BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	562	433	76.4	71.6-80.6	50	9.1	6.3-13.0	14	2.3	1.2- 4.4	8	1.3	0.6- 3.0	57	10.8	8.0-14.5
Female	951	777	80.1	76.8-83.1	75	8.7	6.7-11.2	18	1.8	1.0- 3.1	10	1.1	0.5- 2.5	71	8.3	6.4-10.8
RACE
White	1,030	822	78.7	75.3-81.7	88	8.7	6.8-11.2	22	1.9	1.1- 3.1	14	1.6	0.8- 3.0	84	9.2	7.1-11.8
African American	399	326	80.4	75.2-84.7	29	7.2	4.8-10.7	7	2.2	0.8- 5.6	4	0.5	0.2- 1.4	33	9.7	6.6-14.0
Asian	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	42	32	64.9	43.1-81.8	4	21.9	7.9-47.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	13.2	5.1-30.1
Other Minorities	29	18	49.9	25.8-74.1	4	25.4	6.1-63.9	3	7.1	1.9-22.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	17.6	6.1-41.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	21	52.3	29.9-73.8	6	26.5	8.3-58.8	3	6.0	1.7-19.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	15.3	5.4-36.0
-English Speaking	21	16	76.8	53.3-90.5	3	14.2	4.4-37.3	1	3.4	0.5-21.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.6	0.8-31.0
-Spanish Speaking	13	5	27.5	8.3-61.4	3	38.9	8.9-80.6	2	8.6	1.6-35.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	25.0	6.7-60.6
Non-Hispanic	1,475	1,185	79.1	76.3-81.6	119	8.4	6.7-10.3	29	1.9	1.2- 3.0	18	1.2	0.7- 2.2	124	9.4	7.6-11.5
AGE
18-24	15	12	80.9	48.2-95.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.7	0.3-17.9	1	5.4	0.7-31.6	1	11.0	1.5-50.2
25-34	55	43	71.0	54.4-83.4	6	13.8	6.0-28.7	1	2.9	0.4-17.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	12.4	4.6-29.3
35-44	101	74	70.8	57.9-81.1	15	13.7	7.2-24.5	1	2.1	0.3-13.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	10	13.0	6.1-25.5
45-54	263	217	80.6	72.8-86.6	19	8.8	4.5-16.5	3	1.2	0.3- 4.8	4	1.5	0.4- 4.9	20	7.9	4.6-13.3
55-64	392	315	79.2	73.7-83.8	34	8.2	5.5-12.1	8	2.4	1.0- 5.8	5	1.6	0.5- 4.7	30	8.5	5.7-12.7
65-74	407	334	82.0	76.8-86.2	33	9.1	5.9-13.7	9	2.0	1.0- 4.1	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	29	6.7	4.4-10.1
75+	270	208	74.3	67.2-80.4	18	7.4	4.5-12.1	9	2.2	1.1- 4.7	5	2.3	0.8- 6.6	30	13.7	9.1-20.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	411	331	77.3	70.7-82.7	28	9.4	5.4-15.8	7	1.4	0.6- 3.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8	43	11.5	8.1-16.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	498	397	77.6	72.7-81.9	45	9.8	7.0-13.5	12	2.4	1.1- 5.2	5	1.6	0.5- 4.5	39	8.6	6.0-12.1
Some Post-H.S.	336	273	81.4	75.5-86.2	26	6.4	4.1-10.0	7	1.7	0.7- 3.8	5	1.2	0.4- 3.8	25	9.3	5.7-14.7
College Graduate	264	205	76.7	70.0-82.2	26	9.9	6.4-15.1	6	2.7	1.0- 6.9	6	1.8	0.7- 4.2	21	9.0	5.6-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	327	275	82.8	76.7-87.6	17	5.2	2.8- 9.6	6	1.3	0.5- 3.0	4	1.4	0.4- 4.7	25	9.3	5.8-14.6
$15,000- 24,999	312	244	73.8	66.1-80.3	27	10.7	6.1-17.9	8	1.9	0.9- 4.1	2	1.2	0.2- 6.6	31	12.4	8.1-18.6
$25,000- 34,999	157	130	86.1	79.3-91.0	13	7.0	3.7-12.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	3	1.7	0.5- 5.9	10	4.7	2.3- 9.3
$35,000- 49,999	154	114	72.0	62.4-79.9	18	11.8	7.0-19.2	7	5.6	2.2-13.3	3	1.3	0.4- 4.5	12	9.3	4.7-17.5
$50,000-74,999	108	86	78.4	67.6-86.3	10	10.1	4.9-19.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.3	0.4-11.6	10	9.2	4.7-17.3
$75,000+	86	67	78.5	66.6-87.0	8	8.4	3.7-18.0	2	2.8	0.6-12.2	0	0.0	. - .	9	10.3	4.7-20.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	912	739	80.0	76.5-83.2	74	7.6	5.8- 9.9	19	2.2	1.2- 3.9	12	1.0	0.5- 2.1	68	9.2	6.9-12.1
No	565	443	75.8	70.8-80.1	51	11.3	8.0-15.9	12	1.9	1.0- 3.7	6	1.5	0.6- 3.8	53	9.5	7.0-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	274	210	79.7	73.9-84.6	32	9.2	6.3-13.3	8	3.0	1.3- 7.0	5	1.5	0.5- 4.3	19	6.6	4.0-10.9
Non-Veteran	1,237	999	77.9	74.6-80.9	93	8.8	6.7-11.5	24	1.8	1.1- 2.8	13	1.1	0.6- 2.3	108	10.3	8.3-12.9
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

