BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	913	129	14.5	11.5-18.0	223	24.2	20.2-28.7	338	37.7	33.2-42.6	223	23.6	19.7-27.9
-Piedmont NC	319	57	14.3	10.3-19.6	83	25.8	19.5-33.2	113	37.3	30.2-44.9	66	22.7	16.8-29.9
GENDER
Male	123	26	16.0	10.1-24.5	34	29.4	19.7-41.4	42	35.7	25.4-47.4	21	18.9	11.2-30.3
Female	196	31	12.6	7.7-19.7	49	22.1	15.1-31.1	71	38.9	29.9-48.7	45	26.5	18.6-36.3
RACE
White	203	40	15.3	10.4-22.1	59	31.1	23.0-40.6	65	34.4	26.1-43.7	39	19.2	13.0-27.5
African American	104	16	12.2	6.3-22.1	23	13.3	7.5-22.3	42	40.9	28.7-54.5	23	33.6	21.0-49.1
Other Minorities	9	1	11.9	1.4-56.0	1	5.8	0.7-36.2	3	55.1	15.8-88.9	4	27.2	6.5-66.7
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	43.4	4.6-92.5	1	56.6	7.5-95.4	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	11	2	3.3	0.6-15.8	3	22.5	3.8-68.4	5	65.0	26.4-90.6	1	9.1	1.2-46.2
35-44	40	7	12.1	4.9-27.2	13	50.4	30.0-70.7	10	21.3	9.9-40.0	10	16.1	6.5-34.9
45-54	58	7	7.3	3.0-16.7	18	32.4	18.8-49.8	18	31.8	18.1-49.7	15	28.5	15.9-45.6
55-64	72	13	13.6	6.9-25.1	25	23.5	13.9-36.8	22	36.8	23.3-52.8	12	26.1	13.6-44.1
65-74	69	15	22.0	10.9-39.6	12	11.2	5.1-22.8	33	59.5	42.4-74.6	9	7.2	2.8-17.7
75+	67	13	20.6	10.8-35.7	11	13.7	6.6-26.3	24	35.8	22.3-52.0	19	29.9	17.6-46.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	89	13	10.6	4.7-22.2	16	15.7	8.4-27.4	41	44.2	31.0-58.3	19	29.5	17.5-45.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	97	17	17.4	9.6-29.5	33	30.7	18.4-46.6	32	38.6	25.4-53.6	15	13.3	6.0-26.8
Some Post-H.S.	74	14	16.0	8.6-27.6	17	26.8	15.4-42.5	25	36.2	23.2-51.5	18	21.0	11.3-35.6
College Graduate	58	13	12.9	6.0-25.6	17	30.5	17.0-48.4	14	26.8	14.0-45.0	14	29.9	16.7-47.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	58	7	11.5	4.5-26.5	7	5.3	1.7-15.0	33	63.5	44.2-79.3	11	19.6	7.6-42.2
$15,000- 24,999	60	13	23.1	12.2-39.2	17	22.3	12.3-37.0	20	34.7	20.2-52.8	10	19.9	8.7-39.5
$25,000- 34,999	35	8	14.9	5.4-35.3	7	28.5	12.0-53.8	11	21.8	10.2-40.8	9	34.7	16.8-58.3
$35,000- 49,999	33	6	12.8	5.0-29.3	12	30.0	14.6-51.7	10	42.1	22.0-65.2	5	15.0	5.1-37.1
$50,000-74,999	22	3	9.6	2.7-28.9	9	45.6	22.5-70.8	6	28.9	10.9-57.4	4	15.9	4.9-40.9
$75,000+	20	5	14.2	4.6-36.3	5	38.6	15.1-68.9	2	8.0	1.3-37.4	8	39.2	17.1-66.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	10	28.5	15.4-46.6	13	33.1	18.7-51.5	8	15.4	7.3-29.7	9	23.0	11.7-40.3
Guilford	35	10	28.7	15.2-47.4	8	18.9	8.4-37.2	11	35.2	19.7-54.6	6	17.2	7.5-34.7
Mecklenburg	37	6	16.4	7.2-33.1	10	27.5	14.2-46.5	13	39.5	23.3-58.5	8	16.6	7.8-32.0
Orange	22	6	27.6	11.8-52.0	7	25.3	10.7-49.1	6	38.2	18.2-63.2	3	8.9	2.7-25.5
Wake	30	3	9.7	2.9-28.0	7	18.1	7.8-36.5	13	38.0	21.3-58.1	7	34.2	16.7-57.4
Chatham/Lee	30	5	9.9	3.9-23.0	9	33.8	17.6-55.1	6	19.3	8.3-38.8	10	37.0	19.4-58.9
Nash/Wilson	43	5	9.1	3.6-20.8	10	33.5	18.7-52.5	20	41.8	26.6-58.7	8	15.7	7.5-29.9
Craven/Pamlico	54	5	7.8	3.1-18.4	14	22.8	12.9-37.1	18	35.2	22.1-51.0	17	34.2	21.8-49.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	6	18.6	6.4-43.2	7	15.6	6.6-32.6	22	48.2	30.8-66.0	10	17.6	7.8-34.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	30	2	4.6	1.1-17.9	5	15.9	6.3-34.9	13	48.1	29.3-67.5	10	31.3	16.7-51.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	30	7	16.8	7.5-33.3	7	30.8	14.9-53.1	11	34.6	18.9-54.5	5	17.8	7.3-37.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	7	20.5	9.5-38.7	11	19.1	10.1-33.2	13	22.9	12.9-37.3	16	37.5	23.7-53.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	74	7	12.0	5.5-24.2	17	20.3	12.2-31.9	27	35.2	24.2-48.1	23	32.4	21.4-45.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	53	3	4.5	1.4-13.6	14	25.5	14.7-40.3	23	41.6	27.4-57.3	13	28.5	16.6-44.4
Northeast NC I	66	10	16.1	8.2-29.3	15	19.9	11.5-32.3	32	51.8	38.5-64.9	9	12.2	6.2-22.5
Northeast NC II	60	9	20.8	10.5-37.0	17	33.1	20.9-48.2	15	17.5	10.2-28.4	19	28.6	17.6-42.8
Northeastern Partnership	126	19	19.0	11.5-29.8	32	28.1	19.5-38.6	47	30.6	22.7-39.9	28	22.3	14.9-32.0
Mountain AHEC	129	20	15.7	9.3-25.1	35	25.0	16.7-35.7	38	32.1	22.1-44.0	36	27.3	18.4-38.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	402	44	13.2	8.7-19.6	94	21.9	16.5-28.4	160	40.4	33.5-47.7	104	24.6	19.1-31.0
Piedmont	319	57	14.3	10.3-19.6	83	25.8	19.5-33.2	113	37.3	30.2-44.9	66	22.7	16.8-29.9
Western NC	192	28	18.4	11.4-28.4	46	24.3	16.8-33.8	65	32.9	24.6-42.4	53	24.4	17.4-33.1

