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-FEMALES

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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	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	613	498	79.7	75.4-83.4	54	9.6	7.1-13.0	11	1.6	0.7- 3.5	7	1.4	0.5- 3.7	43	7.7	5.5-10.7
African American	278	234	83.7	78.0-88.2	16	5.7	3.3- 9.7	5	1.6	0.6- 4.0	3	0.7	0.2- 2.2	20	8.3	5.1-13.1
Asian	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	29	22	62.0	34.2-83.6	3	29.6	9.8-61.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	8.4	2.7-23.2
Other Minorities	21	14	60.5	34.6-81.6	2	7.0	1.6-25.5	2	8.7	1.8-32.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	23.8	7.7-53.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	23	15	63.4	39.6-82.0	4	14.1	4.9-34.2	2	7.1	1.5-27.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	15.5	4.0-44.9
-English Speaking	13	10	77.4	46.5-93.1	3	22.6	6.9-53.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	10	5	47.8	18.3-78.9	1	4.7	0.6-28.5	2	14.9	3.0-49.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	32.6	8.7-70.9
Non-Hispanic	924	758	80.7	77.3-83.7	71	8.5	6.5-11.1	16	1.6	0.9- 2.9	10	1.1	0.5- 2.6	69	8.1	6.2-10.5
AGE
18-24	13	11	82.2	46.2-96.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.8	0.8-33.8	1	11.9	1.6-52.8
25-34	43	33	69.6	51.1-83.4	6	19.8	8.8-38.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	10.6	3.5-27.6
35-44	54	38	75.4	61.0-85.8	11	16.9	8.7-30.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	4	6.8	2.4-17.7
45-54	162	137	84.1	75.8-90.0	10	7.0	3.4-14.1	3	2.3	0.6- 8.7	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1	10	5.8	2.7-11.7
55-64	231	192	80.9	73.4-86.7	19	9.2	5.2-15.7	4	1.7	0.6- 5.0	3	2.3	0.5- 9.5	13	5.9	3.3-10.4
65-74	262	216	80.4	73.7-85.7	20	8.1	5.0-13.0	6	2.3	0.9- 5.6	0	0.0	. - .	20	9.2	5.5-15.0
75+	179	144	78.9	70.8-85.2	9	6.1	3.1-11.7	5	1.8	0.6- 5.1	3	1.2	0.3- 4.2	18	11.9	7.1-19.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	287	240	81.8	75.6-86.8	14	5.0	2.7- 9.1	5	1.8	0.7- 4.7	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	27	11.2	7.3-16.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	325	260	77.5	71.2-82.8	36	13.6	9.4-19.3	5	0.8	0.3- 1.9	3	1.6	0.4- 6.9	21	6.5	4.0-10.3
Some Post-H.S.	204	168	83.2	76.0-88.5	16	6.5	3.8-10.9	5	2.4	0.9- 6.4	3	0.9	0.3- 3.2	12	6.9	3.4-13.6
College Graduate	134	108	78.4	68.7-85.7	9	7.7	3.6-15.5	3	3.1	0.8-11.8	3	1.8	0.5- 5.6	11	9.0	4.8-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	227	192	82.9	75.2-88.5	11	5.4	2.4-11.6	4	1.3	0.4- 3.6	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9	18	10.1	5.8-17.0
$15,000- 24,999	221	177	77.9	70.2-84.1	20	10.6	6.5-16.9	5	1.6	0.6- 4.1	2	2.0	0.3-10.3	17	7.9	4.5-13.4
$25,000- 34,999	99	83	85.8	76.0-92.1	8	7.8	3.3-17.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.3	0.3- 5.4	6	5.0	2.0-12.2
$35,000- 49,999	72	59	79.7	66.5-88.6	9	15.2	7.5-28.5	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8	2	2.6	0.6- 9.9
$50,000-74,999	48	39	80.3	64.2-90.3	4	7.9	2.5-22.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	11.8	4.6-26.9
$75,000+	32	25	80.7	60.6-91.9	3	7.6	1.8-26.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	11.7	3.9-30.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	606	495	81.2	77.0-84.7	50	8.6	6.2-11.9	12	1.9	0.9- 3.9	8	0.9	0.4- 1.9	41	7.4	5.2-10.4
No	326	267	78.0	71.7-83.1	25	9.3	6.1-14.0	5	1.5	0.5- 3.8	2	1.4	0.3- 6.7	27	9.9	6.5-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	11	7	70.5	36.0-91.0	3	25.0	6.6-61.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.6	0.6-28.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	940	770	80.3	76.9-83.3	72	8.5	6.5-11.0	18	1.8	1.0- 3.1	9	1.0	0.4- 2.5	71	8.4	6.5-10.9

