BRFSS 2004 - 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: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	567	77	13.6	10.6-17.2	167	28.7	24.4-33.5	192	34.2	29.6-39.1	131	23.5	19.5-28.0
Female	936	115	13.7	10.9-17.1	214	21.4	18.4-24.7	373	39.5	35.6-43.5	234	25.4	22.0-29.0
RACE
White	1,029	133	13.8	11.2-16.8	270	26.3	23.1-29.7	357	34.1	30.5-37.9	269	25.8	22.6-29.4
African American	392	50	13.8	10.0-18.6	86	18.3	14.4-23.0	176	46.3	40.3-52.3	80	21.6	17.0-27.2
Asian	3	1	15.9	1.5-69.4	2	84.1	30.6-98.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	41	3	7.0	1.6-26.5	11	30.6	16.2-50.1	19	32.9	19.2-50.3	8	29.5	14.4-51.0
Other Minorities	28	4	14.8	4.7-37.6	10	46.3	22.5-72.0	8	21.0	8.6-42.9	6	17.9	6.6-40.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	33	5	14.6	5.4-34.1	10	45.0	23.6-68.5	12	27.2	13.6-46.9	6	13.2	4.7-31.8
-English Speaking	21	3	19.3	6.0-47.2	7	39.8	19.4-64.5	8	34.2	16.4-58.0	3	6.7	1.9-21.2
-Spanish Speaking	12	2	9.5	1.6-40.4	3	50.8	17.0-83.8	4	19.5	5.2-51.6	3	20.2	4.8-56.0
Non-Hispanic	1,466	186	13.6	11.5-16.1	371	24.4	21.8-27.2	553	37.3	34.2-40.5	356	24.7	22.0-27.7
AGE
18-24	15	5	59.7	29.7-83.9	5	19.5	6.5-45.9	5	20.8	6.8-48.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	55	9	17.4	8.9-31.3	19	40.2	26.4-55.7	13	21.9	12.1-36.4	14	20.6	10.9-35.3
35-44	102	17	19.6	11.2-31.9	34	26.2	17.7-36.9	29	25.2	16.4-36.5	22	29.1	18.7-42.3
45-54	259	42	17.4	11.9-24.6	77	26.3	19.9-33.8	81	31.3	24.7-38.7	59	25.1	18.9-32.5
55-64	395	48	13.0	9.5-17.5	99	23.5	18.9-29.0	155	41.8	35.7-48.1	93	21.7	17.2-27.0
65-74	399	41	8.7	6.1-12.3	98	25.9	20.8-31.7	164	42.3	36.3-48.5	96	23.0	18.3-28.6
75+	268	29	11.0	7.3-16.3	49	22.0	16.0-29.4	114	37.9	31.0-45.3	76	29.1	22.8-36.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	415	52	12.4	8.9-17.0	72	17.8	13.1-23.7	189	43.9	37.6-50.4	102	25.9	20.6-32.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	491	58	13.2	9.6-17.8	133	26.7	22.1-31.7	167	33.8	28.8-39.2	133	26.4	21.8-31.5
Some Post-H.S.	334	39	13.9	9.6-19.6	90	23.6	18.7-29.3	131	39.7	33.3-46.4	74	22.9	17.7-29.0
College Graduate	259	42	16.0	11.4-21.9	84	33.1	26.5-40.5	77	29.6	23.2-36.8	56	21.3	15.9-27.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	324	35	10.9	7.5-15.5	55	15.3	11.1-20.6	150	49.4	42.4-56.3	84	24.5	19.3-30.6
$15,000- 24,999	310	35	12.4	8.3-18.2	74	23.7	17.7-30.8	132	42.1	35.3-49.2	69	21.8	16.6-28.2
$25,000- 34,999	156	17	8.1	4.6-14.0	45	27.1	19.8-35.9	54	37.3	28.4-47.2	40	27.5	19.2-37.7
$35,000- 49,999	156	25	16.4	10.6-24.7	40	22.8	16.0-31.2	59	36.9	28.3-46.4	32	23.9	16.5-33.2
$50,000-74,999	108	20	18.9	12.0-28.6	37	35.8	25.5-47.5	29	27.4	18.6-38.3	22	17.9	10.9-28.1
$75,000+	84	14	17.3	9.7-28.8	32	33.1	22.8-45.4	17	21.9	12.7-35.0	21	27.7	17.6-40.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	905	93	10.6	8.2-13.6	195	20.4	17.4-23.8	405	45.2	41.1-49.4	212	23.8	20.5-27.5
No	562	92	17.9	14.3-22.3	176	31.1	26.5-36.2	148	25.5	21.3-30.3	146	25.4	21.1-30.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	272	38	11.7	8.3-16.2	83	32.6	26.3-39.7	99	37.2	30.6-44.3	52	18.5	13.6-24.7
Non-Veteran	1,229	154	14.3	11.8-17.1	298	22.8	20.0-25.9	465	36.8	33.4-40.4	312	26.1	23.1-29.4
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

