BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,503	192	13.7	11.6-16.1	381	25.0	22.3-27.8	565	36.9	33.9-40.1	365	24.4	21.8-27.3
-Eastern NC	573	76	13.1	10.3-16.5	147	27.1	22.7-32.1	213	34.8	30.2-39.7	137	25.0	20.8-29.7
GENDER
Male	205	29	12.3	8.4-17.6	57	30.5	23.1-39.1	76	35.2	27.9-43.3	43	22.0	15.9-29.7
Female	368	47	13.9	10.2-18.7	90	23.8	19.3-29.1	137	34.4	29.1-40.1	94	27.8	22.6-33.8
RACE
White	328	47	14.0	10.3-18.9	89	28.4	22.9-34.7	112	32.7	26.8-39.2	80	24.8	19.5-31.0
African American	204	26	12.4	8.3-18.3	48	22.0	15.9-29.5	83	38.9	31.4-47.0	47	26.7	19.7-35.1
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	10	3	47.3	17.5-79.2	4	34.0	11.5-67.3	3	18.6	5.1-49.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	23	5	21.6	8.5-45.0	8	38.2	19.2-61.8	4	18.4	6.7-41.6	6	21.7	9.2-43.2
35-44	37	5	10.3	3.9-24.6	10	23.5	12.0-41.0	11	27.9	15.2-45.4	11	38.3	22.5-57.1
45-54	87	14	11.6	6.4-20.1	29	35.4	22.5-51.0	24	23.8	15.0-35.6	20	29.2	17.9-43.7
55-64	153	21	14.3	9.0-22.1	38	26.1	18.4-35.7	55	36.9	28.2-46.5	39	22.7	16.2-30.9
65-74	166	16	9.5	5.6-15.6	39	23.6	16.8-32.1	72	41.6	32.7-51.1	39	25.3	17.8-34.7
75+	93	11	13.8	7.5-24.1	19	23.7	14.7-35.9	42	42.4	31.1-54.6	21	20.1	12.0-31.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	161	21	13.0	8.1-20.3	25	18.5	10.0-31.5	69	38.9	29.4-49.2	46	29.6	21.1-39.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	196	24	12.4	8.0-18.8	56	26.9	20.3-34.6	67	32.9	25.6-41.1	49	27.8	20.7-36.3
Some Post-H.S.	136	11	8.5	4.5-15.2	41	30.1	22.0-39.6	57	42.3	32.9-52.2	27	19.2	12.4-28.5
College Graduate	78	19	21.6	13.3-33.1	24	39.0	26.9-52.7	20	19.5	11.9-30.3	15	19.9	11.5-32.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	12	7.8	4.3-13.8	27	21.2	13.5-31.7	60	41.4	32.0-51.5	38	29.5	21.0-39.8
$15,000- 24,999	129	14	13.3	7.5-22.4	32	25.8	15.5-39.8	53	37.1	27.3-48.1	30	23.7	15.5-34.5
$25,000- 34,999	59	6	5.9	2.5-13.3	21	34.3	22.2-48.8	18	33.6	20.9-49.3	14	26.2	15.0-41.7
$35,000- 49,999	54	12	18.7	10.1-32.1	15	28.4	16.5-44.2	18	28.3	16.9-43.3	9	24.6	12.3-43.2
$50,000-74,999	33	8	25.9	12.7-45.5	10	26.6	13.8-45.0	7	21.4	9.5-41.1	8	26.2	11.9-48.2
$75,000+	23	3	12.1	3.5-33.9	12	65.6	43.2-82.6	2	2.8	0.6-11.8	6	19.6	8.0-40.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	353	31	8.4	5.7-12.2	82	23.6	18.6-29.5	153	41.3	35.3-47.6	87	26.7	21.2-33.0
No	204	42	19.9	14.4-26.9	62	33.2	25.1-42.4	54	24.3	17.7-32.3	46	22.6	16.4-30.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	102	16	13.6	8.2-21.8	32	37.1	27.0-48.4	41	38.8	28.9-49.8	13	10.5	5.8-18.3
Non-Veteran	471	60	12.9	9.8-16.9	115	24.2	19.4-29.8	172	33.6	28.6-39.1	124	29.2	24.2-34.8

