BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,503	192	13.7	11.6-16.1	381	25.0	22.3-27.8	565	36.9	33.9-40.1	365	24.4	21.8-27.3
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	38	6	23.4	9.5-47.0	11	37.3	21.1-56.8	10	16.2	7.9-30.2	11	23.2	12.0-39.9
Buncombe	37	9	25.6	12.9-44.3	6	17.3	7.2-36.1	14	34.6	19.8-53.1	8	22.5	10.7-41.5
Cabarrus	38	2	4.9	1.0-20.1	10	27.6	14.5-46.1	15	35.0	20.6-52.7	11	32.6	17.7-52.0
Catawba	37	2	3.7	0.8-15.7	10	31.6	15.9-52.9	10	20.2	10.1-36.2	15	44.5	27.0-63.6
Cumberland	55	4	4.0	1.4-10.5	23	45.9	31.8-60.6	18	32.9	21.0-47.5	10	17.2	9.2-30.0
Davidson	35	5	13.8	5.4-30.8	4	15.5	5.3-37.5	15	42.6	25.8-61.3	11	28.2	14.9-46.7
Durham	26	3	13.0	4.0-34.6	8	30.5	14.6-53.1	12	51.2	30.4-71.5	3	5.3	1.6-16.0
Forsyth	32	4	19.5	7.6-41.9	11	32.6	17.5-52.6	14	38.0	21.6-57.8	3	9.9	2.4-32.5
Gaston	48	6	14.7	6.5-29.9	11	24.0	13.0-40.0	17	34.6	21.0-51.3	14	26.6	15.4-41.9
Guilford	41	4	9.7	3.4-24.6	11	24.7	12.7-42.5	15	37.9	23.1-55.4	11	27.7	15.3-44.8
Iredell	44	6	13.1	5.5-28.3	17	33.2	20.4-49.0	11	29.1	16.3-46.5	10	24.5	13.0-41.5
Johnston	51	7	19.9	8.4-40.4	8	18.4	8.0-37.1	24	39.4	24.6-56.5	12	22.2	10.5-41.2
Mecklenburg	45	10	19.0	9.3-35.1	6	17.2	5.9-40.8	22	50.3	33.3-67.2	7	13.4	5.9-27.8
New Hanover	31	4	15.8	5.7-36.8	12	40.1	22.7-60.3	7	14.3	6.2-29.9	8	29.8	14.1-52.4
Onslow	36	8	23.3	11.2-42.2	9	20.5	10.2-37.0	7	16.6	7.0-34.5	12	39.6	23.1-58.7
Orange	31	7	17.4	7.9-34.4	11	31.2	16.5-51.1	7	27.8	13.0-50.0	6	23.5	9.2-48.0
Pitt	28	4	17.3	6.6-38.2	8	28.2	14.0-48.6	12	41.5	23.8-61.7	4	13.1	4.5-32.4
Randolph	30	5	13.2	5.0-30.5	8	26.1	11.9-48.1	15	55.9	34.5-75.3	2	4.8	1.0-20.1
Robeson	50	6	14.8	6.5-30.3	11	25.9	14.4-42.0	22	35.5	22.9-50.6	11	23.8	12.9-39.7
Rowan	46	7	13.2	5.9-27.0	10	26.0	13.2-44.6	17	37.6	23.5-54.1	12	23.3	12.3-39.6
Union	36	4	10.7	3.7-27.0	8	21.8	10.3-40.5	20	59.2	40.8-75.4	4	8.3	3.0-21.3
Wake	40	4	12.2	4.5-29.0	7	13.5	6.2-27.0	19	43.9	28.4-60.8	10	30.4	16.2-49.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	29	5	15.4	6.2-33.3	10	36.0	19.1-57.3	7	18.4	8.4-35.7	7	30.2	14.5-52.5
Northeast Partnership II	76	8	10.5	4.9-20.9	18	21.2	13.2-32.4	33	41.7	30.0-54.4	17	26.6	16.1-40.4
Northeast Partnership I	54	7	13.5	5.9-28.1	10	11.8	5.8-22.5	23	43.1	28.3-59.3	14	31.6	18.1-49.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	50	4	9.1	3.3-22.5	17	33.1	19.8-49.7	16	33.9	20.3-50.9	13	24.0	13.2-39.4
