BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever had any sores or irritations on your feet that took more than four weeks to heal?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,555	192	11.5	9.7-13.7	1,363	88.5	86.3-90.3
-Piedmont NC	784	103	11.7	9.3-14.7	681	88.3	85.3-90.7
GENDER
Male	302	32	9.2	6.3-13.3	270	90.8	86.7-93.7
Female	482	71	14.2	10.6-18.8	411	85.8	81.2-89.4
RACE
White	576	75	10.9	8.3-14.1	501	89.1	85.9-91.7
African American	184	25	14.3	8.8-22.5	159	85.7	77.5-91.2
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
25-34	27	3	13.8	3.8-39.2	24	86.2	60.8-96.2
35-44	55	8	16.4	7.2-33.2	47	83.6	66.8-92.8
45-54	138	21	13.0	7.4-21.8	117	87.0	78.2-92.6
55-64	208	33	13.9	9.5-19.9	175	86.1	80.1-90.5
65-74	200	17	6.7	3.9-11.3	183	93.3	88.7-96.1
75+	146	20	10.2	6.2-16.3	126	89.8	83.7-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	215	33	15.3	10.0-22.8	182	84.7	77.2-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	239	32	10.9	7.3-15.8	207	89.1	84.2-92.7
Some Post-H.S.	175	19	10.6	5.9-18.4	156	89.4	81.6-94.1
College Graduate	154	19	10.2	6.0-16.7	135	89.8	83.3-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	29	18.0	11.8-26.4	124	82.0	73.6-88.2
$15,000- 24,999	154	24	15.9	9.6-25.2	130	84.1	74.8-90.4
$25,000- 34,999	81	15	17.1	10.0-27.7	66	82.9	72.3-90.0
$35,000- 49,999	85	7	6.9	3.1-14.7	78	93.1	85.3-96.9
$50,000-74,999	62	5	8.4	3.1-21.1	57	91.6	78.9-96.9
$75,000+	54	1	1.1	0.1- 7.2	53	98.9	92.8-99.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	466	82	15.2	11.8-19.4	384	84.8	80.6-88.2
No	302	16	5.7	3.0-10.4	286	94.3	89.6-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	13	6.8	3.8-11.9	127	93.2	88.1-96.2
Non-Veteran	642	89	13.1	10.1-16.7	553	86.9	83.3-89.9
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,555

192

11.5

9.7-13.7

1,363

88.5

86.3-90.3

-Piedmont NC

784

103

11.7

9.3-14.7

681

88.3

85.3-90.7

GENDER

Male

302

9.2

6.3-13.3

270

90.8

86.7-93.7

Female

482

14.2

10.6-18.8

411

85.8

81.2-89.4

RACE

White

576

10.9

8.3-14.1

501

89.1

85.9-91.7

African American

184

14.3

8.8-22.5

159

85.7

77.5-91.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

13.8

3.8-39.2

86.2

60.8-96.2

35-44

16.4

7.2-33.2

83.6

66.8-92.8

45-54

138

13.0

7.4-21.8

117

87.0

78.2-92.6

55-64

208

13.9

9.5-19.9

175

86.1

80.1-90.5

65-74

200

6.7

3.9-11.3

183

93.3

88.7-96.1

75+

146

10.2

6.2-16.3

126

89.8

83.7-93.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

215

15.3

10.0-22.8

182

84.7

77.2-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

239

10.9

7.3-15.8

207

89.1

84.2-92.7

Some Post-H.S.

175

10.6

5.9-18.4

156

89.4

81.6-94.1

College Graduate

154

10.2

6.0-16.7

135

89.8

83.3-94.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

18.0

11.8-26.4

124

82.0

73.6-88.2

$15,000- 24,999

154

15.9

9.6-25.2

130

84.1

74.8-90.4

$25,000- 34,999

17.1

10.0-27.7

82.9

72.3-90.0

$35,000- 49,999

6.9

3.1-14.7

93.1

85.3-96.9

$50,000-74,999

8.4

3.1-21.1

91.6

78.9-96.9

$75,000+

1.1

0.1- 7.2

98.9

92.8-99.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

466

15.2

11.8-19.4

384

84.8

80.6-88.2

302

5.7

3.0-10.4

286

94.3

89.6-97.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

6.8

3.8-11.9

127

93.2

88.1-96.2

Non-Veteran

642

13.1

10.1-16.7

553

86.9

83.3-89.9

Currently Serving

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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