Forty seven percent of Albert City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 21 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 three 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 Albert City resident last visited a dentist two 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. Twenty nine percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Albert City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 45 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 25 teeth.
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The average height of Albert City residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 184 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty five percent of people living here are obese. Fifty five percent have ever been obese. Thirty four percent have ever tried to lose weight.
Sixty three percent of Albert City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty three percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Nineteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Three percent have ever used heroin. Nine percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Thirteen percent of people living in Albert City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Albert 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).
Twenty five percent of Albert 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. Seven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty one percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Twenty six percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Fifty nine percent of people living in Albert City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Sixteen percent of people living in Albert City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Eighteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty seven percent of people in Albert City frequently check their blood cholesterol. Sixteen 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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Twenty percent of people living in Albert City use sunscreen.
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Fourteen percent of Albert City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty five percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty one percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Thirty six percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty one percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twelve 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. Two percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Albert City residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Eighty eight percent of people living in Albert City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Five percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.7 days per month on average. They have 5.6 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 21 days a year.
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Ninety eight percent of Albert City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety eight percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty eight percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty two percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Albert City have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. People in Albert 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 16 women. He has vaginal sex with 15 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on five women. People in Albert City were 21 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. The average person in Albert City has vaginal or anal sex 52 times a year. Sixty four percent have sex without using a condom. Forty six percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Thirteen percent of households in Albert City use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Five percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.
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Albert City residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Seventeen percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Forty three percent of Albert City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Thirty seven percent of Albert 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. Forty four 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. Twenty five 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. Thirty 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 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 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 1.0 hours per day.
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Five percent of Albert City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty percent are overweight. Twelve 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. Eleven percent of people living in Albert City have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty one percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Sixteen percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. Two 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. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Six percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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People living in Albert City report their general health condition on average at 55 percent. Eleven percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 42 percent of Albert City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection.
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People in Albert City spend $430 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 23 percent of their income. The average family in Albert City spends $101 on food at other stores monthly. This is four percent of their income. They spend $158 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six 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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People living in Albert City report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Eighty nine 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 four percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fifteen percent of Albert City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. 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 percent of people in Albert City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Twenty eight percent of Albert City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Eleven percent of Albert 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. Sixteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Seven percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Seven percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. 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.
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