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

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
-Piedmont NC	766	617	81.2	77.6-84.3	62	7.3	5.4- 9.7	19	2.6	1.4- 4.5	9	1.0	0.4- 2.3	59	8.0	5.9-10.6
GENDER
Male	293	227	79.6	73.6-84.4	25	6.6	4.1-10.4	8	3.3	1.4- 7.5	4	1.3	0.4- 4.2	29	9.3	6.1-13.9
Female	473	390	82.7	78.3-86.4	37	7.9	5.5-11.4	11	1.9	1.0- 3.6	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8	30	6.8	4.5-10.1
RACE
White	562	457	82.0	77.9-85.5	46	7.7	5.4-10.7	11	1.7	0.8- 3.6	7	1.3	0.5- 3.1	41	7.3	5.1-10.4
African American	180	144	81.1	73.1-87.1	12	5.3	2.7-10.1	5	3.8	1.2-10.9	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7	17	9.5	5.4-15.9
Other Minorities	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	27	21	72.2	46.3-88.7	4	16.2	5.5-39.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.6	2.0-45.9
35-44	53	38	70.9	53.9-83.5	7	12.8	5.3-27.8	1	3.7	0.5-22.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	6	12.0	4.8-27.0
45-54	137	115	87.3	79.7-92.3	11	6.4	3.0-13.1	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	3	2.3	0.6- 9.0	7	3.4	1.5- 7.5
55-64	204	164	81.6	74.3-87.1	17	6.3	3.6-10.7	6	4.5	1.7-11.6	2	1.0	0.2- 4.1	15	6.6	3.7-11.5
65-74	196	164	86.3	80.2-90.7	14	6.6	3.6-11.9	6	2.6	1.1- 6.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	11	4.3	2.3- 8.0
75+	139	108	74.6	64.5-82.6	9	6.8	3.3-13.5	5	2.1	0.7- 5.7	2	1.0	0.2- 4.6	15	15.5	8.9-25.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	207	165	81.0	73.8-86.6	15	5.4	3.0- 9.6	5	2.0	0.7- 5.3	2	0.8	0.2- 3.9	20	10.7	6.4-17.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	234	189	79.2	72.0-84.9	20	8.8	5.3-14.2	5	3.0	0.9- 9.0	2	1.4	0.3- 6.3	18	7.7	4.5-12.7
Some Post-H.S.	172	140	84.2	76.7-89.5	11	5.1	2.3-10.9	5	2.2	0.8- 5.7	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1	14	7.8	4.2-14.0
College Graduate	152	122	81.0	72.5-87.4	16	9.6	5.6-16.0	4	2.9	0.9- 9.4	3	1.0	0.3- 3.4	7	5.4	2.1-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	149	129	88.2	81.3-92.8	10	4.5	2.2- 8.8	4	2.1	0.7- 5.7	0	0.0	. - .	6	5.2	2.2-11.8
$15,000- 24,999	151	125	85.0	77.3-90.4	11	6.0	3.0-11.6	4	1.8	0.6- 5.4	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	10	6.9	3.3-13.8
$25,000- 34,999	79	66	88.2	78.8-93.8	5	4.9	1.9-12.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	7	6.3	2.6-14.5
$35,000- 49,999	82	58	69.4	56.2-80.1	9	11.2	5.3-21.9	4	8.0	2.5-22.4	2	2.2	0.5- 8.5	9	9.3	4.5-18.2
$50,000-74,999	61	52	85.2	72.0-92.8	3	5.7	1.8-17.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.1	0.7-19.6	4	5.0	1.8-13.1
$75,000+	54	41	77.4	61.5-88.0	7	10.9	4.4-24.5	2	4.3	0.9-18.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.4	2.2-22.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	455	377	84.8	80.6-88.2	37	6.0	4.1- 8.6	10	2.4	1.0- 5.5	5	0.7	0.3- 2.0	26	6.1	4.0- 9.2
No	296	228	76.3	69.9-81.8	25	9.4	6.0-14.4	9	2.9	1.3- 6.2	4	1.4	0.4- 4.7	30	9.9	6.4-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	138	108	81.9	73.4-88.1	15	7.5	4.2-13.0	5	4.7	1.6-13.2	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	8	5.4	2.5-11.2
Non-Veteran	626	508	81.1	77.0-84.6	47	7.2	5.1-10.1	14	1.9	1.0- 3.6	7	1.2	0.5- 2.8	50	8.6	6.2-11.8
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

