Forty seven percent of Ocean City 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 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 two of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat three "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month. They also eat four frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Ocean 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). Seven 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). Ocean City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 56 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 27 teeth.
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The average height of Ocean City residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 161 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 26. Thirty six percent of people living here are obese. Forty five percent have ever been obese. Forty two percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Fifty percent of Ocean City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twelve percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nine percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Seven percent of people living in Ocean City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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Ocean 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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Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty six percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fourteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Forty percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Seventy six percent of people living in Ocean City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Twenty percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Thirty seven percent of people in Ocean City frequently check their blood cholesterol. Nine 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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Forty three percent of people living in Ocean City use sunscreen.
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Twenty seven percent of Ocean City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Thirty percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Fifty seven 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. Thirty two percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Thirty two percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty two 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. Five percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Ocean City residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Eighty four percent of people living in Ocean City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Nine percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.1 days per month on average. They have 2.9 drinks per week.
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Ninety nine percent of Ocean City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Eighty nine percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty two percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty one percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Seven percent of males in Ocean City have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Ninety four percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Thirty three percent have ever had anal sex. Twenty four percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Ocean City were 18 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 65 women. He has vaginal sex with 59 women. People living here were on average 24 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 Ocean City were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on four men in their lifetime. Seven percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Ocean City has vaginal or anal sex 53 times a year. Fifty seven percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Ocean City 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with seven men on average. They have had seven male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.4 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Forty three percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Five percent of households in Ocean City use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.
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Ocean City residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Forty four percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Seventy percent of Ocean City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Twenty five percent of Ocean 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. Fifty 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 three percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty seven 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 seven 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 1.4 hours per day.
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Fourteen percent of Ocean City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Thirty three percent are overweight. Thirteen 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. Four percent of people living in Ocean City have ever received a blood transfusion. Fifteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Twelve percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Seven percent have another thyroid problem.
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Fifty six percent of births in Ocean City were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty nine percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Ten percent of women in Ocean City have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Nine percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Eighty three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twelve percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty four percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Thirteen 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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People living in Ocean City report their general health condition on average at 63 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 40 percent of Ocean City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Twelve percent of people living in Ocean City are left-handed.
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People in Ocean City spend $391 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 26 percent of their income. The average family in Ocean City spends $130 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $148 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is seven percent of their income. They also spend $32 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.
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People living in Ocean City report their general condition of hearing on average at 89 percent. Ninety 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. Sixteen percent of Ocean City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty nine 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.
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Twenty eight percent of Ocean City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Thirteen percent of Ocean City 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. Nineteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Ten percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Six 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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