BRFSS 2005 - 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: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	684	474	68.8	64.1-73.1	121	18.4	14.9-22.4	14	1.6	0.8- 3.0	6	1.2	0.4- 3.4	69	10.1	7.3-13.6
Female	1,114	832	74.7	71.6-77.7	193	17.4	14.8-20.2	20	1.7	1.1- 2.8	5	0.4	0.2- 1.2	64	5.7	4.4- 7.5
RACE
White	1,226	886	72.0	68.6-75.1	208	17.0	14.5-19.8	27	1.8	1.2- 2.7	7	0.6	0.3- 1.4	98	8.6	6.6-11.2
African American	490	360	71.8	66.1-76.8	94	20.2	15.8-25.5	5	0.6	0.3- 1.6	4	1.3	0.3- 5.5	27	6.0	3.9- 9.0
Asian	4	3	82.2	31.8-97.9	1	17.8	2.1-68.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	41	32	72.6	49.9-87.5	5	14.1	4.6-36.0	1	8.2	1.2-39.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.1	1.4-17.3
Other Minorities	31	19	64.9	44.7-80.8	6	18.1	7.5-37.8	1	5.6	0.8-30.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	11.4	4.5-26.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	39	20	53.7	35.8-70.7	7	19.5	8.5-38.8	3	8.0	2.2-25.0	0	0.0	. - .	9	18.9	9.2-34.9
-English Speaking	22	14	69.4	44.7-86.4	4	19.3	6.2-46.4	1	2.5	0.3-16.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.8	2.5-26.3
-Spanish Speaking	17	6	32.3	13.4-59.5	3	19.7	5.4-51.4	2	15.4	3.5-47.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	32.5	13.7-59.5
Non-Hispanic	1,754	1,283	72.5	69.7-75.2	305	17.7	15.5-20.1	31	1.5	1.0- 2.2	11	0.8	0.4- 1.9	124	7.5	6.0- 9.4
AGE
18-24	9	7	70.9	32.2-92.6	1	17.0	2.4-62.7	1	12.1	1.6-53.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	54	34	54.8	36.0-72.4	9	13.8	6.5-27.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	10	30.4	13.9-54.1
35-44	121	85	71.7	61.4-80.2	21	20.1	12.8-30.3	4	2.0	0.7- 5.4	0	0.0	. - .	11	6.1	3.2-11.4
45-54	324	239	71.3	64.2-77.4	58	20.9	15.2-27.9	5	0.9	0.4- 2.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	21	6.8	4.3-10.6
55-64	525	395	77.3	72.8-81.2	91	15.5	12.2-19.4	8	1.8	0.7- 4.2	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	29	5.3	3.5- 7.8
65-74	454	326	71.7	66.6-76.4	80	17.9	14.0-22.6	13	3.1	1.7- 5.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	34	7.1	4.9-10.3
75+	307	216	68.2	61.2-74.5	54	17.9	13.2-23.7	3	0.7	0.2- 2.1	6	3.7	1.4- 9.7	28	9.6	6.3-14.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	465	352	72.3	66.1-77.8	70	16.3	12.1-21.5	9	1.8	0.8- 4.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	33	9.5	5.9-14.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	569	407	70.5	65.4-75.1	102	18.4	14.8-22.7	11	1.6	0.8- 3.0	4	1.7	0.5- 5.3	45	7.9	5.3-11.6
Some Post-H.S.	403	290	72.1	66.3-77.3	80	21.1	16.3-26.9	6	0.9	0.4- 2.2	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3	24	5.4	3.5- 8.3
College Graduate	355	252	73.1	67.3-78.1	62	15.8	11.8-20.7	7	2.0	0.8- 4.8	3	0.8	0.2- 2.8	31	8.4	5.7-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	382	291	74.3	68.5-79.4	57	15.3	11.4-20.2	4	0.7	0.3- 2.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	29	9.5	6.3-14.1
$15,000- 24,999	380	273	69.8	63.0-75.8	69	19.7	14.9-25.6	7	1.1	0.5- 2.6	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	30	8.8	5.0-15.1
$25,000- 34,999	219	162	76.8	69.6-82.7	38	15.0	10.3-21.4	6	2.7	1.2- 6.3	2	1.5	0.4- 5.8	11	3.9	2.0- 7.6
$35,000- 49,999	184	128	69.9	60.8-77.6	37	19.0	13.2-26.4	4	1.9	0.6- 5.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.0	13	8.5	3.7-18.3
$50,000-74,999	171	118	66.9	57.1-75.5	37	24.3	16.5-34.3	2	1.6	0.3- 7.0	0	0.0	. - .	14	7.2	4.0-12.7
$75,000+	147	102	72.8	64.0-80.0	24	15.8	10.1-23.7	5	2.2	0.8- 5.5	3	1.1	0.3- 3.4	13	8.3	4.6-14.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,067	785	73.5	70.0-76.8	186	17.1	14.5-20.0	18	1.6	1.0- 2.8	5	0.5	0.2- 1.3	73	7.3	5.3- 9.9
No	693	494	69.8	65.0-74.1	119	18.5	14.8-22.7	16	1.8	1.0- 3.3	6	1.3	0.4- 3.9	58	8.7	6.3-11.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	321	230	74.3	68.4-79.4	54	16.6	12.3-22.0	4	0.9	0.3- 2.6	4	1.2	0.4- 3.8	29	7.0	4.7-10.4
Non-Veteran	1,472	1,072	71.2	68.0-74.2	260	18.2	15.8-21.0	30	1.9	1.2- 2.8	7	0.7	0.2- 2.0	103	8.0	6.2-10.3

