BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western 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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	296	38	13.9	9.8-19.4	91	27.4	22.0-33.6	92	33.0	26.9-39.8	75	25.6	20.0-32.2
Female	470	58	12.9	9.5-17.3	102	19.5	15.6-24.0	197	45.1	39.4-50.9	113	22.6	18.2-27.6
RACE
White	563	72	13.6	10.4-17.5	147	25.7	21.5-30.4	193	34.5	29.7-39.5	151	26.3	21.9-31.2
African American	180	22	13.9	8.4-22.0	35	14.1	9.7-20.1	90	54.1	45.0-62.9	33	17.9	12.0-25.9
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	4	1	38.0	5.4-86.8	1	8.2	0.9-47.2	2	53.8	11.0-91.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	27	3	12.4	3.9-33.1	8	36.1	18.0-59.2	8	27.0	12.0-50.1	8	24.6	9.8-49.4
35-44	55	10	18.7	9.3-34.1	19	23.8	14.1-37.3	16	27.4	15.2-44.3	10	30.1	15.8-49.7
45-54	136	22	18.2	11.2-28.2	40	22.6	15.7-31.5	43	36.3	26.9-46.9	31	22.9	15.4-32.5
55-64	207	24	14.1	9.0-21.4	52	22.1	16.2-29.4	87	44.7	36.5-53.2	44	19.2	13.8-26.1
65-74	194	21	8.9	5.3-14.5	51	28.0	20.7-36.7	74	42.0	33.5-51.1	48	21.0	15.0-28.8
75+	137	15	10.0	5.6-17.2	22	18.5	11.4-28.5	57	39.2	29.8-49.5	43	32.3	23.4-42.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	211	27	13.2	8.0-20.9	37	16.0	11.2-22.5	101	47.0	38.3-55.7	46	23.9	16.6-33.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	233	27	12.0	7.7-18.1	62	27.7	21.2-35.3	75	35.6	28.3-43.5	69	24.8	19.0-31.7
Some Post-H.S.	171	23	14.7	9.4-22.3	44	21.4	15.2-29.4	64	38.1	29.4-47.6	40	25.8	18.3-35.0
College Graduate	150	19	14.5	8.8-23.1	50	27.8	20.3-36.8	48	36.5	27.3-46.7	33	21.2	14.3-30.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	19	13.9	8.4-22.2	21	10.1	6.4-15.7	75	53.9	44.3-63.3	37	22.1	15.2-30.9
$15,000- 24,999	149	17	10.0	5.6-17.2	33	21.2	14.5-30.1	69	50.5	40.5-60.4	30	18.3	11.8-27.2
$25,000- 34,999	79	9	7.4	3.5-14.9	20	19.5	11.8-30.5	28	40.4	27.2-55.2	22	32.7	19.8-48.9
$35,000- 49,999	85	11	16.7	8.7-29.4	23	20.9	12.9-31.9	34	42.8	30.7-55.8	17	19.7	11.6-31.3
$50,000-74,999	61	10	17.3	9.0-30.8	21	35.8	23.3-50.7	17	31.4	19.4-46.6	13	15.4	8.2-27.2
$75,000+	53	9	18.2	8.8-33.9	18	22.9	13.1-36.9	13	29.8	16.7-47.2	13	29.2	16.5-46.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	454	53	11.2	8.2-15.0	94	19.2	15.2-24.1	207	48.4	42.7-54.1	100	21.2	17.0-26.2
No	296	40	16.2	11.3-22.5	95	29.1	23.4-35.5	76	27.3	21.3-34.2	85	27.5	21.4-34.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	137	17	10.1	6.0-16.6	43	31.8	23.2-41.8	46	37.3	27.9-47.7	31	20.9	14.2-29.6
Non-Veteran	627	79	14.4	11.1-18.4	150	21.0	17.5-25.0	242	39.7	35.0-44.7	156	24.9	20.7-29.5
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%)

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

296

13.9

9.8-19.4

27.4

22.0-33.6

33.0

26.9-39.8

25.6

20.0-32.2

Female

470

12.9

9.5-17.3

102

19.5

15.6-24.0

197

45.1

39.4-50.9

113

22.6

18.2-27.6

RACE

White

563

13.6

10.4-17.5

147

25.7

21.5-30.4

193

34.5

29.7-39.5

151

26.3

21.9-31.2

African American

180

13.9

8.4-22.0

14.1

9.7-20.1

54.1

45.0-62.9

17.9

12.0-25.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

38.0

5.4-86.8

8.2

0.9-47.2

53.8

11.0-91.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

12.4

3.9-33.1

36.1

18.0-59.2

27.0

12.0-50.1

24.6

9.8-49.4

35-44

18.7

9.3-34.1

23.8

14.1-37.3

27.4

15.2-44.3

30.1

15.8-49.7

45-54

136

18.2

11.2-28.2

22.6

15.7-31.5

36.3

26.9-46.9

22.9

15.4-32.5

55-64

207

14.1

9.0-21.4

22.1

16.2-29.4

44.7

36.5-53.2

19.2

13.8-26.1

65-74

194

8.9

5.3-14.5

28.0

20.7-36.7

42.0

33.5-51.1

21.0

15.0-28.8

75+

137

10.0

5.6-17.2

18.5

11.4-28.5

39.2

29.8-49.5

32.3

23.4-42.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

211

13.2

8.0-20.9

16.0

11.2-22.5

101

47.0

38.3-55.7

23.9

16.6-33.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

233

12.0

7.7-18.1

27.7

21.2-35.3

35.6

28.3-43.5

24.8

19.0-31.7

Some Post-H.S.

171

14.7

9.4-22.3

21.4

15.2-29.4

38.1

29.4-47.6

25.8

18.3-35.0

College Graduate

150

14.5

8.8-23.1

27.8

20.3-36.8

36.5

27.3-46.7

21.2

14.3-30.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

13.9

8.4-22.2

10.1

6.4-15.7

53.9

44.3-63.3

22.1

15.2-30.9

$15,000- 24,999

149

10.0

5.6-17.2

21.2

14.5-30.1

50.5

40.5-60.4

18.3

11.8-27.2

$25,000- 34,999

7.4

3.5-14.9

19.5

11.8-30.5

40.4

27.2-55.2

32.7

19.8-48.9

$35,000- 49,999

16.7

8.7-29.4

20.9

12.9-31.9

42.8

30.7-55.8

19.7

11.6-31.3

$50,000-74,999

17.3

9.0-30.8

35.8

23.3-50.7

31.4

19.4-46.6

15.4

8.2-27.2

$75,000+

18.2

8.8-33.9

22.9

13.1-36.9

29.8

16.7-47.2

29.2

16.5-46.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

454

11.2

8.2-15.0

19.2

15.2-24.1

207

48.4

42.7-54.1

100

21.2

17.0-26.2

296

16.2

11.3-22.5

29.1

23.4-35.5

27.3

21.3-34.2

27.5

21.4-34.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

137

10.1

6.0-16.6

31.8

23.2-41.8

37.3

27.9-47.7

20.9

14.2-29.6

Non-Veteran

627

14.4

11.1-18.4

150

21.0

17.5-25.0

242

39.7

35.0-44.7

156

24.9

20.7-29.5

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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