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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	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	606	75	13.9	10.4-18.4	147	23.6	19.7-28.0	218	35.4	30.7-40.4	166	27.1	22.9-31.8
African American	273	33	12.8	8.5-18.8	54	16.1	12.0-21.2	127	48.5	41.4-55.7	59	22.6	17.0-29.3
Asian	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	28	2	3.0	0.6-13.6	7	35.5	16.2-61.1	16	40.4	21.4-62.9	3	21.0	6.0-52.4
Other Minorities	19	3	24.6	8.1-54.9	5	24.7	9.0-52.1	7	30.1	12.3-56.9	4	20.5	6.1-50.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	22	4	22.6	8.4-48.3	4	27.5	10.8-54.2	9	33.3	16.1-56.5	5	16.6	5.3-41.5
-English Speaking	13	3	29.7	9.3-63.5	2	27.6	7.3-64.6	5	32.4	12.0-62.8	3	10.3	2.8-31.8
-Spanish Speaking	9	1	13.7	1.9-56.8	2	27.4	6.8-66.1	4	34.4	10.8-69.4	2	24.5	4.9-67.0
Non-Hispanic	910	110	13.3	10.5-16.7	210	21.2	18.3-24.5	364	39.9	35.9-44.0	226	25.6	22.2-29.3
AGE
18-24	13	5	64.5	32.9-87.0	4	16.0	4.6-42.9	4	19.5	5.7-49.4	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	43	7	19.3	9.0-36.6	15	40.6	25.2-58.1	11	25.2	13.5-42.1	10	14.9	7.5-27.6
35-44	54	8	15.2	6.8-30.4	17	25.4	14.8-40.1	19	35.5	21.2-53.0	10	23.9	12.8-40.3
45-54	159	29	21.6	13.6-32.7	39	20.5	14.1-28.8	58	34.4	25.8-44.2	33	23.5	15.8-33.4
55-64	228	23	9.8	6.2-15.3	57	22.6	16.9-29.6	88	40.1	32.5-48.2	60	27.5	20.9-35.2
65-74	253	25	8.4	5.3-13.0	54	20.5	15.3-26.9	110	48.3	40.7-55.9	64	22.8	17.3-29.5
75+	179	18	10.1	6.0-16.5	28	17.1	11.0-25.6	79	39.3	31.1-48.2	54	33.5	25.3-42.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	285	36	13.6	9.0-20.0	44	14.9	10.7-20.3	134	46.2	39.0-53.5	71	25.4	19.5-32.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	319	38	14.0	9.1-20.9	81	22.8	17.9-28.7	113	36.1	29.7-43.0	87	27.1	21.5-33.6
Some Post-H.S.	200	21	12.9	7.8-20.8	52	22.5	16.5-29.9	81	40.7	32.4-49.6	46	23.9	17.1-32.3
College Graduate	131	20	14.6	8.9-23.0	37	29.1	20.4-39.7	44	32.8	23.7-43.4	30	23.5	15.7-33.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	223	21	9.4	5.9-14.8	34	13.1	9.0-18.8	106	51.8	43.7-59.7	62	25.7	19.6-32.9
$15,000- 24,999	217	22	9.9	6.1-15.6	53	23.5	17.3-31.2	94	43.4	35.4-51.8	48	23.2	16.7-31.2
$25,000- 34,999	99	14	11.3	6.0-20.3	26	25.1	16.4-36.5	34	39.0	27.7-51.7	25	24.6	15.8-36.1
$35,000- 49,999	72	15	20.2	11.4-33.3	16	17.8	10.2-29.1	27	34.5	22.8-48.5	14	27.5	15.9-43.1
$50,000-74,999	45	6	13.3	5.7-28.1	17	42.5	26.7-60.0	14	33.2	18.6-51.9	8	11.1	4.9-22.9
$75,000+	32	4	14.0	4.7-35.3	11	30.9	15.7-51.6	9	26.8	11.8-49.9	8	28.3	12.7-51.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	599	58	10.1	7.1-14.1	118	17.4	14.1-21.2	273	46.1	41.1-51.2	150	26.4	22.1-31.1
No	319	53	20.0	14.7-26.6	91	27.5	22.0-33.6	94	28.5	22.8-34.9	81	24.1	18.7-30.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	11	1	14.8	2.1-58.8	2	7.3	1.5-28.0	7	72.1	37.3-91.8	1	5.8	0.7-33.4
Non-Veteran	925	114	13.7	10.9-17.1	212	21.6	18.6-24.9	366	39.1	35.2-43.2	233	25.6	22.2-29.3