567

13.6

10.6-17.2

167

28.7

24.4-33.5

192

34.2

29.6-39.1

131

23.5

19.5-28.0

Female

936

115

13.7

10.9-17.1

214

21.4

18.4-24.7

373

39.5

35.6-43.5

234

25.4

22.0-29.0

RACE

White

1,029

133

13.8

11.2-16.8

270

26.3

23.1-29.7

357

34.1

30.5-37.9

269

25.8

22.6-29.4

African American

392

13.8

10.0-18.6

18.3

14.4-23.0

176

46.3

40.3-52.3

21.6

17.0-27.2

Asian

15.9

1.5-69.4

84.1

30.6-98.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

7.0

1.6-26.5

30.6

16.2-50.1

32.9

19.2-50.3

29.5

14.4-51.0

Other Minorities

14.8

4.7-37.6

46.3

22.5-72.0

21.0

8.6-42.9

17.9

6.6-40.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.6

5.4-34.1

45.0

23.6-68.5

27.2

13.6-46.9

13.2

4.7-31.8

-English Speaking

19.3

6.0-47.2

39.8

19.4-64.5

34.2

16.4-58.0

6.7

1.9-21.2

-Spanish Speaking

9.5

1.6-40.4

50.8

17.0-83.8

19.5

5.2-51.6

20.2

4.8-56.0

Non-Hispanic

1,466

186

13.6

11.5-16.1

371

24.4

21.8-27.2

553

37.3

34.2-40.5

356

24.7

22.0-27.7

AGE

18-24

59.7

29.7-83.9

19.5

6.5-45.9

20.8

6.8-48.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

17.4

8.9-31.3

40.2

26.4-55.7

21.9

12.1-36.4

20.6

10.9-35.3

35-44

102

19.6

11.2-31.9

26.2

17.7-36.9

25.2

16.4-36.5

29.1

18.7-42.3

45-54

259

17.4

11.9-24.6

26.3

19.9-33.8

31.3

24.7-38.7

25.1

18.9-32.5

55-64

395

13.0

9.5-17.5

23.5

18.9-29.0

155

41.8

35.7-48.1

21.7

17.2-27.0

65-74

399

8.7

6.1-12.3

25.9

20.8-31.7

164

42.3

36.3-48.5

23.0

18.3-28.6

75+

268

11.0

7.3-16.3

22.0

16.0-29.4

114

37.9

31.0-45.3

29.1

22.8-36.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

415

12.4

8.9-17.0

17.8

13.1-23.7

189

43.9

37.6-50.4

102

25.9

20.6-32.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

491

13.2

9.6-17.8

133

26.7

22.1-31.7

167

33.8

28.8-39.2

133

26.4

21.8-31.5

Some Post-H.S.

334

13.9

9.6-19.6

23.6

18.7-29.3

131

39.7

33.3-46.4

22.9

17.7-29.0

College Graduate

259

16.0

11.4-21.9

33.1

26.5-40.5

29.6

23.2-36.8

21.3

15.9-27.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

324

10.9

7.5-15.5

15.3

11.1-20.6

150

49.4

42.4-56.3

24.5

19.3-30.6

$15,000- 24,999

310

12.4

8.3-18.2

23.7

17.7-30.8

132

42.1

35.3-49.2

21.8

16.6-28.2

$25,000- 34,999

156

8.1

4.6-14.0

27.1

19.8-35.9

37.3

28.4-47.2

27.5

19.2-37.7

$35,000- 49,999

156

16.4

10.6-24.7

22.8

16.0-31.2

36.9

28.3-46.4

23.9

16.5-33.2

$50,000-74,999

108

18.9

12.0-28.6

35.8

25.5-47.5

27.4

18.6-38.3

17.9

10.9-28.1

$75,000+

17.3

9.7-28.8

33.1

22.8-45.4

21.9

12.7-35.0

27.7

17.6-40.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

905

10.6

8.2-13.6

195

20.4

17.4-23.8

405

45.2

41.1-49.4

212

23.8

20.5-27.5

562

17.9

14.3-22.3

176

31.1

26.5-36.2

148

25.5

21.3-30.3

146

25.4

21.1-30.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

272

11.7

8.3-16.2

32.6

26.3-39.7

37.2

30.6-44.3

18.5

13.6-24.7

Non-Veteran

1,229

154

14.3

11.8-17.1

298

22.8

20.0-25.9

465

36.8

33.4-40.4

312

26.1

23.1-29.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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