 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). Sixteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Twenty seven percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Oakland Acres residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 36 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 two 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 20 teeth.
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The average height of Oakland Acres residents 16 years and older is 61 inches. The average weight is 133 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 25. Eighteen percent of people living here are obese. Eighteen percent have ever been obese. Thirty three percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Nine percent of people living in Oakland Acres have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
Oakland Acres 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).
Eighty two percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Eighteen percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Fifty five percent of people living in Oakland Acres are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Forty five percent of people living in Oakland Acres have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty seven percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty five percent of people in Oakland Acres frequently check their blood cholesterol.
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Sixty nine percent of people living in Oakland Acres use sunscreen.
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Ten percent of Oakland Acres residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Ten percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. 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.
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Oakland Acres residents on average take two prescription medicines.
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Seventy five percent of Oakland Acres residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Seventy five percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. People in Oakland Acres were 19 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People in Oakland Acres 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.
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Ten percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Oakland Acres residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty seven percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Eighteen percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty six 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 four 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 1.3 hours per day.
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Nine percent of Oakland Acres residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Thirty six percent are overweight. Nine percent of people living in Oakland Acres have ever received a blood transfusion. Nine percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eighteen percent have another thyroid problem.
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Ninety three percent of births in Oakland Acres were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Fifty percent of women breastfeed their children. Twenty percent of women in Oakland Acres have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Fifty percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason.
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People living in Oakland Acres report their general health condition on average at 48 percent. Fourteen percent of people living in Oakland Acres are left-handed.
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People in Oakland Acres spend $467 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 42 percent of their income. The average family in Oakland Acres spends $92 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 two percent of their income. They also spend $nine monthly on carried out or delivered food.
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People living in Oakland Acres report their general condition of hearing on average at 76 percent. Eighty two 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 one percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room.
Twenty three percent of Oakland Acres residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Nine percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.