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	58	12	17.5	9.3-30.4	10	12.4	6.2-23.5	17	32.1	19.0-48.6	19	38.0	24.2-54.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	45	5	11.7	4.6-26.8	11	25.7	13.8-42.7	24	56.2	39.9-71.2	5	6.4	2.6-15.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	53	8	20.0	10.1-35.7	13	27.6	16.4-42.6	17	27.5	16.8-41.5	15	25.0	15.0-38.5
Chatham/Lee/Moore	38	4	13.9	5.2-32.5	10	24.8	12.8-42.6	14	35.3	20.1-54.3	10	25.9	13.0-45.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	67	9	16.8	8.5-30.5	15	18.1	10.2-30.0	20	30.7	19.7-44.5	23	34.3	22.6-48.4
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	33	2	6.9	1.6-25.7	9	31.1	16.3-51.2	14	41.5	24.7-60.6	8	20.4	9.7-38.1
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	31	2	8.2	1.9-29.5	8	26.9	13.3-46.7	11	31.7	17.1-51.0	10	33.2	17.5-53.9
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	43	1	2.5	0.4-16.0	11	35.1	20.7-53.0	16	33.7	20.5-50.0	15	28.6	16.7-44.6
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	71	8	17.2	7.3-35.4	19	22.4	12.5-36.9	30	37.4	23.7-53.5	14	22.9	12.5-38.1
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	138	17	12.7	7.6-20.4	31	18.8	12.9-26.5	58	41.0	32.0-50.6	32	27.5	19.3-37.7
No	1,365	175	13.7	11.5-16.3	350	25.5	22.7-28.5	507	36.6	33.4-39.9	333	24.2	21.4-27.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	573	76	13.1	10.3-16.5	147	27.1	22.7-32.1	213	34.8	30.2-39.7	137	25.0	20.8-29.7
Piedmont	766	96	13.4	10.6-16.8	193	23.3	19.9-27.1	289	39.2	34.9-43.6	188	24.1	20.4-28.1
Western NC	164	20	15.7	9.2-25.5	41	25.5	18.2-34.7	63	34.3	25.7-44.0	40	24.4	17.3-33.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	107	17	19.9	11.1-33.2	25	21.4	13.2-32.8	43	35.4	24.4-48.1	22	23.3	14.5-35.2
Northwest	262	27	10.4	6.6-16.0	70	30.5	23.8-38.0	91	33.2	26.8-40.3	74	26.0	20.3-32.6
Charlotte	211	26	13.6	8.7-20.7	47	19.7	14.3-26.7	87	42.7	34.7-51.2	51	23.9	17.6-31.5
Greensboro	167	24	12.9	7.9-20.4	46	25.3	18.0-34.5	59	39.2	30.1-49.2	38	22.5	15.5-31.5
Southern Regional	194	21	11.2	7.1-17.4	53	30.0	22.9-38.3	73	36.9	29.1-45.4	47	21.9	16.1-29.0
Coastal	68	8	12.7	6.2-24.5	24	32.1	21.3-45.2	23	34.5	23.1-48.0	13	20.6	10.9-35.6
Wake	191	24	14.7	9.3-22.3	44	21.2	15.2-28.7	79	40.0	31.6-49.0	44	24.2	16.6-33.9
Area L	81	8	9.9	4.6-19.9	20	23.9	14.5-36.9	31	39.7	27.7-53.0	22	26.5	16.8-39.1
Eastern	205	35	16.5	11.6-23.0	49	21.1	15.5-28.1	71	31.9	24.9-39.8	50	30.5	22.9-39.2

