BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,794	290	16.8	14.7-19.1	437	25.8	23.3-28.5	621	33.1	30.4-35.9	446	24.4	21.9-27.0
-Eastern NC	643	100	16.6	13.3-20.6	153	26.1	21.9-30.8	246	35.1	30.7-39.7	144	22.2	18.5-26.3
GENDER
Male	232	33	15.2	10.2-22.1	70	31.4	24.5-39.4	79	32.3	25.5-40.0	50	21.0	15.6-27.8
Female	411	67	17.9	13.8-22.9	83	21.4	16.8-26.9	167	37.5	32.1-43.2	94	23.2	18.6-28.5
RACE
White	363	49	12.8	9.3-17.3	90	25.2	20.1-31.2	130	34.5	28.9-40.7	94	27.4	22.2-33.4
African American	236	43	22.0	15.6-30.1	56	29.2	21.9-37.9	98	36.1	28.8-44.0	39	12.7	8.8-18.0
Other Minorities	42	8	18.9	8.8-35.9	6	11.6	4.8-25.4	17	33.8	18.8-53.1	11	35.7	19.2-56.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	2	14.5	3.6-43.7	4	27.6	9.4-58.4	2	18.1	4.1-53.4	7	39.8	18.0-66.5
Non-Hispanic	626	98	16.7	13.3-20.8	148	26.0	21.8-30.8	243	35.6	31.1-40.3	137	21.6	18.0-25.8
AGE
18-24	4	1	34.5	5.0-84.0	1	26.0	3.4-78.0	2	39.6	7.8-83.5	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	21	2	9.3	2.2-31.5	7	32.3	13.7-58.8	7	27.0	11.6-51.0	5	31.4	13.0-58.3
35-44	43	13	31.7	17.6-50.2	12	23.0	11.6-40.5	13	30.9	15.9-51.5	5	14.4	5.3-33.8
45-54	130	33	22.1	15.1-31.1	30	29.6	20.2-41.2	41	28.3	20.1-38.3	26	19.9	12.8-29.7
55-64	189	21	11.5	6.3-19.8	44	24.7	17.9-33.1	71	35.8	28.1-44.2	53	28.1	21.1-36.3
65-74	151	19	17.7	10.7-27.7	32	22.4	15.7-30.9	68	40.1	31.4-49.5	32	19.8	13.6-28.0
75+	103	11	8.8	4.4-16.8	26	27.8	16.9-42.3	43	41.2	29.4-54.2	23	22.2	13.9-33.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	167	16	14.0	7.4-24.7	34	20.9	13.9-30.2	85	45.1	35.5-55.0	32	20.1	13.4-28.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	210	37	17.9	12.6-24.9	57	31.1	23.3-40.2	74	31.8	24.7-40.0	42	19.1	13.2-26.7
Some Post-H.S.	150	32	21.9	15.0-30.7	36	24.9	17.7-33.9	37	24.0	16.9-32.9	45	29.2	21.5-38.3
College Graduate	115	15	10.9	6.0-19.0	26	25.8	16.7-37.6	49	41.7	31.4-52.8	25	21.6	14.4-31.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	20	13.3	8.2-20.7	37	25.6	17.5-35.7	67	38.1	29.2-47.9	32	23.1	15.8-32.5
$15,000- 24,999	129	23	24.8	16.1-36.3	23	17.0	10.0-27.4	53	39.2	29.1-50.3	30	18.9	12.2-28.3
$25,000- 34,999	81	9	9.3	4.1-19.5	22	31.5	20.1-45.7	32	42.3	29.7-56.0	18	16.8	10.2-26.6
$35,000- 49,999	64	11	14.2	7.3-25.8	14	28.4	16.6-44.2	26	39.7	26.8-54.1	13	17.7	9.9-29.7
$50,000-74,999	61	16	21.9	12.8-34.8	20	34.2	21.4-49.9	12	17.3	8.7-31.5	13	26.6	15.0-42.6
$75,000+	49	8	13.8	6.6-26.4	13	29.3	16.8-46.1	17	30.4	18.5-45.5	11	26.5	14.7-43.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	400	57	17.1	12.7-22.7	86	23.0	18.2-28.6	168	39.6	33.8-45.7	89	20.3	16.1-25.3
No	227	39	15.9	11.1-22.1	59	28.7	21.3-37.4	77	29.9	23.4-37.4	52	25.6	19.1-33.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	108	16	15.0	8.4-25.2	34	32.4	22.9-43.6	39	32.6	23.4-43.5	19	20.0	12.5-30.4
Non-Veteran	531	84	17.1	13.4-21.6	119	25.0	20.3-30.2	205	35.6	30.7-40.8	123	22.3	18.3-26.9

