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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	956	106	8.9	6.8-11.6	850	91.1	88.4-93.2
GENDER
Male	372	45	8.5	5.8-12.4	327	91.5	87.6-94.2
Female	584	61	9.3	6.3-13.4	523	90.7	86.6-93.7
RACE
White	601	69	8.8	6.3-12.1	532	91.2	87.9-93.7
African American	297	27	6.7	4.2-10.5	270	93.3	89.5-95.8
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Native American	34	8	37.5	13.5-69.8	26	62.5	30.2-86.5
Other Minorities	18	2	13.6	3.3-42.3	16	86.4	57.7-96.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	2	26.8	6.5-65.7	9	73.2	34.3-93.5
-English Speaking	5	1	25.8	3.6-76.2	4	74.2	23.8-96.4
-Spanish Speaking	6	1	27.3	4.0-77.4	5	72.7	22.6-96.0
Non-Hispanic	945	104	8.8	6.7-11.5	841	91.2	88.5-93.3
AGE
18-24	7	1	21.7	3.2-70.0	6	78.3	30.0-96.8
25-34	27	5	20.3	4.5-57.7	22	79.7	42.3-95.5
35-44	91	9	7.5	3.2-16.4	82	92.5	83.6-96.8
45-54	159	23	7.2	4.2-12.0	136	92.8	88.0-95.8
55-64	242	25	8.0	5.0-12.5	217	92.0	87.5-95.0
65-74	240	24	9.7	5.6-16.3	216	90.3	83.7-94.4
75+	187	19	9.8	4.9-18.6	168	90.2	81.4-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	304	34	9.7	6.0-15.4	270	90.3	84.6-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	292	31	7.2	4.5-11.2	261	92.8	88.8-95.5
Some Post-H.S.	203	23	9.2	5.0-16.4	180	90.8	83.6-95.0
College Graduate	154	18	10.3	5.4-18.7	136	89.7	81.3-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	229	29	9.3	5.9-14.3	200	90.7	85.7-94.1
$15,000- 24,999	177	12	5.0	2.4-10.4	165	95.0	89.6-97.6
$25,000- 34,999	95	16	12.5	6.6-22.3	79	87.5	77.7-93.4
$35,000- 49,999	85	10	10.6	3.8-25.9	75	89.4	74.1-96.2
$50,000-74,999	63	6	5.0	1.8-13.3	57	95.0	86.7-98.2
$75,000+	48	5	7.3	2.4-19.9	43	92.7	80.1-97.6
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***
Eastern NC	423	45	8.7	5.9-12.7	378	91.3	87.3-94.1
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%)

TOTAL

956

106

8.9

6.8-11.6

850

91.1

88.4-93.2

GENDER

Male

372

8.5

5.8-12.4

327

91.5

87.6-94.2

Female

584

9.3

6.3-13.4

523

90.7

86.6-93.7

RACE

White

601

8.8

6.3-12.1

532

91.2

87.9-93.7

African American

297

6.7

4.2-10.5

270

93.3

89.5-95.8

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

37.5

13.5-69.8

62.5

30.2-86.5

Other Minorities

13.6

3.3-42.3

86.4

57.7-96.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.8

6.5-65.7

73.2

34.3-93.5

-English Speaking

25.8

3.6-76.2

74.2

23.8-96.4

-Spanish Speaking

27.3

4.0-77.4

72.7

22.6-96.0

Non-Hispanic

945

104

8.8

6.7-11.5

841

91.2

88.5-93.3

AGE

18-24

21.7

3.2-70.0

78.3

30.0-96.8

25-34

20.3

4.5-57.7

79.7

42.3-95.5

35-44

7.5

3.2-16.4

92.5

83.6-96.8

45-54

159

7.2

4.2-12.0

136

92.8

88.0-95.8

55-64

242

8.0

5.0-12.5

217

92.0

87.5-95.0

65-74

240

9.7

5.6-16.3

216

90.3

83.7-94.4

75+

187

9.8

4.9-18.6

168

90.2

81.4-95.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

304

9.7

6.0-15.4

270

90.3

84.6-94.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

292

7.2

4.5-11.2

261

92.8

88.8-95.5

Some Post-H.S.

203

9.2

5.0-16.4

180

90.8

83.6-95.0

College Graduate

154

10.3

5.4-18.7

136

89.7

81.3-94.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

229

9.3

5.9-14.3

200

90.7

85.7-94.1

$15,000- 24,999

177

5.0

2.4-10.4

165

95.0

89.6-97.6

$25,000- 34,999

12.5

6.6-22.3

87.5

77.7-93.4

$35,000- 49,999

10.6

3.8-25.9

89.4

74.1-96.2

$50,000-74,999

5.0

1.8-13.3

95.0

86.7-98.2

$75,000+

7.3

2.4-19.9

92.7

80.1-97.6

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***

Eastern NC

423

8.7

5.9-12.7

378

91.3

87.3-94.1

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

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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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