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

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

613

498

79.7

75.4-83.4

9.6

7.1-13.0

1.6

0.7- 3.5

1.4

0.5- 3.7

7.7

5.5-10.7

African American

278

234

83.7

78.0-88.2

5.7

3.3- 9.7

1.6

0.6- 4.0

0.7

0.2- 2.2

8.3

5.1-13.1

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

62.0

34.2-83.6

29.6

9.8-61.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.4

2.7-23.2

Other Minorities

60.5

34.6-81.6

7.0

1.6-25.5

8.7

1.8-32.9

0.0

. - .

23.8

7.7-53.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

63.4

39.6-82.0

14.1

4.9-34.2

7.1

1.5-27.8

0.0

. - .

15.5

4.0-44.9

-English Speaking

77.4

46.5-93.1

22.6

6.9-53.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

47.8

18.3-78.9

4.7

0.6-28.5

14.9

3.0-49.8

0.0

. - .

32.6

8.7-70.9

Non-Hispanic

924

758

80.7

77.3-83.7

8.5

6.5-11.1

1.6

0.9- 2.9

1.1

0.5- 2.6

8.1

6.2-10.5

AGE

18-24

82.2

46.2-96.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.8

0.8-33.8

11.9

1.6-52.8

25-34

69.6

51.1-83.4

19.8

8.8-38.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

10.6

3.5-27.6

35-44

75.4

61.0-85.8

16.9

8.7-30.5

0.0

. - .

0.9

0.1- 6.0

6.8

2.4-17.7

45-54

162

137

84.1

75.8-90.0

7.0

3.4-14.1

2.3

0.6- 8.7

0.7

0.2- 3.1

5.8

2.7-11.7

55-64

231

192

80.9

73.4-86.7

9.2

5.2-15.7

1.7

0.6- 5.0

2.3

0.5- 9.5

5.9

3.3-10.4

65-74

262

216

80.4

73.7-85.7

8.1

5.0-13.0

2.3

0.9- 5.6

0.0

. - .

9.2

5.5-15.0

75+

179

144

78.9

70.8-85.2

6.1

3.1-11.7

1.8

0.6- 5.1

1.2

0.3- 4.2

11.9

7.1-19.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

287

240

81.8

75.6-86.8

5.0

2.7- 9.1

1.8

0.7- 4.7

0.1

0.0- 1.0

11.2

7.3-16.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

325

260

77.5

71.2-82.8

13.6

9.4-19.3

0.8

0.3- 1.9

1.6

0.4- 6.9

6.5

4.0-10.3

Some Post-H.S.

204

168

83.2

76.0-88.5

6.5

3.8-10.9

2.4

0.9- 6.4

0.9

0.3- 3.2

6.9

3.4-13.6

College Graduate

134

108

78.4

68.7-85.7

7.7

3.6-15.5

3.1

0.8-11.8

1.8

0.5- 5.6

9.0

4.8-16.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

227

192

82.9

75.2-88.5

5.4

2.4-11.6

1.3

0.4- 3.6

0.5

0.1- 1.9

10.1

5.8-17.0

$15,000- 24,999

221

177

77.9

70.2-84.1

10.6

6.5-16.9

1.6

0.6- 4.1

2.0

0.3-10.3

7.9

4.5-13.4

$25,000- 34,999

85.8

76.0-92.1

7.8

3.3-17.2

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.3- 5.4

5.0

2.0-12.2

$35,000- 49,999

79.7

66.5-88.6

15.2

7.5-28.5

1.3

0.2- 8.9

1.2

0.2- 7.8

2.6

0.6- 9.9

$50,000-74,999

80.3

64.2-90.3

7.9

2.5-22.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

11.8

4.6-26.9

$75,000+

80.7

60.6-91.9

7.6

1.8-26.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

11.7

3.9-30.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

606

495

81.2

77.0-84.7

8.6

6.2-11.9

1.9

0.9- 3.9

0.9

0.4- 1.9

7.4

5.2-10.4

326

267

78.0

71.7-83.1

9.3

6.1-14.0

1.5

0.5- 3.8

1.4

0.3- 6.7

9.9

6.5-14.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

70.5

36.0-91.0

25.0

6.6-61.0

0.0

. - .

4.6

0.6-28.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

940

770

80.3

76.9-83.3

8.5

6.5-11.0

1.8

1.0- 3.1

1.0

0.4- 2.5

8.4

6.5-10.9

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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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