BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do not include times when checked by a health professional.*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,513	1,210	78.3	75.5-80.9	125	8.9	7.1-11.1	32	2.0	1.3- 3.1	18	1.2	0.7- 2.2	128	9.5	7.8-11.6
-Eastern NC	584	470	76.3	71.2-80.8	46	10.3	6.9-15.0	10	1.4	0.7- 2.8	7	1.1	0.4- 2.7	51	10.9	8.0-14.8
GENDER
Male	204	158	72.7	63.7-80.2	18	12.7	7.0-22.0	4	1.2	0.4- 3.6	3	1.3	0.3- 5.2	21	11.9	7.3-18.8
Female	380	312	79.7	74.4-84.1	28	8.0	5.3-11.7	6	1.5	0.6- 3.9	4	0.9	0.3- 2.4	30	9.9	6.7-14.5
RACE
White	332	264	76.3	69.8-81.8	27	9.3	5.7-14.7	8	1.9	0.9- 4.3	5	1.6	0.5- 4.6	28	10.9	7.1-16.4
African American	211	176	79.6	71.9-85.6	16	9.2	5.5-15.1	2	0.8	0.2- 3.6	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6	15	9.8	5.6-16.7
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	10	7	63.5	27.2-89.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.1	0.7-30.2	1	10.3	1.4-48.5	1	21.1	3.2-68.4
25-34	23	19	75.2	49.5-90.4	1	7.5	1.1-37.7	1	6.8	1.0-35.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.5	2.5-35.4
35-44	38	31	85.5	70.9-93.4	5	8.1	3.2-18.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.5	1.6-22.4
45-54	91	71	68.6	51.9-81.6	6	12.8	3.9-35.0	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	12	17.4	8.9-31.2
55-64	153	128	80.6	71.4-87.4	11	7.3	3.8-13.8	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	11	10.9	5.7-20.0
65-74	171	138	77.2	67.6-84.6	15	12.7	6.6-22.8	3	2.1	0.6- 6.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	14	7.8	4.4-13.5
75+	94	72	72.1	59.3-82.0	8	11.8	5.6-23.1	3	2.4	0.7- 7.7	2	3.8	0.7-18.1	9	10.1	4.6-20.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	161	129	67.6	55.0-78.1	11	15.8	7.3-31.0	2	1.3	0.3- 5.1	0	0.0	. - .	19	15.2	8.9-24.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	201	161	78.9	71.0-85.1	17	7.7	4.5-12.8	5	1.7	0.6- 4.9	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	16	11.0	6.3-18.7
Some Post-H.S.	137	114	83.4	74.8-89.5	13	9.3	5.2-16.1	2	1.5	0.3- 7.1	3	2.3	0.5-10.1	5	3.5	1.2- 9.9
College Graduate	83	64	74.7	62.6-83.9	5	7.7	3.1-17.8	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2	2	2.1	0.5- 8.1	11	14.7	7.9-25.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	142	119	79.5	68.9-87.1	5	4.7	1.6-12.5	2	0.9	0.2- 4.2	4	3.5	1.0-11.4	12	11.4	5.7-21.4
$15,000- 24,999	130	98	67.0	53.3-78.3	12	14.9	6.2-31.7	3	1.7	0.5- 5.9	0	0.0	. - .	17	16.5	9.4-27.4
$25,000- 34,999	59	50	88.6	78.3-94.4	5	5.3	2.1-13.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	3	4.8	1.4-14.8
$35,000- 49,999	54	43	76.5	59.0-88.1	6	12.1	5.0-26.5	3	4.5	1.2-15.1	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	1	6.2	0.9-32.6
$50,000-74,999	34	25	69.7	49.7-84.3	4	11.3	4.0-28.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	19.0	7.6-40.0
$75,000+	24	19	79.4	55.4-92.3	1	5.9	0.8-32.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	14.7	4.6-38.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	360	291	77.7	71.6-82.8	26	7.8	5.1-11.8	7	1.6	0.7- 3.8	7	1.9	0.8- 4.7	29	11.0	7.1-16.5
No	207	166	73.5	63.6-81.4	20	14.8	8.1-25.5	2	0.9	0.2- 4.3	0	0.0	. - .	19	10.8	6.7-17.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	103	79	77.1	66.8-84.9	13	13.2	7.5-22.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	2	2.2	0.4-11.0	8	7.1	3.2-15.1
Non-Veteran	481	391	76.1	70.0-81.2	33	9.4	5.7-15.3	9	1.6	0.8- 3.5	5	0.8	0.3- 2.0	43	12.0	8.5-16.7