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,503

192

13.7

11.6-16.1

381

25.0

22.3-27.8

565

36.9

33.9-40.1

365

24.4

21.8-27.3

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

23.4

9.5-47.0

37.3

21.1-56.8

16.2

7.9-30.2

23.2

12.0-39.9

Buncombe

25.6

12.9-44.3

17.3

7.2-36.1

34.6

19.8-53.1

22.5

10.7-41.5

Cabarrus

4.9

1.0-20.1

27.6

14.5-46.1

35.0

20.6-52.7

32.6

17.7-52.0

Catawba

3.7

0.8-15.7

31.6

15.9-52.9

20.2

10.1-36.2

44.5

27.0-63.6

Cumberland

4.0

1.4-10.5

45.9

31.8-60.6

32.9

21.0-47.5

17.2

9.2-30.0

Davidson

13.8

5.4-30.8

15.5

5.3-37.5

42.6

25.8-61.3

28.2

14.9-46.7

Durham

13.0

4.0-34.6

30.5

14.6-53.1

51.2

30.4-71.5

5.3

1.6-16.0

Forsyth

19.5

7.6-41.9

32.6

17.5-52.6

38.0

21.6-57.8

9.9

2.4-32.5

Gaston

14.7

6.5-29.9

24.0

13.0-40.0

34.6

21.0-51.3

26.6

15.4-41.9

Guilford

9.7

3.4-24.6

24.7

12.7-42.5

37.9

23.1-55.4

27.7

15.3-44.8

Iredell

13.1

5.5-28.3

33.2

20.4-49.0

29.1

16.3-46.5

24.5

13.0-41.5

Johnston

19.9

8.4-40.4

18.4

8.0-37.1

39.4

24.6-56.5

22.2

10.5-41.2

Mecklenburg

19.0

9.3-35.1

17.2

5.9-40.8

50.3

33.3-67.2

13.4

5.9-27.8

New Hanover

15.8

5.7-36.8

40.1

22.7-60.3

14.3

6.2-29.9

29.8

14.1-52.4

Onslow

23.3

11.2-42.2

20.5

10.2-37.0

16.6

7.0-34.5

39.6

23.1-58.7

Orange

17.4

7.9-34.4

31.2

16.5-51.1

27.8

13.0-50.0

23.5

9.2-48.0

Pitt

17.3

6.6-38.2

28.2

14.0-48.6

41.5

23.8-61.7

13.1

4.5-32.4

Randolph

13.2

5.0-30.5

26.1

11.9-48.1

55.9

34.5-75.3

4.8

1.0-20.1

Robeson

14.8

6.5-30.3

25.9

14.4-42.0

35.5

22.9-50.6

23.8

12.9-39.7

Rowan

13.2

5.9-27.0

26.0

13.2-44.6

37.6

23.5-54.1

23.3

12.3-39.6

Union

10.7

3.7-27.0

21.8

10.3-40.5

59.2

40.8-75.4

8.3

3.0-21.3

Wake

12.2

4.5-29.0

13.5

6.2-27.0

43.9

28.4-60.8

30.4

16.2-49.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

15.4

6.2-33.3

36.0

19.1-57.3

18.4

8.4-35.7

30.2

14.5-52.5

Northeast Partnership II

10.5

4.9-20.9

21.2

13.2-32.4

41.7

30.0-54.4

26.6

16.1-40.4

Northeast Partnership I

13.5

5.9-28.1

11.8

5.8-22.5

43.1

28.3-59.3

31.6

18.1-49.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

9.1

3.3-22.5

33.1

19.8-49.7

33.9

20.3-50.9

24.0

13.2-39.4

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

17.5

9.3-30.4

12.4

6.2-23.5

32.1

19.0-48.6

38.0

24.2-54.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

11.7

4.6-26.8

25.7

13.8-42.7

56.2

39.9-71.2

6.4

2.6-15.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

20.0

10.1-35.7

27.6

16.4-42.6

27.5

16.8-41.5

25.0

15.0-38.5

Chatham/Lee/Moore

13.9

5.2-32.5

24.8

12.8-42.6

35.3

20.1-54.3

25.9

13.0-45.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

16.8

8.5-30.5

18.1

10.2-30.0

30.7

19.7-44.5

34.3

22.6-48.4

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

6.9

1.6-25.7

31.1

16.3-51.2

41.5

24.7-60.6

20.4

9.7-38.1

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

8.2

1.9-29.5

26.9

13.3-46.7

31.7

17.1-51.0

33.2

17.5-53.9

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

2.5

0.4-16.0

35.1

20.7-53.0

33.7

20.5-50.0

28.6

16.7-44.6

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

17.2

7.3-35.4

22.4

12.5-36.9

37.4

23.7-53.5

22.9

12.5-38.1

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

138

12.7

7.6-20.4

18.8

12.9-26.5

41.0

32.0-50.6

27.5

19.3-37.7

1,365

175

13.7

11.5-16.3

350

25.5

22.7-28.5

507

36.6

33.4-39.9

333

24.2

21.4-27.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

573

13.1

10.3-16.5

147

27.1

22.7-32.1

213

34.8

30.2-39.7

137

25.0

20.8-29.7

Piedmont

766

13.4

10.6-16.8

193

23.3

19.9-27.1

289

39.2

34.9-43.6

188

24.1

20.4-28.1

Western NC

164

15.7

9.2-25.5

25.5

18.2-34.7

34.3

25.7-44.0

24.4

17.3-33.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

107

19.9

11.1-33.2

21.4

13.2-32.8

35.4

24.4-48.1

23.3

14.5-35.2

Northwest

262

10.4

6.6-16.0

30.5

23.8-38.0

33.2

26.8-40.3

26.0

20.3-32.6

Charlotte

211

13.6

8.7-20.7

19.7

14.3-26.7

42.7

34.7-51.2

23.9

17.6-31.5

Greensboro

167

12.9

7.9-20.4

25.3

18.0-34.5

39.2

30.1-49.2

22.5

15.5-31.5

Southern Regional

194

11.2

7.1-17.4

30.0

22.9-38.3

36.9

29.1-45.4

21.9

16.1-29.0

Coastal

12.7

6.2-24.5

32.1

21.3-45.2

34.5

23.1-48.0

20.6

10.9-35.6

Wake

191

14.7

9.3-22.3

21.2

15.2-28.7

40.0

31.6-49.0

24.2

16.6-33.9

Area L

9.9

4.6-19.9

23.9

14.5-36.9

39.7

27.7-53.0

26.5

16.8-39.1

Eastern

205

16.5

11.6-23.0

21.1

15.5-28.1

31.9

24.9-39.8

30.5

22.9-39.2

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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