BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever had any sores or irritations on your feet that took more than four weeks to heal?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,843	189	10.6	8.9-12.6	1,654	89.4	87.4-91.1
-Eastern NC	662	79	13.5	10.3-17.5	583	86.5	82.5-89.7
GENDER
Male	237	35	18.0	12.4-25.5	202	82.0	74.5-87.6
Female	425	44	9.5	6.7-13.3	381	90.5	86.7-93.3
RACE
White	375	42	12.0	8.4-17.0	333	88.0	83.0-91.6
African American	242	28	13.3	8.2-20.9	214	86.7	79.1-91.8
Other Minorities	43	9	28.8	14.1-50.0	34	71.2	50.0-85.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	2	13.4	3.3-41.3	13	86.6	58.7-96.7
Non-Hispanic	645	77	13.5	10.3-17.6	568	86.5	82.4-89.7
AGE
18-24	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
25-34	21	3	14.0	3.8-40.2	18	86.0	59.8-96.2
35-44	44	10	26.6	12.3-48.1	34	73.4	51.9-87.7
45-54	132	19	14.3	8.7-22.8	113	85.7	77.2-91.3
55-64	192	22	14.4	8.6-23.2	170	85.6	76.8-91.4
65-74	158	13	7.7	3.7-15.6	145	92.3	84.4-96.3
75+	109	12	11.6	6.0-21.2	97	88.4	78.8-94.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	178	24	17.0	9.9-27.5	154	83.0	72.5-90.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	215	28	14.5	9.4-21.7	187	85.5	78.3-90.6
Some Post-H.S.	153	13	8.8	4.7-16.1	140	91.2	83.9-95.3
College Graduate	115	14	12.6	6.9-22.0	101	87.4	78.0-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	164	32	24.0	16.2-34.1	132	76.0	65.9-83.8
$15,000- 24,999	133	20	20.3	12.2-31.9	113	79.7	68.1-87.8
$25,000- 34,999	82	7	8.1	3.6-17.2	75	91.9	82.8-96.4
$35,000- 49,999	64	7	8.1	3.5-17.6	57	91.9	82.4-96.5
$50,000-74,999	62	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3	61	98.9	92.7-99.9
$75,000+	49	5	9.6	3.9-21.7	44	90.4	78.3-96.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	413	65	18.9	14.1-24.8	348	81.1	75.2-85.9
No	232	14	5.5	3.0-10.0	218	94.5	90.0-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	109	13	12.6	6.9-21.9	96	87.4	78.1-93.1
Non-Veteran	549	66	13.8	10.2-18.4	483	86.2	81.6-89.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,843

189

10.6

8.9-12.6

1,654

89.4

87.4-91.1

-Eastern NC

662

13.5

10.3-17.5

583

86.5

82.5-89.7

GENDER

Male

237

18.0

12.4-25.5

202

82.0

74.5-87.6

Female

425

9.5

6.7-13.3

381

90.5

86.7-93.3

RACE

White

375

12.0

8.4-17.0

333

88.0

83.0-91.6

African American

242

13.3

8.2-20.9

214

86.7

79.1-91.8

Other Minorities

28.8

14.1-50.0

71.2

50.0-85.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

13.4

3.3-41.3

86.6

58.7-96.7

Non-Hispanic

645

13.5

10.3-17.6

568

86.5

82.4-89.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

14.0

3.8-40.2

86.0

59.8-96.2

35-44

26.6

12.3-48.1

73.4

51.9-87.7

45-54

132

14.3

8.7-22.8

113

85.7

77.2-91.3

55-64

192

14.4

8.6-23.2

170

85.6

76.8-91.4

65-74

158

7.7

3.7-15.6

145

92.3

84.4-96.3

75+

109

11.6

6.0-21.2

88.4

78.8-94.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

178

17.0

9.9-27.5

154

83.0

72.5-90.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

215

14.5

9.4-21.7

187

85.5

78.3-90.6

Some Post-H.S.

153

8.8

4.7-16.1

140

91.2

83.9-95.3

College Graduate

115

12.6

6.9-22.0

101

87.4

78.0-93.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

164

24.0

16.2-34.1

132

76.0

65.9-83.8

$15,000- 24,999

133

20.3

12.2-31.9

113

79.7

68.1-87.8

$25,000- 34,999

8.1

3.6-17.2

91.9

82.8-96.4

$35,000- 49,999

8.1

3.5-17.6

91.9

82.4-96.5

$50,000-74,999

1.1

0.1- 7.3

98.9

92.7-99.9

$75,000+

9.6

3.9-21.7

90.4

78.3-96.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

413

18.9

14.1-24.8

348

81.1

75.2-85.9

232

5.5

3.0-10.0

218

94.5

90.0-97.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

109

12.6

6.9-21.9

87.4

78.1-93.1

Non-Veteran

549

13.8

10.2-18.4

483

86.2

81.6-89.8

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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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