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

606

13.9

10.4-18.4

147

23.6

19.7-28.0

218

35.4

30.7-40.4

166

27.1

22.9-31.8

African American

273

12.8

8.5-18.8

16.1

12.0-21.2

127

48.5

41.4-55.7

22.6

17.0-29.3

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

3.0

0.6-13.6

35.5

16.2-61.1

40.4

21.4-62.9

21.0

6.0-52.4

Other Minorities

24.6

8.1-54.9

24.7

9.0-52.1

30.1

12.3-56.9

20.5

6.1-50.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

22.6

8.4-48.3

27.5

10.8-54.2

33.3

16.1-56.5

16.6

5.3-41.5

-English Speaking

29.7

9.3-63.5

27.6

7.3-64.6

32.4

12.0-62.8

10.3

2.8-31.8

-Spanish Speaking

13.7

1.9-56.8

27.4

6.8-66.1

34.4

10.8-69.4

24.5

4.9-67.0

Non-Hispanic

910

110

13.3

10.5-16.7

210

21.2

18.3-24.5

364

39.9

35.9-44.0

226

25.6

22.2-29.3

AGE

18-24

64.5

32.9-87.0

16.0

4.6-42.9

19.5

5.7-49.4

0.0

. - .

25-34

19.3

9.0-36.6

40.6

25.2-58.1

25.2

13.5-42.1

14.9

7.5-27.6

35-44

15.2

6.8-30.4

25.4

14.8-40.1

35.5

21.2-53.0

23.9

12.8-40.3

45-54

159

21.6

13.6-32.7

20.5

14.1-28.8

34.4

25.8-44.2

23.5

15.8-33.4

55-64

228

9.8

6.2-15.3

22.6

16.9-29.6

40.1

32.5-48.2

27.5

20.9-35.2

65-74

253

8.4

5.3-13.0

20.5

15.3-26.9

110

48.3

40.7-55.9

22.8

17.3-29.5

75+

179

10.1

6.0-16.5

17.1

11.0-25.6

39.3

31.1-48.2

33.5

25.3-42.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

285

13.6

9.0-20.0

14.9

10.7-20.3

134

46.2

39.0-53.5

25.4

19.5-32.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

319

14.0

9.1-20.9

22.8

17.9-28.7

113

36.1

29.7-43.0

27.1

21.5-33.6

Some Post-H.S.

200

12.9

7.8-20.8

22.5

16.5-29.9

40.7

32.4-49.6

23.9

17.1-32.3

College Graduate

131

14.6

8.9-23.0

29.1

20.4-39.7

32.8

23.7-43.4

23.5

15.7-33.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

223

9.4

5.9-14.8

13.1

9.0-18.8

106

51.8

43.7-59.7

25.7

19.6-32.9

$15,000- 24,999

217

9.9

6.1-15.6

23.5

17.3-31.2

43.4

35.4-51.8

23.2

16.7-31.2

$25,000- 34,999

11.3

6.0-20.3

25.1

16.4-36.5

39.0

27.7-51.7

24.6

15.8-36.1

$35,000- 49,999

20.2

11.4-33.3

17.8

10.2-29.1

34.5

22.8-48.5

27.5

15.9-43.1

$50,000-74,999

13.3

5.7-28.1

42.5

26.7-60.0

33.2

18.6-51.9

11.1

4.9-22.9

$75,000+

14.0

4.7-35.3

30.9

15.7-51.6

26.8

11.8-49.9

28.3

12.7-51.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

599

10.1

7.1-14.1

118

17.4

14.1-21.2

273

46.1

41.1-51.2

150

26.4

22.1-31.1

319

20.0

14.7-26.6

27.5

22.0-33.6

28.5

22.8-34.9

24.1

18.7-30.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.8

2.1-58.8

7.3

1.5-28.0

72.1

37.3-91.8

5.8

0.7-33.4

Non-Veteran

925

114

13.7

10.9-17.1

212

21.6

18.6-24.9

366

39.1

35.2-43.2

233

25.6

22.2-29.3

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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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