BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever had any sores or irritations on your feet that took more than four weeks to heal?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

Have you ever had any sores or irritations on your feet that took more than four weeks to heal?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	956	106	8.9	6.8-11.6	850	91.1	88.4-93.2
-Eastern NC	423	45	8.7	5.9-12.7	378	91.3	87.3-94.1
GENDER
Male	157	21	9.4	5.6-15.3	136	90.6	84.7-94.4
Female	266	24	8.2	4.6-14.2	242	91.8	85.8-95.4
RACE
White	226	23	7.9	4.4-13.9	203	92.1	86.1-95.6
African American	168	15	7.4	4.1-13.1	153	92.6	86.9-95.9
Other Minorities	27	7	21.2	8.5-43.9	20	78.8	56.1-91.5
AGE
18-24	3	1	42.5	6.3-89.1	2	57.5	10.9-93.7
25-34	12	1	3.4	0.4-21.8	11	96.6	78.2-99.6
35-44	34	4	8.2	2.7-22.3	30	91.8	77.7-97.3
45-54	68	11	8.5	4.1-16.6	57	91.5	83.4-95.9
55-64	115	11	8.1	4.1-15.5	104	91.9	84.5-95.9
65-74	114	12	10.5	4.5-22.7	102	89.5	77.3-95.5
75+	76	5	6.4	1.9-19.2	71	93.6	80.8-98.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	146	17	11.1	5.6-20.8	129	88.9	79.2-94.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	132	14	8.9	4.6-16.6	118	91.1	83.4-95.4
Some Post-H.S.	88	8	5.6	2.4-12.4	80	94.4	87.6-97.6
College Graduate	56	6	7.9	3.0-19.1	50	92.1	80.9-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	17	11.4	6.5-19.3	104	88.6	80.7-93.5
$15,000- 24,999	72	5	5.7	2.1-14.4	67	94.3	85.6-97.9
$25,000- 34,999	42	6	10.7	3.8-26.8	36	89.3	73.2-96.2
$35,000- 49,999	33	2	3.9	0.9-16.0	31	96.1	84.0-99.1
$50,000-74,999	29	3	5.9	1.7-18.9	26	94.1	81.1-98.3
$75,000+	15	2	15.5	3.0-52.1	13	84.5	47.9-97.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	41	4	7.3	2.6-18.9	37	92.7	81.1-97.4
Guilford	36	6	17.1	7.1-35.6	30	82.9	64.4-92.9
Mecklenburg	39	4	12.8	4.1-33.7	35	87.2	66.3-95.9
Orange	25	2	8.2	1.8-30.7	23	91.8	69.3-98.2
Wake	31	1	3.2	0.4-19.8	30	96.8	80.2-99.6
Chatham/Lee	33	3	8.7	2.6-25.5	30	91.3	74.5-97.4
Nash/Wilson	44	1	5.6	0.8-30.2	43	94.4	69.8-99.2
Craven/Pamlico	55	5	11.6	4.7-25.6	50	88.4	74.4-95.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	6	18.1	7.9-36.3	39	81.9	63.7-92.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	7	25.4	11.8-46.3	26	74.6	53.7-88.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	8	24.2	11.5-44.0	24	75.8	56.0-88.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	4	8.1	2.8-21.5	44	91.9	78.5-97.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	11	12.8	6.7-22.9	69	87.2	77.1-93.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	8	16.3	7.6-31.4	47	83.7	68.6-92.4
Northeast NC I	72	12	20.9	11.5-35.0	60	79.1	65.0-88.5
Northeast NC II	64	3	3.1	1.0- 9.8	61	96.9	90.2-99.0
Northeastern Partnership	136	15	10.1	5.8-17.1	121	89.9	82.9-94.2
Mountain AHEC	132	14	10.8	5.5-20.0	118	89.2	80.0-94.5
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	334	35	8.0	5.0-12.6	299	92.0	87.4-95.0
Western NC	199	26	12.8	7.9-20.0	173	87.2	80.0-92.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

956

106

8.9

6.8-11.6

850

91.1

88.4-93.2

-Eastern NC

423

8.7

5.9-12.7

378

91.3

87.3-94.1

GENDER

Male

157

9.4

5.6-15.3

136

90.6

84.7-94.4

Female

266

8.2

4.6-14.2

242

91.8

85.8-95.4

RACE

White

226

7.9

4.4-13.9

203

92.1

86.1-95.6

African American

168

7.4

4.1-13.1

153

92.6

86.9-95.9

Other Minorities

21.2

8.5-43.9

78.8

56.1-91.5

AGE

18-24

42.5

6.3-89.1

57.5

10.9-93.7

25-34

3.4

0.4-21.8

96.6

78.2-99.6

35-44

8.2

2.7-22.3

91.8

77.7-97.3

45-54

8.5

4.1-16.6

91.5

83.4-95.9

55-64

115

8.1

4.1-15.5

104

91.9

84.5-95.9

65-74

114

10.5

4.5-22.7

102

89.5

77.3-95.5

75+

6.4

1.9-19.2

93.6

80.8-98.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

146

11.1

5.6-20.8

129

88.9

79.2-94.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

132

8.9

4.6-16.6

118

91.1

83.4-95.4

Some Post-H.S.

5.6

2.4-12.4

94.4

87.6-97.6

College Graduate

7.9

3.0-19.1

92.1

80.9-97.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

121

11.4

6.5-19.3

104

88.6

80.7-93.5

$15,000- 24,999

5.7

2.1-14.4

94.3

85.6-97.9

$25,000- 34,999

10.7

3.8-26.8

89.3

73.2-96.2

$35,000- 49,999

3.9

0.9-16.0

96.1

84.0-99.1

$50,000-74,999

5.9

1.7-18.9

94.1

81.1-98.3

$75,000+

15.5

3.0-52.1

84.5

47.9-97.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

7.3

2.6-18.9

92.7

81.1-97.4

Guilford

17.1

7.1-35.6

82.9

64.4-92.9

Mecklenburg

12.8

4.1-33.7

87.2

66.3-95.9

Orange

8.2

1.8-30.7

91.8

69.3-98.2

Wake

3.2

0.4-19.8

96.8

80.2-99.6

Chatham/Lee

8.7

2.6-25.5

91.3

74.5-97.4

Nash/Wilson

5.6

0.8-30.2

94.4

69.8-99.2

Craven/Pamlico

11.6

4.7-25.6

88.4

74.4-95.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

18.1

7.9-36.3

81.9

63.7-92.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

25.4

11.8-46.3

74.6

53.7-88.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

24.2

11.5-44.0

75.8

56.0-88.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

8.1

2.8-21.5

91.9

78.5-97.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.8

6.7-22.9

87.2

77.1-93.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

16.3

7.6-31.4

83.7

68.6-92.4

Northeast NC I

20.9

11.5-35.0

79.1

65.0-88.5

Northeast NC II

3.1

1.0- 9.8

96.9

90.2-99.0

Northeastern Partnership

136

10.1

5.8-17.1

121

89.9

82.9-94.2

Mountain AHEC

132

10.8

5.5-20.0

118

89.2

80.0-94.5

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

334

8.0

5.0-12.6

299

92.0

87.4-95.0

Western NC

199

12.8

7.9-20.0

173

87.2

80.0-92.1

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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