Forty eight percent of Liberty 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 three 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 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 Liberty 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 one percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Liberty residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 42 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 26 teeth.
The average height of Liberty residents 16 years and older is 66 inches. The average weight is 187 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 31. Fifty five percent of people living here are obese. Sixty eight percent have ever been obese. Fifty seven percent have ever tried to lose weight.
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Fifty one percent of Liberty 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. Two percent have ever used heroin. Sixteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Eight percent of people living in Liberty have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Twenty eight percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years.
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Liberty 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).
Thirteen percent of Liberty 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. Two percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen 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. Thirty two percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Fifty one percent of people living in Liberty are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Thirteen percent of people living in Liberty have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Nine percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty nine percent of people in Liberty frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty five 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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Thirty nine percent of people living in Liberty use sunscreen.
Nineteen percent of Liberty residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty two percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Forty eight percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Twenty seven percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty one percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Twenty percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Six 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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Liberty residents on average take two prescription medicines.
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Seventy eight percent of people living in Liberty have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Fifteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. They have 4.1 drinks per week.
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Ninety nine percent of Liberty 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. Eighty nine percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Forty seven percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Ninety nine percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Seventy five percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty eight percent have ever had anal sex. Fifteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Liberty were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 25 women. He has vaginal sex with 22 women. People living here were on average 21 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 Liberty were 17 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on two men in their lifetime. The average person in Liberty has vaginal or anal sex 80 times a year. Fifty six percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Liberty 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. Sixty percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Eight percent of households in Liberty use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects.
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Liberty residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Fifty percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Sixty seven percent of Liberty residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Eighteen percent of Liberty 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. Sixty three 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 percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Thirty 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 nine 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 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 1.4 hours per day.
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Nineteen percent of Liberty residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Two percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Two percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Forty two percent are overweight. Eight percent of people living in Liberty have ever received a blood transfusion. Twenty three percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Thirty eight percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Eight percent have coronary heart disease. Eight percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. Two percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Two percent have ever had emphysema. Seven percent have another thyroid problem. Two percent have ever had chronic bronchitis.
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Eighty two percent of births in Liberty were vaginal deliveries. Eighteen percent of deliveries were cesarean. 100.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Fifty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Seventy three percent of women breastfeed their children. Seventy three percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Twenty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy. Nineteen 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 Liberty report their general health condition on average at 61 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 39 percent of Liberty residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Thirteen percent of people living in Liberty are left-handed.
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People in Liberty spend $404 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 28 percent of their income. The average family in Liberty spends $75 on food at other stores monthly. This is three percent of their income. They spend $78 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is four percent of their income.
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People living in Liberty report their general condition of hearing on average at 86 percent. Seventy 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. Hundred percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Thirty two percent of Liberty population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty five 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. Eighteen percent of people in Liberty had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Twenty three percent of Liberty residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
Twenty five percent of Liberty 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. Thirty two percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Nine percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Eleven 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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