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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	107	17	19.9	11.1-33.2	25	21.4	13.2-32.8	43	35.4	24.4-48.1	22	23.3	14.5-35.2
GENDER
Male	43	9	19.7	9.2-37.3	12	25.3	12.9-43.5	16	36.8	20.9-56.3	6	18.2	7.5-37.9
Female	64	8	20.2	8.1-42.2	13	17.4	8.5-32.3	27	33.9	20.6-50.4	16	28.5	16.3-44.7
RACE
White	85	13	19.1	10.0-33.6	19	20.0	11.7-32.0	32	35.4	23.7-49.1	21	25.5	15.9-38.4
African American	7	2	41.4	10.8-80.5	2	18.0	3.8-54.5	3	40.7	10.9-79.3	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	1	37.8	4.7-88.2	2	62.2	11.8-95.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	6	1	61.1	13.9-93.9	3	29.4	4.2-79.7	1	2.5	0.2-21.1	1	7.0	0.7-45.2
45-54	21	4	34.9	11.1-69.8	6	24.6	8.7-52.8	8	20.9	6.9-48.5	3	19.6	5.0-52.9
55-64	24	3	8.7	2.6-25.2	3	5.9	1.5-20.2	11	55.1	31.6-76.5	7	30.3	13.0-55.8
65-74	27	4	7.9	2.2-24.6	5	24.0	8.2-52.8	12	46.5	25.0-69.5	6	21.6	8.2-45.8
75+	25	3	14.1	3.9-39.7	6	35.1	14.8-62.6	11	23.3	9.1-47.9	5	27.5	10.9-54.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	22	3	7.7	1.8-28.0	2	4.2	0.8-19.7	13	69.8	42.1-88.0	4	18.3	5.3-47.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	41	6	22.9	8.5-48.8	10	22.2	9.6-43.3	18	29.4	15.4-48.8	7	25.5	11.1-48.5
Some Post-H.S.	22	4	28.0	9.5-59.1	5	14.8	4.3-40.4	8	39.3	18.4-65.2	5	17.8	6.1-42.0
College Graduate	21	4	19.0	6.5-44.1	7	38.8	18.2-64.3	4	8.7	2.8-23.8	6	33.5	14.4-60.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	3	7.9	2.2-24.6	3	8.0	2.2-24.8	11	66.8	41.2-85.2	6	17.3	6.2-39.8
$15,000- 24,999	16	4	34.2	10.8-69.2	5	23.7	7.5-54.3	4	16.5	4.5-45.3	3	25.6	7.4-59.4
$25,000- 34,999	10	1	13.1	1.8-55.5	1	13.4	1.8-56.4	6	54.7	21.3-84.3	2	18.8	3.0-63.4
$35,000- 49,999	14	2	13.0	2.3-48.8	2	21.3	5.1-57.9	6	33.0	11.3-65.6	4	32.7	10.9-65.9
$50,000-74,999	12	2	17.0	3.9-50.9	5	42.7	13.8-77.6	4	23.4	6.4-58.0	1	16.9	2.4-62.8
$75,000+	3	1	31.2	3.8-84.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	68.8	16.0-96.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	63	8	18.1	7.3-38.2	11	13.1	6.1-25.8	31	47.2	31.1-63.9	13	21.6	11.5-36.8
No	41	8	23.9	11.2-43.9	12	28.5	14.4-48.7	12	20.2	9.8-37.2	9	27.3	13.0-48.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	5	15.5	5.6-36.3	5	25.2	9.2-52.6	8	29.5	13.3-53.3	5	29.8	11.9-57.1
Non-Veteran	84	12	21.6	10.8-38.4	20	20.0	11.6-32.4	35	37.6	24.5-52.7	17	20.8	12.0-33.7

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

-Mountain AHEC

107

19.9

11.1-33.2

21.4

13.2-32.8

35.4

24.4-48.1

23.3

14.5-35.2

GENDER

Male

19.7

9.2-37.3

25.3

12.9-43.5

36.8

20.9-56.3

18.2

7.5-37.9

Female

20.2

8.1-42.2

17.4

8.5-32.3

33.9

20.6-50.4

28.5

16.3-44.7

RACE

White

19.1

10.0-33.6

20.0

11.7-32.0

35.4

23.7-49.1

25.5

15.9-38.4

African American

41.4

10.8-80.5

18.0

3.8-54.5

40.7

10.9-79.3

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

37.8

4.7-88.2

62.2

11.8-95.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

61.1

13.9-93.9

29.4

4.2-79.7

2.5

0.2-21.1

7.0

0.7-45.2

45-54

34.9

11.1-69.8

24.6

8.7-52.8

20.9

6.9-48.5

19.6

5.0-52.9

55-64

8.7

2.6-25.2

5.9

1.5-20.2

55.1

31.6-76.5

30.3

13.0-55.8

65-74

7.9

2.2-24.6

24.0

8.2-52.8

46.5

25.0-69.5

21.6

8.2-45.8

75+

14.1

3.9-39.7

35.1

14.8-62.6

23.3

9.1-47.9

27.5

10.9-54.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

7.7

1.8-28.0

4.2

0.8-19.7

69.8

42.1-88.0

18.3

5.3-47.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

22.9

8.5-48.8

22.2

9.6-43.3

29.4

15.4-48.8

25.5

11.1-48.5

Some Post-H.S.

28.0

9.5-59.1

14.8

4.3-40.4

39.3

18.4-65.2

17.8

6.1-42.0

College Graduate

19.0

6.5-44.1

38.8

18.2-64.3

8.7

2.8-23.8

33.5

14.4-60.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

7.9

2.2-24.6

8.0

2.2-24.8

66.8

41.2-85.2

17.3

6.2-39.8

$15,000- 24,999

34.2

10.8-69.2

23.7

7.5-54.3

16.5

4.5-45.3

25.6

7.4-59.4

$25,000- 34,999

13.1

1.8-55.5

13.4

1.8-56.4

54.7

21.3-84.3

18.8

3.0-63.4

$35,000- 49,999

13.0

2.3-48.8

21.3

5.1-57.9

33.0

11.3-65.6

32.7

10.9-65.9

$50,000-74,999

17.0

3.9-50.9

42.7

13.8-77.6

23.4

6.4-58.0

16.9

2.4-62.8

$75,000+

31.2

3.8-84.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

68.8

16.0-96.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

18.1

7.3-38.2

13.1

6.1-25.8

47.2

31.1-63.9

21.6

11.5-36.8

23.9

11.2-43.9

28.5

14.4-48.7

20.2

9.8-37.2

27.3

13.0-48.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

15.5

5.6-36.3

25.2

9.2-52.6

29.5

13.3-53.3

29.8

11.9-57.1

Non-Veteran

21.6

10.8-38.4

20.0

11.6-32.4

37.6

24.5-52.7

20.8

12.0-33.7

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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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