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

913

129

14.5

11.5-18.0

223

24.2

20.2-28.7

338

37.7

33.2-42.6

223

23.6

19.7-27.9

-Piedmont NC

319

14.3

10.3-19.6

25.8

19.5-33.2

113

37.3

30.2-44.9

22.7

16.8-29.9

GENDER

Male

123

16.0

10.1-24.5

29.4

19.7-41.4

35.7

25.4-47.4

18.9

11.2-30.3

Female

196

12.6

7.7-19.7

22.1

15.1-31.1

38.9

29.9-48.7

26.5

18.6-36.3

RACE

White

203

15.3

10.4-22.1

31.1

23.0-40.6

34.4

26.1-43.7

19.2

13.0-27.5

African American

104

12.2

6.3-22.1

13.3

7.5-22.3

40.9

28.7-54.5

33.6

21.0-49.1

Other Minorities

11.9

1.4-56.0

5.8

0.7-36.2

55.1

15.8-88.9

27.2

6.5-66.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

43.4

4.6-92.5

56.6

7.5-95.4

0.0

. - .

25-34

3.3

0.6-15.8

22.5

3.8-68.4

65.0

26.4-90.6

9.1

1.2-46.2

35-44

12.1

4.9-27.2

50.4

30.0-70.7

21.3

9.9-40.0

16.1

6.5-34.9

45-54

7.3

3.0-16.7

32.4

18.8-49.8

31.8

18.1-49.7

28.5

15.9-45.6

55-64

13.6

6.9-25.1

23.5

13.9-36.8

36.8

23.3-52.8

26.1

13.6-44.1

65-74

22.0

10.9-39.6

11.2

5.1-22.8

59.5

42.4-74.6

7.2

2.8-17.7

75+

20.6

10.8-35.7

13.7

6.6-26.3

35.8

22.3-52.0

29.9

17.6-46.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

10.6

4.7-22.2

15.7

8.4-27.4

44.2

31.0-58.3

29.5

17.5-45.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

17.4

9.6-29.5

30.7

18.4-46.6

38.6

25.4-53.6

13.3

6.0-26.8

Some Post-H.S.