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

-Piedmont NC

766

617

81.2

77.6-84.3

7.3

5.4- 9.7

2.6

1.4- 4.5

1.0

0.4- 2.3

8.0

5.9-10.6

GENDER

Male

293

227

79.6

73.6-84.4

6.6

4.1-10.4

3.3

1.4- 7.5

1.3

0.4- 4.2

9.3

6.1-13.9

Female

473

390

82.7

78.3-86.4

7.9

5.5-11.4

1.9

1.0- 3.6

0.7

0.3- 1.8

6.8

4.5-10.1

RACE

White

562

457

82.0

77.9-85.5

7.7

5.4-10.7

1.7

0.8- 3.6

1.3

0.5- 3.1

7.3

5.1-10.4

African American

180

144

81.1

73.1-87.1

5.3

2.7-10.1

3.8

1.2-10.9

0.4

0.1- 1.7

9.5

5.4-15.9

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

72.2

46.3-88.7

16.2

5.5-39.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

11.6

2.0-45.9

35-44

70.9

53.9-83.5

12.8

5.3-27.8

3.7

0.5-22.1

0.6

0.1- 4.3

12.0

4.8-27.0

45-54

137

115

87.3

79.7-92.3

6.4

3.0-13.1

0.6

0.1- 3.9

2.3

0.6- 9.0

3.4

1.5- 7.5

55-64

204

164

81.6

74.3-87.1

6.3

3.6-10.7

4.5

1.7-11.6

1.0

0.2- 4.1

6.6

3.7-11.5

65-74

196

164

86.3

80.2-90.7

6.6

3.6-11.9

2.6

1.1- 6.0

0.2

0.0- 1.5

4.3

2.3- 8.0

75+

139

108

74.6

64.5-82.6

6.8

3.3-13.5

2.1

0.7- 5.7

1.0

0.2- 4.6

15.5

8.9-25.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

207

165

81.0

73.8-86.6

5.4

3.0- 9.6

2.0

0.7- 5.3

0.8

0.2- 3.9

10.7

6.4-17.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

234

189

79.2

72.0-84.9

8.8

5.3-14.2

3.0

0.9- 9.0

1.4

0.3- 6.3

7.7

4.5-12.7

Some Post-H.S.

172

140

84.2

76.7-89.5

5.1

2.3-10.9

2.2

0.8- 5.7

0.7

0.2- 3.1

7.8

4.2-14.0

College Graduate

152

122

81.0

72.5-87.4

9.6

5.6-16.0

2.9

0.9- 9.4

1.0

0.3- 3.4

5.4

2.1-12.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

149

129

88.2

81.3-92.8

4.5

2.2- 8.8

2.1

0.7- 5.7

0.0

. - .

5.2

2.2-11.8

$15,000- 24,999

151

125

85.0

77.3-90.4

6.0

3.0-11.6

1.8

0.6- 5.4

0.3

0.0- 2.1

6.9

3.3-13.8

$25,000- 34,999

88.2

78.8-93.8

4.9

1.9-12.4

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 3.8

6.3

2.6-14.5

$35,000- 49,999

69.4

56.2-80.1

11.2

5.3-21.9

8.0

2.5-22.4

2.2

0.5- 8.5

9.3

4.5-18.2

$50,000-74,999

85.2

72.0-92.8

5.7

1.8-17.0

0.0

. - .

4.1

0.7-19.6

5.0

1.8-13.1

$75,000+

77.4

61.5-88.0

10.9

4.4-24.5

4.3

0.9-18.2

0.0

. - .

7.4

2.2-22.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

455

377

84.8

80.6-88.2

6.0

4.1- 8.6

2.4

1.0- 5.5

0.7

0.3- 2.0

6.1

4.0- 9.2

296

228

76.3

69.9-81.8

9.4

6.0-14.4

2.9

1.3- 6.2

1.4

0.4- 4.7

9.9

6.4-14.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

138

108

81.9

73.4-88.1

7.5

4.2-13.0

4.7

1.6-13.2

0.5

0.1- 2.0

5.4

2.5-11.2

Non-Veteran

626

508

81.1

77.0-84.6

7.2

5.1-10.1

1.9

1.0- 3.6

1.2

0.5- 2.8

8.6

6.2-11.8

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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