BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Have you ever had any sores or irritations on your feet that took more than four weeks to heal?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,555	192	11.5	9.7-13.7	1,363	88.5	86.3-90.3
GENDER
Male	583	62	9.7	7.3-12.8	521	90.3	87.2-92.7
Female	972	130	13.3	10.6-16.5	842	86.7	83.5-89.4
RACE
White	1,063	133	11.5	9.3-14.1	930	88.5	85.9-90.7
African American	407	52	12.6	9.0-17.4	355	87.4	82.6-91.0
Asian	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Native American	42	5	12.4	4.4-30.4	37	87.6	69.6-95.6
Other Minorities	30	2	4.6	1.1-17.6	28	95.4	82.4-98.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	4	7.4	2.6-19.7	31	92.6	80.3-97.4
-English Speaking	22	3	10.6	3.2-30.0	19	89.4	70.0-96.8
-Spanish Speaking	13	1	3.8	0.5-25.1	12	96.2	74.9-99.5
Non-Hispanic	1,516	188	11.7	9.8-13.9	1,328	88.3	86.1-90.2
AGE
18-24	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
25-34	55	4	6.9	2.0-20.7	51	93.1	79.3-98.0
35-44	103	19	18.3	10.9-29.2	84	81.7	70.8-89.1
45-54	266	42	15.1	10.1-21.9	224	84.9	78.1-89.9
55-64	402	59	12.8	9.5-17.0	343	87.2	83.0-90.5
65-74	416	35	7.8	5.2-11.6	381	92.2	88.4-94.8
75+	288	32	8.7	5.9-12.7	256	91.3	87.3-94.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	432	66	14.4	10.7-19.1	366	85.6	80.9-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	507	63	12.6	9.2-16.9	444	87.4	83.1-90.8
Some Post-H.S.	342	33	8.5	5.5-13.0	309	91.5	87.0-94.5
College Graduate	270	30	9.7	6.3-14.6	240	90.3	85.4-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	336	62	19.2	14.4-25.1	274	80.8	74.9-85.6
$15,000- 24,999	318	44	13.4	9.4-18.8	274	86.6	81.2-90.6
$25,000- 34,999	160	17	10.6	6.3-17.3	143	89.4	82.7-93.7
$35,000- 49,999	157	12	5.5	2.9- 9.9	145	94.5	90.1-97.1
$50,000-74,999	111	7	6.6	2.9-14.4	104	93.4	85.6-97.1
$75,000+	87	6	7.1	2.8-17.1	81	92.9	82.9-97.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	940	159	16.3	13.5-19.5	781	83.7	80.5-86.5
No	576	26	4.2	2.6- 6.7	550	95.8	93.3-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	283	28	8.6	5.6-12.9	255	91.4	87.1-94.4
Non-Veteran	1,270	163	12.4	10.2-14.9	1,107	87.6	85.1-89.8
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,555

192

11.5

9.7-13.7

1,363

88.5

86.3-90.3

GENDER

Male

583

9.7

7.3-12.8

521

90.3

87.2-92.7

Female

972

130

13.3

10.6-16.5

842

86.7

83.5-89.4

RACE

White

1,063

133

11.5

9.3-14.1

930

88.5

85.9-90.7

African American

407

12.6

9.0-17.4

355

87.4

82.6-91.0

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

12.4

4.4-30.4

87.6

69.6-95.6

Other Minorities

4.6

1.1-17.6

95.4

82.4-98.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.4

2.6-19.7

92.6

80.3-97.4

-English Speaking

10.6

3.2-30.0

89.4

70.0-96.8

-Spanish Speaking

3.8

0.5-25.1

96.2

74.9-99.5

Non-Hispanic

1,516

188

11.7

9.8-13.9

1,328

88.3

86.1-90.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

6.9

2.0-20.7

93.1

79.3-98.0

35-44

103

18.3

10.9-29.2

81.7

70.8-89.1

45-54

266

15.1

10.1-21.9

224

84.9

78.1-89.9

55-64

402

12.8

9.5-17.0

343

87.2

83.0-90.5

65-74

416

7.8

5.2-11.6

381

92.2

88.4-94.8

75+

288

8.7

5.9-12.7

256

91.3

87.3-94.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

432

14.4

10.7-19.1

366

85.6

80.9-89.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

507

12.6

9.2-16.9

444

87.4

83.1-90.8

Some Post-H.S.

342

8.5

5.5-13.0

309

91.5

87.0-94.5

College Graduate

270

9.7

6.3-14.6

240

90.3

85.4-93.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

336

19.2

14.4-25.1

274

80.8

74.9-85.6

$15,000- 24,999

318

13.4

9.4-18.8

274

86.6

81.2-90.6

$25,000- 34,999

160

10.6

6.3-17.3

143

89.4

82.7-93.7

$35,000- 49,999

157

5.5

2.9- 9.9

145

94.5

90.1-97.1

$50,000-74,999

111

6.6

2.9-14.4

104

93.4

85.6-97.1

$75,000+

7.1

2.8-17.1

92.9

82.9-97.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

940

159

16.3

13.5-19.5

781

83.7

80.5-86.5

576

4.2

2.6- 6.7

550

95.8

93.3-97.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

283

8.6

5.6-12.9

255

91.4

87.1-94.4

Non-Veteran

1,270

163

12.4

10.2-14.9

1,107

87.6

85.1-89.8

Currently Serving

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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