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,503

192

13.7

11.6-16.1

381

25.0

22.3-27.8

565

36.9

33.9-40.1

365

24.4

21.8-27.3

-Eastern NC

573

13.1

10.3-16.5

147

27.1

22.7-32.1

213

34.8

30.2-39.7

137

25.0

20.8-29.7

GENDER

Male

205

12.3

8.4-17.6

30.5

23.1-39.1

35.2

27.9-43.3

22.0

15.9-29.7

Female

368

13.9

10.2-18.7

23.8

19.3-29.1

137

34.4

29.1-40.1

27.8

22.6-33.8

RACE

White

328

14.0

10.3-18.9

28.4

22.9-34.7

112

32.7

26.8-39.2

24.8

19.5-31.0

African American

204

12.4

8.3-18.3

22.0

15.9-29.5

38.9

31.4-47.0

26.7

19.7-35.1

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

47.3

17.5-79.2

34.0

11.5-67.3

18.6

5.1-49.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

21.6

8.5-45.0

38.2

19.2-61.8

18.4

6.7-41.6

21.7

9.2-43.2

35-44

10.3

3.9-24.6

23.5

12.0-41.0

27.9

15.2-45.4

38.3

22.5-57.1

45-54

11.6

6.4-20.1

35.4

22.5-51.0

23.8

15.0-35.6

29.2

17.9-43.7

55-64

153

14.3

9.0-22.1

26.1

18.4-35.7

36.9

28.2-46.5

22.7

16.2-30.9

65-74

166

9.5

5.6-15.6

23.6

16.8-32.1

41.6

32.7-51.1

25.3

17.8-34.7

75+

13.8

7.5-24.1

23.7

14.7-35.9

42.4

31.1-54.6

20.1

12.0-31.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

161

13.0

8.1-20.3

18.5

10.0-31.5

38.9

29.4-49.2

29.6

21.1-39.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

196

12.4

8.0-18.8

26.9

20.3-34.6

32.9

25.6-41.1

27.8

20.7-36.3

Some Post-H.S.

136

8.5

4.5-15.2

30.1

22.0-39.6

42.3

32.9-52.2

19.2

12.4-28.5

College Graduate

21.6

13.3-33.1

39.0

26.9-52.7

19.5

11.9-30.3

19.9

11.5-32.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

137

7.8

4.3-13.8

21.2

13.5-31.7

41.4

32.0-51.5

29.5

21.0-39.8

$15,000- 24,999

129

13.3

7.5-22.4

25.8

15.5-39.8

37.1

27.3-48.1

23.7

15.5-34.5

$25,000- 34,999

5.9

2.5-13.3

34.3

22.2-48.8

33.6

20.9-49.3

26.2

15.0-41.7

$35,000- 49,999

18.7

10.1-32.1

28.4

16.5-44.2

28.3

16.9-43.3

24.6

12.3-43.2

$50,000-74,999

25.9

12.7-45.5

26.6

13.8-45.0

21.4

9.5-41.1

26.2

11.9-48.2

$75,000+

12.1

3.5-33.9

65.6

43.2-82.6

2.8

0.6-11.8

19.6

8.0-40.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

353

8.4

5.7-12.2

23.6

18.6-29.5

153

41.3

35.3-47.6

26.7

21.2-33.0

204

19.9

14.4-26.9

33.2

25.1-42.4

24.3

17.7-32.3

22.6

16.4-30.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

102

13.6

8.2-21.8

37.1

27.0-48.4

38.8

28.9-49.8

10.5

5.8-18.3

Non-Veteran

471

12.9

9.8-16.9

115

24.2

19.4-29.8

172

33.6

28.6-39.1

124

29.2

24.2-34.8

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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 (MAHEC): 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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