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-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	1,029	133	13.8	11.2-16.8	270	26.3	23.1-29.7	357	34.1	30.5-37.9	269	25.8	22.6-29.4
GENDER
Male	423	58	13.7	10.3-18.0	123	28.7	23.9-34.1	139	32.9	27.7-38.6	103	24.7	20.0-30.1
Female	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
AGE
18-24	10	2	57.6	19.9-88.1	5	30.1	8.1-67.8	3	12.3	2.9-39.8	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	31	3	9.2	2.8-26.1	12	45.3	27.1-64.8	9	29.0	14.6-49.5	7	16.5	7.1-33.7
35-44	61	11	22.8	11.4-40.3	22	30.1	18.4-45.1	15	17.6	9.4-30.5	13	29.5	16.1-47.8
45-54	169	24	15.6	9.4-24.9	54	27.1	20.2-35.4	48	30.6	22.8-39.7	43	26.7	19.2-35.8
55-64	270	42	16.1	11.5-22.0	64	23.8	18.1-30.6	101	38.4	31.3-46.0	63	21.8	16.3-28.5
65-74	283	31	9.2	6.1-13.6	76	28.2	21.9-35.4	101	37.6	30.5-45.2	75	25.1	19.4-31.8
75+	201	20	9.5	5.8-15.2	37	22.2	15.5-30.9	80	35.9	28.2-44.5	64	32.3	24.8-40.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	246	31	10.9	7.2-16.0	44	16.1	11.5-22.0	105	44.1	35.8-52.7	66	29.0	21.7-37.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	337	41	14.1	9.7-20.2	94	30.1	24.3-36.7	103	27.7	22.4-33.8	99	28.1	22.5-34.4
Some Post-H.S.	231	22	12.4	7.3-20.1	63	23.3	17.6-30.3	86	39.4	31.8-47.5	60	24.9	18.8-32.4
College Graduate	213	38	17.2	12.1-23.9	69	34.0	26.6-42.2	62	28.2	21.4-36.1	44	20.6	14.8-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	189	23	13.2	8.3-20.2	28	13.4	8.7-20.0	81	45.9	36.6-55.6	57	27.5	20.5-35.9
$15,000- 24,999	197	21	11.6	6.7-19.6	50	23.9	17.6-31.7	80	41.8	33.6-50.5	46	22.6	16.2-30.6
$25,000- 34,999	114	11	6.6	3.3-12.7	35	28.9	20.1-39.6	40	37.5	27.1-49.3	28	27.0	17.1-39.7
$35,000- 49,999	109	16	13.8	7.9-23.1	26	23.0	14.8-33.8	42	37.8	27.7-49.1	25	25.4	16.6-36.8
$50,000-74,999	90	17	17.8	10.7-28.1	30	37.2	26.0-50.0	25	27.1	17.8-39.0	18	17.8	10.3-29.2
$75,000+	72	11	16.1	8.4-28.8	29	35.1	23.8-48.4	13	19.7	10.9-33.1	19	29.0	18.0-43.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	621	68	11.6	8.6-15.6	141	22.3	18.5-26.6	255	40.7	35.8-45.7	157	25.4	21.3-29.9
No	384	61	16.7	12.6-21.9	120	31.1	25.8-37.1	95	25.2	20.1-31.1	108	26.9	21.6-33.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	208	27	10.3	6.8-15.2	64	34.8	27.4-43.1	69	32.2	25.2-40.0	48	22.8	16.6-30.3
Non-Veteran	819	106	14.9	11.8-18.7	206	23.5	20.2-27.2	287	34.7	30.6-39.1	220	26.8	23.1-30.9
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,029

133

13.8

11.2-16.8

270

26.3

23.1-29.7

357

34.1

30.5-37.9

269

25.8

22.6-29.4

GENDER

Male

423

13.7

10.3-18.0

123

28.7

23.9-34.1

139

32.9

27.7-38.6

103

24.7

20.0-30.1

Female

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

AGE

18-24

57.6

19.9-88.1

30.1

8.1-67.8

12.3

2.9-39.8

0.0

. - .

25-34

9.2

2.8-26.1

45.3

27.1-64.8

29.0

14.6-49.5

16.5

7.1-33.7

35-44

22.8

11.4-40.3

30.1

18.4-45.1

17.6

9.4-30.5

29.5

16.1-47.8

45-54

169

15.6

9.4-24.9

27.1

20.2-35.4

30.6

22.8-39.7

26.7

19.2-35.8

55-64

270

16.1

11.5-22.0

23.8

18.1-30.6

101

38.4

31.3-46.0

21.8

16.3-28.5

65-74

283

9.2

6.1-13.6

28.2

21.9-35.4

101

37.6

30.5-45.2

25.1

19.4-31.8

75+

201

9.5

5.8-15.2

22.2

15.5-30.9

35.9

28.2-44.5

32.3

24.8-40.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

246

10.9

7.2-16.0

16.1

11.5-22.0

105

44.1

35.8-52.7

29.0

21.7-37.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

337

14.1

9.7-20.2

30.1

24.3-36.7

103

27.7

22.4-33.8

28.1

22.5-34.4

Some Post-H.S.

231

12.4

7.3-20.1

23.3

17.6-30.3

39.4

31.8-47.5

24.9

18.8-32.4

College Graduate

213

17.2

12.1-23.9

34.0

26.6-42.2

28.2

21.4-36.1

20.6

14.8-28.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

189

13.2

8.3-20.2

13.4

8.7-20.0

45.9

36.6-55.6

27.5

20.5-35.9

$15,000- 24,999

197

11.6

6.7-19.6

23.9

17.6-31.7

41.8

33.6-50.5

22.6

16.2-30.6

$25,000- 34,999

114

6.6

3.3-12.7

28.9

20.1-39.6

37.5

27.1-49.3

27.0

17.1-39.7

$35,000- 49,999

109

13.8

7.9-23.1

23.0

14.8-33.8

37.8

27.7-49.1

25.4

16.6-36.8

$50,000-74,999

17.8

10.7-28.1

37.2

26.0-50.0

27.1

17.8-39.0

17.8

10.3-29.2

$75,000+

16.1

8.4-28.8

35.1

23.8-48.4

19.7

10.9-33.1

29.0

18.0-43.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

621

11.6

8.6-15.6

141

22.3

18.5-26.6

255

40.7

35.8-45.7

157

25.4

21.3-29.9

384

16.7

12.6-21.9

120

31.1

25.8-37.1

25.2

20.1-31.1

108

26.9

21.6-33.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

208

10.3

6.8-15.2

34.8

27.4-43.1

32.2

25.2-40.0

22.8

16.6-30.3

Non-Veteran

819

106

14.9

11.8-18.7

206

23.5

20.2-27.2

287

34.7

30.6-39.1

220

26.8

23.1-30.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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