BRFSS 2003 - Western 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 Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	82	15	25.1	13.9-41.2	21	23.5	13.6-37.6	26	30.5	19.3-44.5	20	20.9	12.1-33.5
Female	110	13	10.1	5.4-18.1	25	25.3	15.2-38.9	39	35.9	24.7-48.7	33	28.8	18.9-41.3
RACE
White	160	23	18.1	10.5-29.2	38	25.9	17.6-36.6	54	31.8	22.9-42.1	45	24.2	16.8-33.7
African American	15	2	26.8	7.2-63.1	3	8.1	2.0-27.3	6	47.9	21.1-75.9	4	17.3	5.2-44.2
Other Minorities	16	3	15.1	3.9-43.9	5	21.5	7.1-49.5	4	19.9	5.6-51.1	4	43.5	15.0-77.1
AGE
18-24	2	1	27.0	2.3-85.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	73.0	14.5-97.7
25-34	3	1	16.4	1.7-68.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	83.6	31.2-98.3
35-44	15	2	15.1	3.1-49.9	2	5.4	0.9-25.1	5	52.7	22.3-81.2	6	26.9	8.3-59.8
45-54	31	5	22.1	6.9-51.9	8	34.6	15.5-60.4	11	23.7	10.4-45.4	7	19.6	6.1-47.9
55-64	52	7	22.5	8.5-47.5	20	31.5	17.3-50.3	16	28.1	15.1-46.2	9	17.9	8.1-35.2
65-74	50	7	13.1	5.1-29.9	7	23.5	9.0-48.9	21	40.4	23.1-60.4	15	22.9	11.0-41.7
75+	38	5	18.1	6.8-40.1	9	19.9	9.5-37.1	12	35.5	19.7-55.3	12	26.5	14.0-44.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	57	6	12.8	5.3-27.7	7	6.2	2.6-14.2	28	51.7	35.1-68.0	16	29.2	16.1-47.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	58	10	19.6	7.1-43.8	18	33.2	18.1-52.9	19	30.4	16.4-49.3	11	16.8	7.9-32.4
Some Post-H.S.	38	5	21.4	8.0-46.1	10	28.9	13.7-50.9	10	30.6	14.4-53.8	13	19.1	9.0-35.9
College Graduate	39	7	20.5	8.6-41.4	11	27.4	13.0-48.9	8	18.4	8.4-35.8	13	33.6	18.0-53.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	46	5	22.1	7.4-50.3	7	11.4	4.4-26.3	21	41.9	24.1-62.1	13	24.6	11.9-44.0
$15,000- 24,999	42	8	12.7	5.2-27.6	7	15.2	5.4-36.0	12	46.2	25.4-68.4	15	25.9	12.6-46.0
$25,000- 34,999	16	2	7.5	1.7-27.8	6	39.0	15.0-69.8	3	24.8	7.4-57.7	5	28.8	9.5-60.9
$35,000- 49,999	17	2	26.5	7.0-63.5	7	45.1	17.8-75.8	5	19.1	6.6-44.4	3	9.2	2.3-30.8
$50,000-74,999	12	2	22.5	5.5-59.0	3	30.4	8.9-66.2	3	10.2	2.2-36.6	4	37.0	12.1-71.4
$75,000+	13	4	32.6	8.7-71.1	4	44.0	13.8-79.5	3	11.7	2.7-38.6	2	11.6	2.2-43.9
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

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

-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

GENDER

Male

25.1

13.9-41.2

23.5

13.6-37.6

30.5

19.3-44.5

20.9

12.1-33.5

Female

110

10.1

5.4-18.1

25.3

15.2-38.9

35.9

24.7-48.7

28.8

18.9-41.3

RACE

White

160

18.1

10.5-29.2

25.9

17.6-36.6

31.8

22.9-42.1

24.2

16.8-33.7

African American

26.8

7.2-63.1

8.1

2.0-27.3

47.9

21.1-75.9

17.3

5.2-44.2

Other Minorities

15.1

3.9-43.9

21.5

7.1-49.5

19.9

5.6-51.1

43.5

15.0-77.1

AGE

18-24

27.0

2.3-85.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

73.0

14.5-97.7

25-34

16.4

1.7-68.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

83.6

31.2-98.3

35-44

15.1

3.1-49.9

5.4

0.9-25.1

52.7

22.3-81.2

26.9

8.3-59.8

45-54

22.1

6.9-51.9

34.6

15.5-60.4

23.7

10.4-45.4

19.6

6.1-47.9

55-64

22.5

8.5-47.5

31.5

17.3-50.3

28.1

15.1-46.2

17.9

8.1-35.2

65-74

13.1

5.1-29.9

23.5

9.0-48.9

40.4

23.1-60.4

22.9

11.0-41.7

75+

18.1

6.8-40.1

19.9

9.5-37.1

35.5

19.7-55.3

26.5

14.0-44.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

12.8

5.3-27.7

6.2

2.6-14.2

51.7

35.1-68.0

29.2

16.1-47.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

19.6

7.1-43.8

33.2

18.1-52.9

30.4

16.4-49.3

16.8

7.9-32.4

Some Post-H.S.

21.4

8.0-46.1

28.9

13.7-50.9

30.6

14.4-53.8

19.1

9.0-35.9

College Graduate

20.5

8.6-41.4

27.4

13.0-48.9

18.4

8.4-35.8

33.6

18.0-53.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.1

7.4-50.3

11.4

4.4-26.3

41.9

24.1-62.1

24.6

11.9-44.0

$15,000- 24,999

12.7

5.2-27.6

15.2

5.4-36.0

46.2

25.4-68.4

25.9

12.6-46.0

$25,000- 34,999

7.5

1.7-27.8

39.0

15.0-69.8

24.8

7.4-57.7

28.8

9.5-60.9

$35,000- 49,999

26.5

7.0-63.5

45.1

17.8-75.8

19.1

6.6-44.4

9.2

2.3-30.8

$50,000-74,999

22.5

5.5-59.0

30.4

8.9-66.2

10.2

2.2-36.6

37.0

12.1-71.4

$75,000+

32.6

8.7-71.1

44.0

13.8-79.5

11.7

2.7-38.6

11.6

2.2-43.9

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

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