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,513

1,210

78.3

75.5-80.9

125

8.9

7.1-11.1

2.0

1.3- 3.1

1.2

0.7- 2.2

128

9.5

7.8-11.6

-Eastern NC

584

470

76.3

71.2-80.8

10.3

6.9-15.0

1.4

0.7- 2.8

1.1

0.4- 2.7

10.9

8.0-14.8

GENDER

Male

204

158

72.7

63.7-80.2

12.7

7.0-22.0

1.2

0.4- 3.6

1.3

0.3- 5.2

11.9

7.3-18.8

Female

380

312

79.7

74.4-84.1

8.0

5.3-11.7

1.5

0.6- 3.9

0.9

0.3- 2.4

9.9

6.7-14.5

RACE

White

332

264

76.3

69.8-81.8

9.3

5.7-14.7

1.9

0.9- 4.3

1.6

0.5- 4.6

10.9

7.1-16.4

African American

211

176

79.6

71.9-85.6

9.2

5.5-15.1

0.8

0.2- 3.6

0.6

0.1- 2.6

9.8

5.6-16.7

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

63.5

27.2-89.0

0.0

. - .

5.1

0.7-30.2

10.3

1.4-48.5

21.1

3.2-68.4

25-34

75.2

49.5-90.4

7.5

1.1-37.7

6.8

1.0-35.4

0.0

. - .

10.5

2.5-35.4

35-44

85.5

70.9-93.4

8.1

3.2-18.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

6.5

1.6-22.4

45-54

68.6

51.9-81.6

12.8

3.9-35.0

0.4

0.1- 2.9

0.8

0.1- 5.4

17.4

8.9-31.2

55-64

153

128

80.6

71.4-87.4

7.3

3.8-13.8

0.3

0.0- 1.9

0.9

0.2- 3.7

10.9

5.7-20.0

65-74

171

138

77.2

67.6-84.6

12.7

6.6-22.8

2.1

0.6- 6.9

0.2

0.0- 1.7

7.8

4.4-13.5

75+

72.1

59.3-82.0

11.8

5.6-23.1

2.4

0.7- 7.7

3.8

0.7-18.1

10.1

4.6-20.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

161

129

67.6

55.0-78.1

15.8

7.3-31.0

1.3

0.3- 5.1

0.0

. - .

15.2

8.9-24.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

201

161

78.9

71.0-85.1

7.7

4.5-12.8

1.7

0.6- 4.9

0.7

0.2- 2.8

11.0

6.3-18.7

Some Post-H.S.

137

114

83.4

74.8-89.5

9.3

5.2-16.1

1.5

0.3- 7.1

2.3

0.5-10.1

3.5

1.2- 9.9

College Graduate

74.7

62.6-83.9

7.7

3.1-17.8

0.7

0.1- 5.2

2.1

0.5- 8.1

14.7

7.9-25.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

142

119

79.5

68.9-87.1

4.7

1.6-12.5

0.9

0.2- 4.2

3.5

1.0-11.4

11.4

5.7-21.4

$15,000- 24,999

130

67.0

53.3-78.3

14.9

6.2-31.7

1.7

0.5- 5.9

0.0

. - .

16.5

9.4-27.4

$25,000- 34,999

88.6

78.3-94.4

5.3

2.1-13.0

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.2- 8.7

4.8

1.4-14.8

$35,000- 49,999

76.5

59.0-88.1

12.1

5.0-26.5

4.5

1.2-15.1

0.7

0.1- 4.6

6.2

0.9-32.6

$50,000-74,999

69.7

49.7-84.3

11.3

4.0-28.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

19.0

7.6-40.0

$75,000+

79.4

55.4-92.3

5.9

0.8-32.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

14.7

4.6-38.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

360

291

77.7

71.6-82.8

7.8

5.1-11.8

1.6

0.7- 3.8

1.9

0.8- 4.7

11.0

7.1-16.5

207

166

73.5

63.6-81.4

14.8

8.1-25.5

0.9

0.2- 4.3

0.0

. - .

10.8

6.7-17.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

103

77.1

66.8-84.9

13.2

7.5-22.1

0.5

0.1- 3.5

2.2

0.4-11.0

7.1

3.2-15.1

Non-Veteran

481

391

76.1

70.0-81.2

9.4

5.7-15.3

1.6

0.8- 3.5

0.8

0.3- 2.0

12.0

8.5-16.7

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Respondents who reported having no feet excluded for this table.

^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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