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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	52	12	27.2	15.2-44.0	13	28.5	15.4-46.7	13	19.7	11.1-32.6	14	24.5	13.3-40.8
Buncombe	32	7	23.2	10.6-43.5	6	23.7	10.1-46.2	14	40.8	23.6-60.6	5	12.3	4.9-27.6
Cabarrus	43	10	24.5	13.1-41.2	10	26.6	14.6-43.6	10	20.4	10.6-35.6	13	28.4	16.1-45.1
Catawba	55	12	27.0	14.7-44.2	13	23.1	13.1-37.3	13	22.9	13.0-37.1	17	27.0	16.0-41.9
Cumberland	39	5	17.9	7.3-37.5	13	35.2	20.8-52.9	13	29.2	16.5-46.3	8	17.8	8.4-33.7
Davidson	59	6	12.9	4.6-31.3	16	29.4	17.5-44.9	16	28.1	16.8-43.1	21	29.7	18.5-44.0
Durham	36	3	7.9	2.4-23.2	13	32.5	18.2-51.1	11	28.9	15.7-47.0	9	30.7	15.4-51.9
Forsyth	55	10	14.8	7.5-27.2	14	26.4	15.4-41.5	22	44.0	30.2-58.8	9	14.7	7.5-27.0
Gaston	52	11	14.8	7.7-26.5	11	17.6	9.3-30.9	18	38.6	24.5-54.8	12	29.0	15.5-47.7
Guilford	53	12	26.4	13.7-44.6	17	32.3	19.2-48.9	17	27.2	15.8-42.7	7	14.1	5.8-30.5
Iredell	35	3	7.0	2.1-20.8	10	28.4	14.5-48.0	9	22.1	10.6-40.3	13	42.5	24.7-62.5
Johnston	49	11	24.6	13.7-40.1	11	24.1	13.3-39.6	18	35.6	22.7-51.0	9	15.8	8.0-28.6
Mecklenburg	66	10	14.3	7.4-25.9	24	32.3	21.1-45.9	14	21.4	11.8-35.7	18	32.0	19.3-48.1
New Hanover	38	6	15.7	6.7-32.6	9	22.5	11.5-39.4	15	33.6	19.5-51.4	8	28.2	14.5-47.7
Onslow	46	9	24.2	12.1-42.6	9	18.9	8.7-36.4	20	38.1	24.1-54.4	8	18.8	8.9-35.5
Orange	30	5	8.0	3.1-19.4	7	36.0	16.0-62.4	15	49.1	27.8-70.7	3	6.8	2.0-20.7
Pitt	40	11	39.4	22.4-59.5	11	20.1	9.6-37.3	12	28.9	14.4-49.6	6	11.5	4.6-26.3
Randolph	29	5	16.5	6.5-35.9	5	20.1	8.0-42.1	10	34.6	18.9-54.6	9	28.8	14.8-48.5
Robeson	57	8	18.1	8.9-33.4	13	22.5	12.9-36.2	25	38.3	25.0-53.6	11	21.2	11.1-36.5
Rowan	75	13	19.0	10.7-31.3	13	17.0	9.7-28.2	27	37.6	25.5-51.5	22	26.4	17.0-38.5
Union	33	4	18.2	6.7-40.7	5	17.2	6.8-37.2	18	46.1	28.7-64.6	6	18.4	7.5-38.6
Wake	54	7	15.2	7.1-29.6	17	29.6	17.8-44.9	16	33.8	19.5-51.7	14	21.4	11.5-36.3
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	38	4	11.2	3.4-31.2	9	23.8	11.3-43.4	11	26.5	13.9-44.7	14	38.4	22.1-57.9
Northeast Partnership II	70	11	15.2	8.1-26.7	18	30.4	19.5-44.0	22	29.1	19.1-41.7	19	25.3	16.1-37.4
Northeast Partnership I	99	15	17.0	9.5-28.4	24	27.3	17.6-39.8	42	40.5	29.6-52.5	18	15.2	8.9-24.7
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	50	6	6.9	2.8-15.9	12	21.5	10.7-38.6	23	54.8	37.9-70.7	9	16.8	8.2-31.2
