BRFSS 2005 - Eastern 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.*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,798	1,306	71.9	69.1-74.5	314	17.9	15.7-20.3	34	1.7	1.1- 2.5	11	0.8	0.3- 1.8	133	7.8	6.3- 9.7
-Eastern NC	652	473	71.3	66.8-75.5	125	19.7	16.2-23.8	8	1.3	0.6- 3.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	45	6.8	4.9- 9.3
GENDER
Male	232	159	68.8	61.1-75.6	45	19.9	14.4-26.9	5	2.0	0.7- 5.7	1	1.8	0.2-11.3	22	7.5	4.7-11.8
Female	420	314	73.6	68.3-78.3	80	19.6	15.5-24.6	3	0.7	0.2- 2.1	0	0.0	. - .	23	6.1	4.0- 9.4
RACE
White	366	269	74.0	68.5-78.9	63	17.0	13.0-22.1	5	1.2	0.5- 3.1	0	0.0	. - .	29	7.7	5.2-11.3
African American	241	170	67.7	59.4-75.0	56	24.3	18.0-32.0	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	1	2.1	0.3-13.5	12	5.3	2.9- 9.8
Other Minorities	43	32	68.5	48.7-83.3	6	16.6	6.8-35.0	1	7.0	1.0-35.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	8.0	2.6-22.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	10	66.6	36.2-87.5	2	12.6	3.1-39.5	1	13.9	2.0-55.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.0	1.0-36.8
Non-Hispanic	636	462	71.6	67.0-75.7	122	19.9	16.3-24.1	7	0.9	0.4- 2.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	44	6.8	4.9- 9.3
AGE
18-24	4	3	65.5	16.0-95.0	1	34.5	5.0-84.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	21	17	85.7	64.8-95.1	2	7.4	1.6-28.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.8	1.6-25.0
35-44	44	34	75.3	57.5-87.3	7	19.4	8.9-37.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.3	1.5-16.9
45-54	132	91	67.7	57.3-76.6	29	23.6	15.7-33.9	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	0	0.0	. - .	10	7.5	3.9-13.9
55-64	190	143	76.6	68.9-82.9	37	17.3	12.1-24.2	2	1.8	0.3- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .	8	4.3	2.1- 8.7
65-74	155	104	62.2	52.4-71.1	34	26.5	18.5-36.5	3	1.9	0.5- 6.5	0	0.0	. - .	14	9.4	5.4-15.9
75+	104	79	72.6	58.8-83.1	15	12.4	7.0-21.2	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	1	5.5	0.8-29.6	8	8.5	3.6-18.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	129	71.5	62.1-79.3	31	18.6	12.3-27.2	4	2.7	0.8- 9.2	0	0.0	. - .	10	7.2	3.6-13.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	214	156	70.5	61.8-77.8	37	18.4	12.6-26.0	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	1	2.5	0.4-15.3	18	7.8	4.7-12.6
Some Post-H.S.	150	103	69.1	59.9-76.9	37	25.5	18.1-34.5	2	1.2	0.3- 4.6	0	0.0	. - .	8	4.3	2.0- 8.8
College Graduate	113	84	75.9	65.8-83.7	20	16.4	10.0-25.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	7.7	3.8-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	161	121	71.2	61.4-79.3	24	17.7	11.2-26.8	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	0	0.0	. - .	14	10.2	5.6-17.8
$15,000- 24,999	132	94	69.2	58.0-78.6	31	26.9	17.9-38.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.8	0	0.0	. - .	6	3.6	1.5- 8.3
$25,000- 34,999	81	62	82.8	72.7-89.7	15	13.1	7.3-22.6	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.2	1.0- 9.5
$35,000- 49,999	63	44	74.1	60.9-84.0	13	18.1	10.0-30.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	7.8	3.3-17.5
$50,000-74,999	62	40	65.7	51.3-77.7	14	23.3	13.5-37.2	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	0	0.0	. - .	7	9.7	4.2-20.7
$75,000+	48	34	71.2	55.7-82.9	9	17.9	9.0-32.5	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	8.9	3.3-21.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	410	296	71.5	65.9-76.5	77	19.3	15.0-24.4	7	2.0	0.8- 4.7	0	0.0	. - .	30	7.2	4.9-10.6
No	227	164	70.1	61.8-77.2	46	21.0	15.0-28.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	1	2.3	0.3-14.2	15	6.5	3.8-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	108	78	74.0	63.4-82.4	18	18.3	11.0-28.8	2	1.4	0.3- 6.9	0	0.0	. - .	10	6.3	3.2-12.0
Non-Veteran	540	392	70.7	65.6-75.4	107	20.2	16.3-24.8	6	1.3	0.5- 3.3	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	34	6.8	4.7- 9.7

