BRFSS 2003 - Western 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 Western 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
-Western NC	199	26	12.8	7.9-20.0	173	87.2	80.0-92.1
GENDER
Male	86	13	13.8	7.2-24.9	73	86.2	75.1-92.8
Female	113	13	11.5	5.6-22.1	100	88.5	77.9-94.4
RACE
White	165	22	13.0	7.7-21.1	143	87.0	78.9-92.3
African American	17	2	11.5	2.7-37.6	15	88.5	62.4-97.3
Other Minorities	16	2	12.1	2.8-40.1	14	87.9	59.9-97.2
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
35-44	15	1	8.9	1.2-44.2	14	91.1	55.8-98.8
45-54	31	4	4.3	1.4-12.8	27	95.7	87.2-98.6
55-64	53	10	17.7	8.4-33.4	43	82.3	66.6-91.6
65-74	53	6	13.6	4.4-35.1	47	86.4	64.9-95.6
75+	40	5	14.4	5.8-31.7	35	85.6	68.3-94.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	61	11	21.7	10.8-38.6	50	78.3	61.4-89.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	6	6.3	2.4-15.4	54	93.7	84.6-97.6
Some Post-H.S.	38	5	18.3	5.8-44.9	33	81.7	55.1-94.2
College Graduate	39	4	8.4	2.9-22.2	35	91.6	77.8-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	47	10	20.9	9.6-39.6	37	79.1	60.4-90.4
$15,000- 24,999	42	2	11.3	2.1-43.4	40	88.7	56.6-97.9
$25,000- 34,999	17	5	32.7	12.1-63.1	12	67.3	36.9-87.9
$35,000- 49,999	17	3	8.8	2.3-28.2	14	91.2	71.8-97.7
$50,000-74,999	12	1	1.0	0.1- 7.7	11	99.0	92.3-99.9
$75,000+	13	1	8.9	1.2-45.0	12	91.1	55.0-98.8
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

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

956

106

8.9

6.8-11.6

850

91.1

88.4-93.2

-Western NC

199

12.8

7.9-20.0

173

87.2

80.0-92.1

GENDER

Male

13.8

7.2-24.9

86.2

75.1-92.8

Female

113

11.5

5.6-22.1

100

88.5

77.9-94.4

RACE

White

165

13.0

7.7-21.1

143

87.0

78.9-92.3

African American

11.5

2.7-37.6

88.5

62.4-97.3

Other Minorities

12.1

2.8-40.1

87.9

59.9-97.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

8.9

1.2-44.2

91.1

55.8-98.8

45-54

4.3

1.4-12.8

95.7

87.2-98.6

55-64

17.7

8.4-33.4

82.3

66.6-91.6

65-74

13.6

4.4-35.1

86.4

64.9-95.6

75+

14.4

5.8-31.7

85.6

68.3-94.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

21.7

10.8-38.6

78.3

61.4-89.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

6.3

2.4-15.4

93.7

84.6-97.6

Some Post-H.S.

18.3

5.8-44.9

81.7

55.1-94.2

College Graduate

8.4

2.9-22.2

91.6

77.8-97.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

20.9

9.6-39.6

79.1

60.4-90.4

$15,000- 24,999

11.3

2.1-43.4

88.7

56.6-97.9

$25,000- 34,999

32.7

12.1-63.1

67.3

36.9-87.9

$35,000- 49,999

8.8

2.3-28.2

91.2

71.8-97.7

$50,000-74,999

1.0

0.1- 7.7

99.0

92.3-99.9

$75,000+

8.9

1.2-45.0

91.1

55.0-98.8

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

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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