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	71	11	18.4	9.5-32.5	14	25.6	14.7-40.7	25	30.7	20.2-43.6	21	25.4	15.8-38.1
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	47	3	4.9	1.4-16.4	15	32.7	18.7-50.7	17	40.8	24.9-58.9	12	21.5	11.4-36.8
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	51	9	20.1	10.1-35.9	11	26.0	14.0-43.3	18	35.2	21.8-51.5	13	18.7	10.2-31.7
Chatham/Lee/Moore	48	4	6.5	2.4-16.6	17	34.2	21.6-49.6	16	33.3	20.3-49.6	11	25.9	13.6-43.6
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	70	12	20.9	11.5-35.0	14	22.2	12.3-36.5	29	37.7	25.8-51.3	15	19.2	10.9-31.6
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	53	6	8.1	3.5-17.7	7	22.9	10.5-43.0	21	39.8	25.7-55.9	19	29.2	17.7-44.2
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	39	6	13.5	5.2-30.5	13	31.2	17.8-48.7	10	25.0	13.0-42.7	10	30.3	16.7-48.5
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	55	9	17.2	8.8-30.8	10	19.8	10.3-34.7	20	36.2	23.4-51.4	16	26.8	16.2-41.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	75	14	20.5	11.3-34.2	13	17.0	9.0-29.8	21	21.9	12.7-35.0	27	40.6	26.8-56.0
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	181	27	16.3	10.6-24.2	46	28.5	21.1-37.3	65	31.3	24.2-39.4	43	24.0	17.4-32.1
No	1,613	263	16.9	14.6-19.3	391	25.5	22.9-28.4	556	33.2	30.4-36.2	403	24.4	21.8-27.2
NC REGIONS***
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
Piedmont	963	157	16.5	13.7-19.8	244	26.5	23.1-30.2	315	33.2	29.5-37.2	247	23.7	20.5-27.3
Western NC	188	33	18.3	12.5-25.8	40	22.4	16.1-30.3	60	27.8	21.0-35.8	55	31.6	23.7-40.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	107	21	21.2	13.2-32.2	19	18.7	11.3-29.5	35	26.7	18.0-37.7	32	33.4	22.5-46.4
Northwest	386	60	14.7	11.0-19.2	90	25.5	20.3-31.6	123	33.7	28.1-39.7	113	26.1	21.3-31.5
Charlotte	241	45	18.4	13.5-24.7	58	23.9	18.3-30.7	80	30.8	24.4-38.1	58	26.8	20.1-34.9
Greensboro	210	39	20.9	13.9-30.2	51	28.3	20.7-37.5	70	30.2	22.8-38.8	50	20.6	14.4-28.5
Southern Regional	193	26	17.0	11.0-25.2	52	28.3	21.0-37.1	73	32.8	25.5-41.1	42	21.8	15.6-29.6
Coastal	87	10	14.5	6.5-29.3	23	24.5	15.4-36.7	33	36.7	25.1-50.0	21	24.3	15.4-36.3
Wake	218	33	14.5	9.7-21.2	64	28.3	21.5-36.4	71	35.7	27.2-45.1	50	21.5	15.4-29.1
Area L	96	13	12.0	6.7-20.5	25	30.3	20.0-43.2	37	39.2	28.0-51.7	21	18.5	11.4-28.4
Eastern	256	43	16.9	12.1-23.2	55	24.6	18.1-32.6	99	34.7	28.1-42.0	59	23.7	17.7-31.0