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

1,798

1,306

71.9

69.1-74.5

314

17.9

15.7-20.3

1.7

1.1- 2.5

0.8

0.3- 1.8

133

7.8

6.3- 9.7

-Eastern NC

652

473

71.3

66.8-75.5

125

19.7

16.2-23.8

1.3

0.6- 3.0

0.8

0.1- 5.6

6.8

4.9- 9.3

GENDER

Male

232

159

68.8

61.1-75.6

19.9

14.4-26.9

2.0

0.7- 5.7

1.8

0.2-11.3

7.5

4.7-11.8

Female

420

314

73.6

68.3-78.3

19.6

15.5-24.6

0.7

0.2- 2.1

0.0

. - .

6.1

4.0- 9.4

RACE

White

366

269

74.0

68.5-78.9

17.0

13.0-22.1

1.2

0.5- 3.1

0.0

. - .

7.7

5.2-11.3

African American

241

170

67.7

59.4-75.0

24.3

18.0-32.0

0.5

0.1- 2.2

2.1

0.3-13.5

5.3

2.9- 9.8

Other Minorities

68.5

48.7-83.3

16.6

6.8-35.0

7.0

1.0-35.5

0.0

. - .

8.0

2.6-22.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

66.6

36.2-87.5

12.6

3.1-39.5

13.9

2.0-55.5

0.0

. - .

7.0

1.0-36.8

Non-Hispanic

636

462

71.6

67.0-75.7

122

19.9

16.3-24.1

0.9

0.4- 2.0

0.8

0.1- 5.7

6.8

4.9- 9.3

AGE

18-24

65.5

16.0-95.0

34.5

5.0-84.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

85.7

64.8-95.1

7.4

1.6-28.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

6.8

1.6-25.0

35-44

75.3

57.5-87.3

19.4

8.9-37.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.3

1.5-16.9

45-54

132

67.7

57.3-76.6

23.6

15.7-33.9

1.2

0.3- 4.8

0.0

. - .

7.5

3.9-13.9

55-64

190

143

76.6

68.9-82.9

17.3

12.1-24.2

1.8

0.3- 9.0

0.0

. - .

4.3

2.1- 8.7

65-74

155

104

62.2

52.4-71.1

26.5

18.5-36.5

1.9

0.5- 6.5

0.0

. - .

9.4

5.4-15.9

75+

104

72.6

58.8-83.1

12.4

7.0-21.2

1.0

0.1- 7.0

5.5

0.8-29.6

8.5

3.6-18.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

129

71.5

62.1-79.3

18.6

12.3-27.2

2.7

0.8- 9.2

0.0

. - .

7.2

3.6-13.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

214

156

70.5

61.8-77.8

18.4

12.6-26.0

1.0

0.2- 4.0

2.5

0.4-15.3

7.8

4.7-12.6

Some Post-H.S.

150

103

69.1

59.9-76.9

25.5

18.1-34.5

1.2

0.3- 4.6

0.0

. - .

4.3

2.0- 8.8

College Graduate

113

75.9

65.8-83.7

16.4

10.0-25.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.7

3.8-15.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

161

121

71.2

61.4-79.3

17.7

11.2-26.8

1.0

0.2- 4.0

0.0

. - .

10.2

5.6-17.8

$15,000- 24,999

132

69.2

58.0-78.6

26.9

17.9-38.3

0.2

0.0- 1.8

0.0

. - .

3.6

1.5- 8.3

$25,000- 34,999

82.8

72.7-89.7

13.1

7.3-22.6

0.9

0.1- 6.1

0.0

. - .

3.2

1.0- 9.5

$35,000- 49,999

74.1

60.9-84.0

18.1

10.0-30.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.8

3.3-17.5

$50,000-74,999

65.7

51.3-77.7

23.3

13.5-37.2

1.3

0.2- 8.7

0.0

. - .

9.7

4.2-20.7

$75,000+

71.2

55.7-82.9

17.9

9.0-32.5

2.0

0.3-13.0

0.0

. - .

8.9

3.3-21.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

410

296

71.5

65.9-76.5

19.3

15.0-24.4

2.0

0.8- 4.7

0.0

. - .

7.2

4.9-10.6

227

164

70.1

61.8-77.2

21.0

15.0-28.4

0.2

0.0- 1.4

2.3

0.3-14.2

6.5

3.8-10.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

108

74.0

63.4-82.4

18.3

11.0-28.8

1.4

0.3- 6.9

0.0

. - .

6.3

3.2-12.0

Non-Veteran

540

392

70.7

65.6-75.4

107

20.2

16.3-24.8

1.3

0.5- 3.3

1.0

0.1- 6.7

6.8

4.7- 9.7

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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: 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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