16.0

8.6-27.6

26.8

15.4-42.5

36.2

23.2-51.5

21.0

11.3-35.6

College Graduate

12.9

6.0-25.6

30.5

17.0-48.4

26.8

14.0-45.0

29.9

16.7-47.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.5

4.5-26.5

5.3

1.7-15.0

63.5

44.2-79.3

19.6

7.6-42.2

$15,000- 24,999

23.1

12.2-39.2

22.3

12.3-37.0

34.7

20.2-52.8

19.9

8.7-39.5

$25,000- 34,999

14.9

5.4-35.3

28.5

12.0-53.8

21.8

10.2-40.8

34.7

16.8-58.3

$35,000- 49,999

12.8

5.0-29.3

30.0

14.6-51.7

42.1

22.0-65.2

15.0

5.1-37.1

$50,000-74,999

9.6

2.7-28.9

45.6

22.5-70.8

28.9

10.9-57.4

15.9

4.9-40.9

$75,000+

14.2

4.6-36.3

38.6

15.1-68.9

8.0

1.3-37.4

39.2

17.1-66.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

28.5

15.4-46.6

33.1

18.7-51.5

15.4

7.3-29.7

23.0

11.7-40.3

Guilford

28.7

15.2-47.4

18.9

8.4-37.2

35.2

19.7-54.6

17.2

7.5-34.7

Mecklenburg

16.4

7.2-33.1

27.5

14.2-46.5

39.5

23.3-58.5

16.6

7.8-32.0

Orange

27.6

11.8-52.0

25.3

10.7-49.1

38.2

18.2-63.2

8.9

2.7-25.5

Wake

9.7

2.9-28.0

18.1

7.8-36.5

38.0

21.3-58.1

34.2

16.7-57.4

Chatham/Lee

9.9

3.9-23.0

33.8

17.6-55.1

19.3

8.3-38.8

37.0

19.4-58.9

Nash/Wilson

9.1

3.6-20.8

33.5

18.7-52.5

41.8

26.6-58.7

15.7

7.5-29.9

Craven/Pamlico

7.8

3.1-18.4

22.8

12.9-37.1

35.2

22.1-51.0

34.2

21.8-49.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

18.6

6.4-43.2

15.6

6.6-32.6

48.2

30.8-66.0

17.6

7.8-34.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

4.6

1.1-17.9

15.9

6.3-34.9

48.1

29.3-67.5

31.3

16.7-51.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

16.8

7.5-33.3

30.8

14.9-53.1

34.6

18.9-54.5

17.8

7.3-37.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

20.5

9.5-38.7

19.1

10.1-33.2

22.9

12.9-37.3

37.5

23.7-53.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.0

5.5-24.2

20.3

12.2-31.9

35.2

24.2-48.1

32.4

21.4-45.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

4.5

1.4-13.6

25.5

14.7-40.3

41.6

27.4-57.3

28.5

16.6-44.4

Northeast NC I

16.1

8.2-29.3

19.9

11.5-32.3

51.8

38.5-64.9

12.2

6.2-22.5

Northeast NC II

20.8

10.5-37.0

33.1

20.9-48.2

17.5

10.2-28.4

28.6

17.6-42.8

Northeastern Partnership

126

19.0

11.5-29.8

28.1

19.5-38.6

30.6

22.7-39.9

22.3

14.9-32.0

Mountain AHEC

129

15.7

9.3-25.1

25.0

16.7-35.7

32.1

22.1-44.0

27.3

18.4-38.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

402

13.2

8.7-19.6

21.9

16.5-28.4

160

40.4

33.5-47.7

104

24.6

19.1-31.0

Piedmont

319

14.3

10.3-19.6

25.8

19.5-33.2

113

37.3

30.2-44.9

22.7

16.8-29.9

Western NC

192

18.4

11.4-28.4

24.3

16.8-33.8

32.9

24.6-42.4

24.4

17.4-33.1

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont 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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