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,794

290

16.8

14.7-19.1

437

25.8

23.3-28.5

621

33.1

30.4-35.9

446

24.4

21.9-27.0

-Eastern NC

643

100

16.6

13.3-20.6

153

26.1

21.9-30.8

246

35.1

30.7-39.7

144

22.2

18.5-26.3

GENDER

Male

232

15.2

10.2-22.1

31.4

24.5-39.4

32.3

25.5-40.0

21.0

15.6-27.8

Female

411

17.9

13.8-22.9

21.4

16.8-26.9

167

37.5

32.1-43.2

23.2

18.6-28.5

RACE

White

363

12.8

9.3-17.3

25.2

20.1-31.2

130

34.5

28.9-40.7

27.4

22.2-33.4

African American

236

22.0

15.6-30.1

29.2

21.9-37.9

36.1

28.8-44.0

12.7

8.8-18.0

Other Minorities

18.9

8.8-35.9

11.6

4.8-25.4

33.8

18.8-53.1

35.7

19.2-56.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.5

3.6-43.7

27.6

9.4-58.4

18.1

4.1-53.4

39.8

18.0-66.5

Non-Hispanic

626

16.7

13.3-20.8

148

26.0

21.8-30.8

243

35.6

31.1-40.3

137

21.6

18.0-25.8

AGE

18-24

34.5

5.0-84.0

26.0

3.4-78.0

39.6

7.8-83.5

0.0

. - .

25-34

9.3

2.2-31.5

32.3

13.7-58.8

27.0

11.6-51.0

31.4

13.0-58.3

35-44

31.7

17.6-50.2

23.0

11.6-40.5

30.9

15.9-51.5

14.4

5.3-33.8

45-54

130

22.1

15.1-31.1

29.6

20.2-41.2

28.3

20.1-38.3

19.9

12.8-29.7

55-64

189

11.5

6.3-19.8

24.7

17.9-33.1

35.8

28.1-44.2

28.1

21.1-36.3

65-74

151

17.7

10.7-27.7

22.4

15.7-30.9

40.1

31.4-49.5

19.8

13.6-28.0

75+

103

8.8

4.4-16.8

27.8

16.9-42.3

41.2

29.4-54.2

22.2

13.9-33.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

167

14.0

7.4-24.7

20.9

13.9-30.2

45.1

35.5-55.0

20.1

13.4-28.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

210

17.9

12.6-24.9

31.1

23.3-40.2

31.8

24.7-40.0

19.1

13.2-26.7

Some Post-H.S.

150

21.9

15.0-30.7

24.9

17.7-33.9

24.0

16.9-32.9

29.2

21.5-38.3

College Graduate

115

10.9

6.0-19.0

25.8

16.7-37.6

41.7

31.4-52.8

21.6

14.4-31.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

156

13.3

8.2-20.7

25.6

17.5-35.7

38.1

29.2-47.9

23.1

15.8-32.5

$15,000- 24,999

129

24.8

16.1-36.3

17.0

10.0-27.4

39.2

29.1-50.3

18.9

12.2-28.3

$25,000- 34,999

9.3

4.1-19.5

31.5

20.1-45.7

42.3

29.7-56.0

16.8

10.2-26.6

$35,000- 49,999

14.2

7.3-25.8

28.4

16.6-44.2

39.7

26.8-54.1

17.7

9.9-29.7

$50,000-74,999

21.9

12.8-34.8

34.2

21.4-49.9

17.3

8.7-31.5

26.6

15.0-42.6

$75,000+

13.8

6.6-26.4

29.3

16.8-46.1

30.4

18.5-45.5

26.5

14.7-43.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

400

17.1

12.7-22.7

23.0

18.2-28.6

168

39.6

33.8-45.7

20.3

16.1-25.3

227

15.9

11.1-22.1

28.7

21.3-37.4

29.9

23.4-37.4

25.6

19.1-33.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

108

15.0

8.4-25.2

32.4

22.9-43.6

32.6

23.4-43.5

20.0

12.5-30.4

Non-Veteran

531

17.1

13.4-21.6

119

25.0

20.3-30.2

205

35.6

30.7-40.8

123

22.3

18.3-26.9

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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