BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont 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 Piedmont North Carolina**

Diabetes

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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
-Piedmont NC	334	35	8.0	5.0-12.6	299	92.0	87.4-95.0
GENDER
Male	129	11	6.5	3.1-13.1	118	93.5	86.9-96.9
Female	205	24	9.6	5.2-17.0	181	90.4	83.0-94.8
RACE
White	210	24	7.9	4.5-13.2	186	92.1	86.8-95.5
African American	112	10	5.6	2.5-12.2	102	94.4	87.8-97.5
Other Minorities	9	1	46.6	9.7-87.7	8	53.4	12.3-90.3
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	12	4	31.0	6.4-74.7	8	69.0	25.3-93.6
35-44	42	4	7.0	2.1-21.3	38	93.0	78.7-97.9
45-54	60	8	7.0	3.1-15.1	52	93.0	84.9-96.9
55-64	74	4	4.3	1.4-12.7	70	95.7	87.3-98.6
65-74	73	6	6.8	2.9-15.2	67	93.2	84.8-97.1
75+	71	9	10.4	3.8-25.4	62	89.6	74.6-96.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	97	6	5.4	1.7-16.4	91	94.6	83.6-98.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	100	11	6.2	2.8-12.9	89	93.8	87.1-97.2
Some Post-H.S.	77	10	9.9	3.9-22.8	67	90.1	77.2-96.1
College Graduate	59	8	11.9	4.8-26.4	51	88.1	73.6-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	2	2.5	0.6-10.4	59	97.5	89.6-99.4
$15,000- 24,999	63	5	2.5	0.9- 6.4	58	97.5	93.6-99.1
$25,000- 34,999	36	5	10.6	3.7-27.0	31	89.4	73.0-96.3
$35,000- 49,999	35	5	14.1	3.9-40.0	30	85.9	60.0-96.1
$50,000-74,999	22	2	5.5	1.3-21.2	20	94.5	78.8-98.7
$75,000+	20	2	5.3	0.9-24.7	18	94.7	75.3-99.1
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%)

North Carolina

956

106

8.9

6.8-11.6

850

91.1

88.4-93.2

-Piedmont NC

334

8.0

5.0-12.6

299

92.0

87.4-95.0

GENDER

Male

129

6.5

3.1-13.1

118

93.5

86.9-96.9

Female

205

9.6

5.2-17.0

181

90.4

83.0-94.8

RACE

White

210

7.9

4.5-13.2

186

92.1

86.8-95.5

African American

112

5.6

2.5-12.2

102

94.4

87.8-97.5

Other Minorities

46.6

9.7-87.7

53.4

12.3-90.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

31.0

6.4-74.7

69.0

25.3-93.6

35-44

7.0

2.1-21.3

93.0

78.7-97.9

45-54

7.0

3.1-15.1

93.0

84.9-96.9

55-64

4.3

1.4-12.7

95.7

87.3-98.6

65-74

6.8

2.9-15.2

93.2

84.8-97.1

75+

10.4

3.8-25.4

89.6

74.6-96.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

5.4

1.7-16.4

94.6

83.6-98.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

100

6.2

2.8-12.9

93.8

87.1-97.2

Some Post-H.S.

9.9

3.9-22.8

90.1

77.2-96.1

College Graduate

11.9

4.8-26.4

88.1

73.6-95.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2.5

0.6-10.4

97.5

89.6-99.4

$15,000- 24,999

2.5

0.9- 6.4

97.5

93.6-99.1

$25,000- 34,999

10.6

3.7-27.0

89.4

73.0-96.3

$35,000- 49,999

14.1

3.9-40.0

85.9

60.0-96.1

$50,000-74,999

5.5

1.3-21.2

94.5

78.8-98.7

$75,000+

5.3

0.9-24.7

94.7

75.3-99.1

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

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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