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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	107	11	13.7	7.0-24.8	96	86.3	75.2-93.0
GENDER
Male	43	8	20.6	9.6-38.8	35	79.4	61.2-90.4
Female	64	3	5.1	1.6-15.5	61	94.9	84.5-98.4
RACE
White	89	9	12.7	6.1-24.6	80	87.3	75.4-93.9
African American	11	1	5.2	0.6-32.9	10	94.8	67.1-99.4
Other Minorities	7	1	53.1	11.4-90.9	6	46.9	9.1-88.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	47.8	6.5-92.3	2	52.2	7.7-93.5
Non-Hispanic	103	10	12.3	6.0-23.3	93	87.7	76.7-94.0
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
35-44	7	1	32.7	5.2-81.0	6	67.3	19.0-94.8
45-54	16	3	29.1	9.1-62.6	13	70.9	37.4-90.9
55-64	22	3	13.1	3.0-42.3	19	86.9	57.7-97.0
65-74	30	2	8.5	2.1-28.5	28	91.5	71.5-97.9
75+	25	2	6.3	1.5-23.2	23	93.7	76.8-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	3	25.2	7.7-57.6	24	74.8	42.4-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	29	1	3.4	0.5-20.9	28	96.6	79.1-99.5
Some Post-H.S.	29	5	14.9	5.5-34.5	24	85.1	65.5-94.5
College Graduate	21	2	11.3	2.7-36.5	19	88.7	63.5-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	2	4.6	0.8-21.7	21	95.4	78.3-99.2
$15,000- 24,999	29	7	32.6	15.4-56.3	22	67.4	43.7-84.6
$25,000- 34,999	7	1	19.1	2.7-67.0	6	80.9	33.0-97.3
$35,000- 49,999	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
$50,000-74,999	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
$75,000+	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	64	10	21.6	11.1-37.8	54	78.4	62.2-88.9
No	36	1	2.4	0.3-15.6	35	97.6	84.4-99.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	3	19.0	6.2-45.4	17	81.0	54.6-93.8
Non-Veteran	86	8	12.0	5.2-25.3	78	88.0	74.7-94.8

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

-Mountain AHEC

107

13.7

7.0-24.8

86.3

75.2-93.0

GENDER

Male

20.6

9.6-38.8

79.4

61.2-90.4

Female

5.1

1.6-15.5

94.9

84.5-98.4

RACE

White

12.7

6.1-24.6

87.3

75.4-93.9

African American

5.2

0.6-32.9

94.8

67.1-99.4

Other Minorities

53.1

11.4-90.9

46.9

9.1-88.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.8

6.5-92.3

52.2

7.7-93.5

Non-Hispanic

103

12.3

6.0-23.3

87.7

76.7-94.0

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

32.7

5.2-81.0

67.3

19.0-94.8

45-54

29.1

9.1-62.6

70.9

37.4-90.9

55-64

13.1

3.0-42.3

86.9

57.7-97.0

65-74

8.5

2.1-28.5

91.5

71.5-97.9

75+

6.3

1.5-23.2

93.7

76.8-98.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.2

7.7-57.6

74.8

42.4-92.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

3.4

0.5-20.9

96.6

79.1-99.5

Some Post-H.S.

14.9

5.5-34.5

85.1

65.5-94.5

College Graduate

11.3

2.7-36.5

88.7

63.5-97.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

4.6

0.8-21.7

95.4

78.3-99.2

$15,000- 24,999

32.6

15.4-56.3

67.4

43.7-84.6

$25,000- 34,999

19.1

2.7-67.0

80.9

33.0-97.3

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

21.6

11.1-37.8

78.4

62.2-88.9

2.4

0.3-15.6

97.6

84.4-99.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.0

6.2-45.4

81.0

54.6-93.8

Non-Veteran

12.0

5.2-25.3

88.0

74.7-94.8

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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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