Forty three percent of Promise City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal nine 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 two 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 three "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 Promise 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). Eighteen percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Promise City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 43 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 21 teeth.
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The average height of Promise City residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 178 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 30. Fifty seven percent of people living here are obese. Seventy one percent have ever been obese.
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Hundred percent of Promise City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste.
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Fourteen percent of people living in Promise City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Sixty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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Promise City residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate two time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).
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Twenty nine percent of Promise 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. Hundred percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Forty three percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Twenty nine percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fourteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Seventy one percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Seventy one percent of people living in Promise City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
Twenty nine percent of people living in Promise City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Fifty seven percent of people in Promise City frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixty 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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Hundred percent of people living in Promise City use sunscreen.
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Sixty seven percent of Promise City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Sixty seven percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Sixty seven percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Eighty three percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Fifty percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Seventeen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirty three percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV.
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Promise City residents on average take three prescription medicines.
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Sixty seven percent of people living in Promise City 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 5.0 days per month on average. They have 6.9 drinks per week.
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Hundred percent of Promise City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Sixty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Twenty percent have ever had anal sex. People in Promise City were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. People living here were on average 23 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. People in Promise City were 15 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. The average person in Promise City has vaginal or anal sex 32 times a year. Hundred percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Promise City 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 13 men on average. They have had 11 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes.
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Promise City residents 16 years and older usually get six hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty seven percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Fifty eight percent of Promise City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
Fourteen percent of Promise 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. Twenty nine 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. Fifty seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty nine 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 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 five 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 four 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 0.6 hours per day.
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Fifty seven percent are overweight. Thirty three 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. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Forty three percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Fourteen percent have another thyroid problem.
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Hundred percent of births in Promise City were vaginal deliveries. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Seventy six percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty seven percent of women breastfeed their children. Thirty three percent of women in Promise City 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). Sixty seven percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Thirty three 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 Promise City report their general health condition on average at 46 percent. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 33 percent of Promise City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.
People in Promise City spend $427 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 69 percent of their income. The average family in Promise City spends $64 on food at other stores monthly. This is two percent of their income. They spend $124 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines.
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People living in Promise City report their general condition of hearing on average at 77 percent. Sixty seven 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fourteen percent of people in Promise City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
Thirty six percent of Promise City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Fourteen percent of Promise 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. Twenty nine percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Fourteen percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Twenty nine percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion.
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