Forty one percent of Mobile City residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 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 five frozen meals or frozen pizzas on average monthly.
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The average Mobile 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 five percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Mobile City residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 39 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.
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The average height of Mobile City residents 16 years and older is 64 inches. The average weight is 175 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty seven percent of people living here are obese. Forty nine percent have ever been obese. Thirty six percent have ever tried to lose weight.
Sixty one percent of Mobile City residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Twenty five percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Twenty two percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Two percent have ever used heroin. Fourteen percent have ever used methamphetamines.
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Four percent of people living in Mobile City have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Thirty nine percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. One percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.
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Mobile 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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Nine percent of Mobile 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. Four percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Fifty eight percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Fifteen percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fifteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Twenty percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull. Thirty five percent have had two or more sinus infections.
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Fifty four percent of people living in Mobile City are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.
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Seven percent of people living in Mobile City have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Sixteen percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Twenty percent of people in Mobile City frequently check their blood cholesterol. Seven 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 eight percent of people living in Mobile City use sunscreen.
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Twenty eight percent of Mobile City residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty six percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty nine percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Forty seven percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Thirty three percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Twenty three 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. Nineteen 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. Six percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.
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Mobile City residents on average take one prescription medicines.
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Eighty two percent of people living in Mobile City have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Twelve percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 3.5 days per month on average. They have 4.9 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on 19 days a year.
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Ninety seven percent of Mobile City residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Ninety two percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Fifty four percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Six percent of males in Mobile City have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Ninety seven percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty six percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Fifty percent have ever had anal sex. Nineteen percent of females have ever had any kind of sex with a woman. People in Mobile City were 16 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 31 women. He has vaginal sex with 28 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 Mobile City were 19 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. They performed oral sex on average on three men in their lifetime. Sixteen percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Mobile City has vaginal or anal sex 85 times a year. Fifty one percent have sex without using a condom. Females in Mobile City 18 years and older have had any kind of sex with 11 men on average. They have had 10 male vaginal sex partners in their lifetimes. Women here have on average 0.7 female sex partners in their lifetimes. Sixty five percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.
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Ten percent of households in Mobile 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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Mobile City residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Twenty two percent of them have trouble sleeping.
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Sixty one percent of Mobile City residents currently smoke cigarettes.
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Twenty eight percent of Mobile 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 one 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 seven percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Twenty one 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 one 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 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 1.1 hours per day.
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Ten percent of Mobile City residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Three percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Twenty six percent are overweight. Eight 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. Five percent of people living in Mobile City have ever received a blood transfusion. Nineteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Ten percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Three percent have another thyroid problem. One percent have ever had chronic bronchitis. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Three percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.
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Sixty five percent of births in Mobile City were vaginal deliveries. Thirty five percent of deliveries were cesarean. 99.0 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Sixty percent of women breastfeed their children. Seven percent of women in Mobile City have ever had a hysterectomy, including a partial hysterectomy (that is, surgery to remove their uterus or womb). Three percent had both of their ovaries removed (either when they had their uterus removed or at another time). Sixty eight percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Seven percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Twenty nine percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.
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People living in Mobile City report their general health condition on average at 54 percent. Three percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 41 percent of Mobile City residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Six percent of people living in Mobile City are left-handed.
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People in Mobile City spend $399 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 30 percent of their income. The average family in Mobile City spends $86 on food at other stores monthly. This is five percent of their income. They spend $134 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is eight percent of their income. They also spend $25 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is two percent of their income.
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People living in Mobile City report their general condition of hearing on average at 84 percent. Eighty three 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 seven percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Fourteen percent of Mobile City population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Forty four 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. Fifteen percent of people in Mobile City had off-work exposure to loud noise.
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Thirteen percent of Mobile City residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.
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Twelve percent of Mobile 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. Fifteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Eight percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Two 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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