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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	972	130	13.3	10.6-16.5	842	86.7	83.5-89.4
RACE
White	628	88	13.7	10.4-17.8	540	86.3	82.2-89.6
African American	284	38	13.9	9.2-20.4	246	86.1	79.6-90.8
Asian	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Native American	29	2	4.3	1.0-16.6	27	95.7	83.4-99.0
Other Minorities	21	2	8.1	1.9-28.2	19	91.9	71.8-98.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	3	7.7	2.4-22.4	21	92.3	77.6-97.6
-English Speaking	14	2	8.6	2.0-30.3	12	91.4	69.7-98.0
-Spanish Speaking	10	1	6.7	0.9-36.8	9	93.3	63.2-99.1
Non-Hispanic	944	127	13.5	10.8-16.8	817	86.5	83.2-89.2
AGE
18-24	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
25-34	43	3	4.8	1.1-18.2	40	95.2	81.8-98.9
35-44	55	14	31.2	17.4-49.4	41	68.8	50.6-82.6
45-54	163	30	21.2	13.3-32.2	133	78.8	67.8-86.7
55-64	234	36	13.1	9.0-18.5	198	86.9	81.5-91.0
65-74	266	22	6.7	4.2-10.5	244	93.3	89.5-95.8
75+	191	25	11.5	7.4-17.4	166	88.5	82.6-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	299	45	14.5	10.0-20.5	254	85.5	79.5-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	330	40	13.2	8.7-19.6	290	86.8	80.4-91.3
Some Post-H.S.	206	28	14.7	9.2-22.7	178	85.3	77.3-90.8
College Graduate	136	17	9.2	5.3-15.5	119	90.8	84.5-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	232	40	17.3	12.3-23.9	192	82.7	76.1-87.7
$15,000- 24,999	224	33	15.6	10.2-23.1	191	84.4	76.9-89.8
$25,000- 34,999	101	10	9.4	4.7-18.0	91	90.6	82.0-95.3
$35,000- 49,999	73	6	6.2	2.6-13.9	67	93.8	86.1-97.4
$50,000-74,999	48	5	11.5	4.5-26.6	43	88.5	73.4-95.5
$75,000+	32	1	1.5	0.2-10.4	31	98.5	89.6-99.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	621	109	17.4	13.7-21.9	512	82.6	78.1-86.3
No	330	18	6.1	3.3-10.9	312	93.9	89.1-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	11	3	24.4	6.4-60.2	8	75.6	39.8-93.6
Non-Veteran	961	127	13.2	10.5-16.4	834	86.8	83.6-89.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

972

130

13.3

10.6-16.5

842

86.7

83.5-89.4

RACE

White

628

13.7

10.4-17.8

540

86.3

82.2-89.6

African American

284

13.9

9.2-20.4

246

86.1

79.6-90.8

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

4.3

1.0-16.6

95.7

83.4-99.0

Other Minorities

8.1

1.9-28.2

91.9

71.8-98.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.7

2.4-22.4

92.3

77.6-97.6

-English Speaking

8.6

2.0-30.3

91.4

69.7-98.0

-Spanish Speaking

6.7

0.9-36.8

93.3

63.2-99.1

Non-Hispanic

944

127

13.5

10.8-16.8

817

86.5

83.2-89.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

4.8

1.1-18.2

95.2

81.8-98.9

35-44

31.2

17.4-49.4

68.8

50.6-82.6

45-54

163

21.2

13.3-32.2

133

78.8

67.8-86.7

55-64

234

13.1

9.0-18.5

198

86.9

81.5-91.0

65-74

266

6.7

4.2-10.5

244

93.3

89.5-95.8

75+

191

11.5

7.4-17.4

166

88.5

82.6-92.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

299

14.5

10.0-20.5

254

85.5

79.5-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

330

13.2

8.7-19.6

290

86.8

80.4-91.3

Some Post-H.S.

206

14.7

9.2-22.7

178

85.3

77.3-90.8

College Graduate

136

9.2

5.3-15.5

119

90.8

84.5-94.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

232

17.3

12.3-23.9

192

82.7

76.1-87.7

$15,000- 24,999

224

15.6

10.2-23.1

191

84.4

76.9-89.8

$25,000- 34,999

101

9.4

4.7-18.0

90.6

82.0-95.3

$35,000- 49,999

6.2

2.6-13.9

93.8

86.1-97.4

$50,000-74,999

11.5

4.5-26.6

88.5

73.4-95.5

$75,000+

1.5

0.2-10.4

98.5

89.6-99.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

621

109

17.4

13.7-21.9

512

82.6

78.1-86.3

330

6.1

3.3-10.9

312

93.9

89.1-96.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

24.4

6.4-60.2

75.6

39.8-93.6

Non-Veteran

961

127

13.2

10.5-16.4

834

86.8

83.6-89.5

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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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