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%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

684

474

68.8

64.1-73.1

121

18.4

14.9-22.4

1.6

0.8- 3.0

1.2

0.4- 3.4

10.1

7.3-13.6

Female

1,114

832

74.7

71.6-77.7

193

17.4

14.8-20.2

1.7

1.1- 2.8

0.4

0.2- 1.2

5.7

4.4- 7.5

RACE

White

1,226

886

72.0

68.6-75.1

208

17.0

14.5-19.8

1.8

1.2- 2.7

0.6

0.3- 1.4

8.6

6.6-11.2

African American

490

360

71.8

66.1-76.8

20.2

15.8-25.5

0.6

0.3- 1.6

1.3

0.3- 5.5

6.0

3.9- 9.0

Asian

82.2

31.8-97.9

17.8

2.1-68.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

72.6

49.9-87.5

14.1

4.6-36.0

8.2

1.2-39.8

0.0

. - .

5.1

1.4-17.3

Other Minorities

64.9

44.7-80.8

18.1

7.5-37.8

5.6

0.8-30.7

0.0

. - .

11.4

4.5-26.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

53.7

35.8-70.7

19.5

8.5-38.8

8.0

2.2-25.0

0.0

. - .

18.9

9.2-34.9

-English Speaking

69.4

44.7-86.4

19.3

6.2-46.4

2.5

0.3-16.1

0.0

. - .

8.8

2.5-26.3

-Spanish Speaking

32.3

13.4-59.5

19.7

5.4-51.4

15.4

3.5-47.9

0.0

. - .

32.5

13.7-59.5

Non-Hispanic

1,754

1,283

72.5

69.7-75.2

305

17.7

15.5-20.1

1.5

1.0- 2.2

0.8

0.4- 1.9

124

7.5

6.0- 9.4

AGE

18-24

70.9

32.2-92.6

17.0

2.4-62.7

12.1

1.6-53.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

54.8

36.0-72.4

13.8

6.5-27.2

0.0

. - .

1.0

0.1- 6.6

30.4

13.9-54.1

35-44

121

71.7

61.4-80.2

20.1

12.8-30.3

2.0

0.7- 5.4

0.0

. - .

6.1

3.2-11.4

45-54

324

239

71.3

64.2-77.4

20.9

15.2-27.9

0.9

0.4- 2.2

0.2

0.0- 1.3

6.8

4.3-10.6

55-64

525

395

77.3

72.8-81.2

15.5

12.2-19.4

1.8

0.7- 4.2

0.2

0.0- 0.8

5.3

3.5- 7.8

65-74

454

326

71.7

66.6-76.4

17.9

14.0-22.6

3.1

1.7- 5.5

0.2

0.0- 1.1

7.1

4.9-10.3

75+

307

216

68.2

61.2-74.5

17.9

13.2-23.7

0.7

0.2- 2.1

3.7

1.4- 9.7

9.6

6.3-14.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

465

352

72.3

66.1-77.8

16.3

12.1-21.5

1.8

0.8- 4.0

0.1

0.0- 0.5

9.5

5.9-14.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

569

407

70.5

65.4-75.1

102

18.4

14.8-22.7

1.6

0.8- 3.0

1.7

0.5- 5.3

7.9

5.3-11.6

Some Post-H.S.

403

290

72.1

66.3-77.3

21.1

16.3-26.9

0.9

0.4- 2.2

0.4

0.1- 1.3

5.4

3.5- 8.3

College Graduate

355

252

73.1

67.3-78.1

15.8

11.8-20.7

2.0

0.8- 4.8

0.8

0.2- 2.8

8.4

5.7-12.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

382

291

74.3

68.5-79.4

15.3

11.4-20.2

0.7

0.3- 2.0

0.2

0.0- 1.3

9.5

6.3-14.1

$15,000- 24,999

380

273

69.8

63.0-75.8

19.7

14.9-25.6

1.1

0.5- 2.6

0.5

0.1- 3.4

8.8

5.0-15.1

$25,000- 34,999

219

162

76.8

69.6-82.7

15.0

10.3-21.4

2.7

1.2- 6.3

1.5

0.4- 5.8

3.9

2.0- 7.6

$35,000- 49,999

184

128

69.9

60.8-77.6

19.0

13.2-26.4

1.9

0.6- 5.4

0.8

0.2- 3.0

8.5

3.7-18.3

$50,000-74,999

171

118

66.9

57.1-75.5

24.3

16.5-34.3

1.6

0.3- 7.0

0.0

. - .

7.2

4.0-12.7

$75,000+

147

102

72.8

64.0-80.0

15.8

10.1-23.7

2.2

0.8- 5.5

1.1

0.3- 3.4

8.3

4.6-14.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,067

785

73.5

70.0-76.8

186

17.1

14.5-20.0

1.6

1.0- 2.8

0.5

0.2- 1.3

7.3

5.3- 9.9

693

494

69.8

65.0-74.1

119

18.5

14.8-22.7

1.8

1.0- 3.3

1.3

0.4- 3.9

8.7

6.3-11.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

321

230

74.3

68.4-79.4

16.6

12.3-22.0

0.9

0.3- 2.6

1.2

0.4- 3.8

7.0

4.7-10.4

Non-Veteran

1,472

1,072

71.2

68.0-74.2

260

18.2

15.8-21.0

1.9

1.2- 2.8

0.7

0.2- 2.0

103

8.0

6.2-10.3

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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.

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