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

27.2

15.2-44.0

28.5

15.4-46.7

19.7

11.1-32.6

24.5

13.3-40.8

Buncombe

23.2

10.6-43.5

23.7

10.1-46.2

40.8

23.6-60.6

12.3

4.9-27.6

Cabarrus

24.5

13.1-41.2

26.6

14.6-43.6

20.4

10.6-35.6

28.4

16.1-45.1

Catawba

27.0

14.7-44.2

23.1

13.1-37.3

22.9

13.0-37.1

27.0

16.0-41.9

Cumberland

17.9

7.3-37.5

35.2

20.8-52.9

29.2

16.5-46.3

17.8

8.4-33.7

Davidson

12.9

4.6-31.3

29.4

17.5-44.9

28.1

16.8-43.1

29.7

18.5-44.0

Durham

7.9

2.4-23.2

32.5

18.2-51.1

28.9

15.7-47.0

30.7

15.4-51.9

Forsyth

14.8

7.5-27.2

26.4

15.4-41.5

44.0

30.2-58.8

14.7

7.5-27.0

Gaston

14.8

7.7-26.5

17.6

9.3-30.9

38.6

24.5-54.8

29.0

15.5-47.7

Guilford

26.4

13.7-44.6

32.3

19.2-48.9

27.2

15.8-42.7

14.1

5.8-30.5

Iredell

7.0

2.1-20.8

28.4

14.5-48.0

22.1

10.6-40.3

42.5

24.7-62.5

Johnston

24.6

13.7-40.1

24.1

13.3-39.6

35.6

22.7-51.0

15.8

8.0-28.6

Mecklenburg

14.3

7.4-25.9

32.3

21.1-45.9

21.4

11.8-35.7

32.0

19.3-48.1

New Hanover

15.7

6.7-32.6

22.5

11.5-39.4

33.6

19.5-51.4

28.2

14.5-47.7

Onslow

24.2

12.1-42.6

18.9

8.7-36.4

38.1

24.1-54.4

18.8

8.9-35.5

Orange

8.0

3.1-19.4

36.0

16.0-62.4

49.1

27.8-70.7

6.8

2.0-20.7

Pitt

39.4

22.4-59.5

20.1

9.6-37.3

28.9

14.4-49.6

11.5

4.6-26.3

Randolph

16.5

6.5-35.9

20.1

8.0-42.1

34.6

18.9-54.6

28.8

14.8-48.5

Robeson

18.1

8.9-33.4

22.5

12.9-36.2

38.3

25.0-53.6

21.2

11.1-36.5

Rowan

19.0

10.7-31.3

17.0

9.7-28.2

37.6

25.5-51.5

26.4

17.0-38.5

Union

18.2

6.7-40.7

17.2

6.8-37.2

46.1

28.7-64.6

18.4

7.5-38.6

Wake

15.2

7.1-29.6

29.6

17.8-44.9

33.8

19.5-51.7

21.4

11.5-36.3

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

11.2

3.4-31.2

23.8

11.3-43.4

26.5

13.9-44.7

38.4

22.1-57.9

Northeast Partnership II

15.2

8.1-26.7

30.4

19.5-44.0

29.1

19.1-41.7

25.3

16.1-37.4

Northeast Partnership I

17.0

9.5-28.4

27.3

17.6-39.8

40.5

29.6-52.5

15.2

8.9-24.7

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

6.9

2.8-15.9

21.5

10.7-38.6

54.8

37.9-70.7

16.8

8.2-31.2

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

18.4

9.5-32.5

25.6

14.7-40.7

30.7

20.2-43.6

25.4

15.8-38.1

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

4.9

1.4-16.4

32.7

18.7-50.7

40.8

24.9-58.9

21.5

11.4-36.8

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

20.1

10.1-35.9

26.0

14.0-43.3

35.2

21.8-51.5

18.7

10.2-31.7

Chatham/Lee/Moore

6.5

2.4-16.6

34.2

21.6-49.6

33.3

20.3-49.6

25.9

13.6-43.6

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

20.9

11.5-35.0

22.2

12.3-36.5

37.7

25.8-51.3

19.2

10.9-31.6

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

8.1

3.5-17.7

22.9

10.5-43.0

39.8

25.7-55.9

29.2

17.7-44.2

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

13.5

5.2-30.5

31.2

17.8-48.7

25.0

13.0-42.7

30.3

16.7-48.5

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

17.2

8.8-30.8

19.8

10.3-34.7

36.2

23.4-51.4

26.8

16.2-41.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

20.5

11.3-34.2

17.0

9.0-29.8

21.9

12.7-35.0

40.6

26.8-56.0

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

181

16.3

10.6-24.2

28.5

21.1-37.3

31.3

24.2-39.4

24.0

17.4-32.1

1,613

263

16.9

14.6-19.3

391

25.5

22.9-28.4

556

33.2

30.4-36.2

403

24.4

21.8-27.2

NC REGIONS***

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

Piedmont

963

157

16.5

13.7-19.8

244

26.5

23.1-30.2

315

33.2

29.5-37.2

247

23.7

20.5-27.3

Western NC

188

18.3

12.5-25.8

22.4

16.1-30.3

27.8

21.0-35.8

31.6

23.7-40.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

107

21.2

13.2-32.2

18.7

11.3-29.5

26.7

18.0-37.7

33.4

22.5-46.4

Northwest

386

14.7

11.0-19.2

25.5

20.3-31.6

123

33.7

28.1-39.7

113

26.1

21.3-31.5

Charlotte

241

18.4

13.5-24.7

23.9

18.3-30.7

30.8

24.4-38.1

26.8

20.1-34.9

Greensboro

210

20.9

13.9-30.2

28.3

20.7-37.5

30.2

22.8-38.8

20.6

14.4-28.5

Southern Regional

193

17.0

11.0-25.2

28.3

21.0-37.1

32.8

25.5-41.1

21.8

15.6-29.6

Coastal

14.5

6.5-29.3

24.5

15.4-36.7

36.7

25.1-50.0

24.3

15.4-36.3

Wake

218

14.5

9.7-21.2

28.3

21.5-36.4

35.7

27.2-45.1

21.5

15.4-29.1

Area L

12.0

6.7-20.5

30.3

20.0-43.2

39.2

28.0-51.7

18.5

11.4-28.4

Eastern

256

16.9

12.1-23.2

24.6

18.1-32.6

34.7

28.1-42.0

23.7

17.7-31.0

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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