BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Diabetes

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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
North Carolina	1,513	1,210	78.3	75.5-80.9	125	8.9	7.1-11.1	32	2.0	1.3- 3.1	18	1.2	0.7- 2.2	128	9.5	7.8-11.6
-Northeastern Partnership	140	111	77.5	68.3-84.7	13	9.7	5.4-17.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	3	1.8	0.6- 5.7	12	10.6	5.6-19.0
GENDER
Male	40	30	77.7	61.6-88.4	4	11.7	4.2-28.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.0	0.3-13.2	5	8.5	3.4-19.9
Female	100	81	77.4	65.5-86.1	9	8.6	4.2-16.7	1	0.6	0.1- 3.8	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8	7	11.8	5.2-24.4
RACE
White	61	46	77.1	64.2-86.4	8	12.2	5.8-24.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	1	2.0	0.3-12.8	5	7.8	3.2-17.9
African American	74	61	78.8	65.1-88.1	5	8.8	3.5-20.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.8	0.4- 7.4	6	10.6	4.3-23.9
AGE
18-24	3	2	43.8	6.5-89.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	56.2	10.3-93.5
25-34	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	8	7	92.4	59.4-99.0	1	7.6	1.0-40.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	30	24	78.2	55.3-91.2	2	6.1	1.4-23.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.7	0.4-17.3	3	12.9	3.4-38.7
55-64	38	33	91.3	79.3-96.7	2	2.8	0.7-10.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.3	2	4.5	1.0-17.8	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	42	30	65.2	46.8-79.9	7	21.3	9.8-40.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	13.5	5.2-31.0
75+	17	13	73.4	45.9-90.0	1	8.8	1.3-42.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	17.7	5.5-44.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	44	38	82.1	64.0-92.2	3	6.8	2.1-19.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	11.1	3.4-30.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	52	39	75.8	59.8-86.8	4	5.1	1.8-13.5	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	2	2.9	0.7-11.5	6	15.3	6.3-32.6
Some Post-H.S.	29	21	71.7	49.8-86.6	6	24.7	10.7-47.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.6	0.9-14.1
College Graduate	15	13	83.7	53.2-95.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.2	1.1-40.7	1	8.1	1.1-40.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	38	84.8	68.6-93.4	2	3.4	0.8-13.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.9	0.9-15.5	3	7.9	2.1-25.9
$15,000- 24,999	31	20	57.9	37.4-76.0	5	17.0	6.7-36.8	1	1.7	0.2-11.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	23.5	9.2-48.0
$25,000- 34,999	8	7	91.9	57.3-99.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.1	1.0-42.7	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	5	4	67.4	18.4-95.0	1	32.6	5.0-81.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	3	2	74.1	19.5-97.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	25.9	2.9-80.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	86	70	83.2	72.9-90.2	7	6.6	3.0-14.2	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	3	3.0	0.9- 9.3	5	6.6	2.5-16.3
No	51	39	69.0	51.8-82.2	6	15.3	6.6-31.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	15.7	6.5-33.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	11	67.7	41.3-86.2	4	24.7	8.8-52.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.6	1.8-27.1
Non-Veteran	123	100	79.6	69.7-86.8	9	6.7	3.3-13.0	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	3	2.2	0.7- 6.8	10	11.2	5.6-21.0

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%)

North Carolina

1,513

1,210

78.3

75.5-80.9

125

8.9

7.1-11.1

2.0

1.3- 3.1

1.2

0.7- 2.2

128

9.5

7.8-11.6

-Northeastern Partnership

140

111

77.5

68.3-84.7

9.7

5.4-17.1

0.3

0.0- 2.4

1.8

0.6- 5.7

10.6

5.6-19.0

GENDER

Male

77.7

61.6-88.4

11.7

4.2-28.5

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.3-13.2

8.5

3.4-19.9

Female

100

77.4

65.5-86.1

8.6

4.2-16.7

0.6

0.1- 3.8

1.7

0.4- 6.8

11.8

5.2-24.4

RACE

White

77.1

64.2-86.4

12.2

5.8-24.1

0.9

0.1- 6.2

2.0

0.3-12.8

7.8

3.2-17.9

African American

78.8

65.1-88.1

8.8

3.5-20.5

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.4- 7.4

10.6

4.3-23.9

AGE

18-24

43.8

6.5-89.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

56.2

10.3-93.5

25-34

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

92.4

59.4-99.0

7.6

1.0-40.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

78.2

55.3-91.2

6.1

1.4-23.6

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.4-17.3

12.9

3.4-38.7

55-64

91.3

79.3-96.7

2.8

0.7-10.6

1.4

0.2- 9.3

4.5

1.0-17.8

0.0

. - .

65-74

65.2

46.8-79.9

21.3

9.8-40.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

13.5

5.2-31.0

75+

73.4

45.9-90.0

8.8

1.3-42.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

17.7

5.5-44.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

82.1

64.0-92.2

6.8

2.1-19.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

11.1

3.4-30.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

75.8

59.8-86.8

5.1

1.8-13.5

1.0

0.1- 6.6

2.9

0.7-11.5

15.3

6.3-32.6

Some Post-H.S.

71.7

49.8-86.6

24.7

10.7-47.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3.6

0.9-14.1

College Graduate

83.7

53.2-95.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.2

1.1-40.7

8.1

1.1-40.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

84.8

68.6-93.4

3.4

0.8-13.4

0.0

. - .

3.9

0.9-15.5

7.9

2.1-25.9

$15,000- 24,999

57.9

37.4-76.0

17.0

6.7-36.8

1.7

0.2-11.3

0.0

. - .

23.5

9.2-48.0

$25,000- 34,999

91.9

57.3-99.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.1

1.0-42.7

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

67.4

18.4-95.0

32.6

5.0-81.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

74.1

19.5-97.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25.9

2.9-80.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

83.2

72.9-90.2

6.6

3.0-14.2

0.6

0.1- 4.0

3.0

0.9- 9.3

6.6

2.5-16.3

69.0

51.8-82.2

15.3

6.6-31.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

15.7

6.5-33.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

67.7

41.3-86.2

24.7

8.8-52.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.6

1.8-27.1

Non-Veteran

123

100

79.6

69.7-86.8

6.7

3.3-13.0

0.4

0.1- 2.9

2.2

0.7- 6.8

11.2

5.6-21.0

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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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