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%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

562

433

76.4

71.6-80.6

9.1

6.3-13.0

2.3

1.2- 4.4

1.3

0.6- 3.0

10.8

8.0-14.5

Female

951

777

80.1

76.8-83.1

8.7

6.7-11.2

1.8

1.0- 3.1

1.1

0.5- 2.5

8.3

6.4-10.8

RACE

White

1,030

822

78.7

75.3-81.7

8.7

6.8-11.2

1.9

1.1- 3.1

1.6

0.8- 3.0

9.2

7.1-11.8

African American

399

326

80.4

75.2-84.7

7.2

4.8-10.7

2.2

0.8- 5.6

0.5

0.2- 1.4

9.7

6.6-14.0

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

64.9

43.1-81.8

21.9

7.9-47.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

13.2

5.1-30.1

Other Minorities

49.9

25.8-74.1

25.4

6.1-63.9

7.1

1.9-22.9

0.0

. - .

17.6

6.1-41.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

52.3

29.9-73.8

26.5

8.3-58.8

6.0

1.7-19.4

0.0

. - .

15.3

5.4-36.0

-English Speaking

76.8

53.3-90.5

14.2

4.4-37.3

3.4

0.5-21.1

0.0

. - .

5.6

0.8-31.0

-Spanish Speaking

27.5

8.3-61.4

38.9

8.9-80.6

8.6

1.6-35.5

0.0

. - .

25.0

6.7-60.6

Non-Hispanic

1,475

1,185

79.1

76.3-81.6

119

8.4

6.7-10.3

1.9

1.2- 3.0

1.2

0.7- 2.2

124

9.4

7.6-11.5

AGE

18-24

80.9

48.2-95.1

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.3-17.9

5.4

0.7-31.6

11.0

1.5-50.2

25-34

71.0

54.4-83.4

13.8

6.0-28.7

2.9

0.4-17.6

0.0

. - .

12.4

4.6-29.3

35-44

101

70.8

57.9-81.1

13.7

7.2-24.5

2.1

0.3-13.3

0.3

0.0- 2.4

13.0

6.1-25.5

45-54

263

217

80.6

72.8-86.6

8.8

4.5-16.5

1.2

0.3- 4.8

1.5

0.4- 4.9

7.9

4.6-13.3

55-64

392

315

79.2

73.7-83.8

8.2

5.5-12.1

2.4

1.0- 5.8

1.6

0.5- 4.7

8.5

5.7-12.7

65-74

407

334

82.0

76.8-86.2

9.1

5.9-13.7

2.0

1.0- 4.1

0.2

0.0- 0.8

6.7

4.4-10.1

75+

270

208

74.3

67.2-80.4

7.4

4.5-12.1

2.2

1.1- 4.7

2.3

0.8- 6.6

13.7

9.1-20.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

411

331

77.3

70.7-82.7

9.4

5.4-15.8

1.4

0.6- 3.2

0.4

0.1- 1.8

11.5

8.1-16.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

498

397

77.6

72.7-81.9

9.8

7.0-13.5

2.4

1.1- 5.2

1.6

0.5- 4.5

8.6

6.0-12.1

Some Post-H.S.

336

273

81.4

75.5-86.2

6.4

4.1-10.0

1.7

0.7- 3.8

1.2

0.4- 3.8

9.3

5.7-14.7

College Graduate

264

205

76.7

70.0-82.2

9.9

6.4-15.1

2.7

1.0- 6.9

1.8

0.7- 4.2

9.0

5.6-14.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

327

275

82.8

76.7-87.6

5.2

2.8- 9.6

1.3

0.5- 3.0

1.4

0.4- 4.7

9.3

5.8-14.6

$15,000- 24,999

312

244

73.8

66.1-80.3

10.7

6.1-17.9

1.9

0.9- 4.1

1.2

0.2- 6.6

12.4

8.1-18.6

$25,000- 34,999

157

130

86.1

79.3-91.0

7.0

3.7-12.8

0.5

0.1- 3.3

1.7

0.5- 5.9

4.7

2.3- 9.3

$35,000- 49,999

154

114

72.0

62.4-79.9

11.8

7.0-19.2

5.6

2.2-13.3

1.3

0.4- 4.5

9.3

4.7-17.5

$50,000-74,999

108

78.4

67.6-86.3

10.1

4.9-19.8

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.4-11.6

9.2

4.7-17.3

$75,000+

78.5

66.6-87.0

8.4

3.7-18.0

2.8

0.6-12.2

0.0

. - .

10.3

4.7-20.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

912

739

80.0

76.5-83.2

7.6

5.8- 9.9

2.2

1.2- 3.9

1.0

0.5- 2.1

9.2

6.9-12.1

565

443

75.8

70.8-80.1

11.3

8.0-15.9

1.9

1.0- 3.7

1.5

0.6- 3.8

9.5

7.0-12.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

274

210

79.7

73.9-84.6

9.2

6.3-13.3

3.0

1.3- 7.0

1.5

0.5- 4.3

6.6

4.0-10.9

Non-Veteran

1,237

999

77.9

74.6-80.9

8.8

6.7-11.5

1.8

1.1- 2.8

1.1

0.6- 2.3

108

10.3

8.3-12.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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