BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Diabetes

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	54	9	18.4	8.7-35.0	19	37.0	23.6-52.6	17	30.5	18.6-45.7	9	14.1	7.1-26.2
Female	127	18	14.8	9.0-23.4	27	22.9	15.1-33.2	48	31.8	23.6-41.3	34	30.5	21.5-41.3
RACE
White	74	12	13.2	7.2-23.0	22	33.1	21.4-47.3	20	24.8	15.5-37.0	20	28.9	17.9-43.3
African American	105	15	18.7	10.6-30.9	24	25.8	16.8-37.5	44	35.9	26.0-47.1	22	19.5	12.5-29.2
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	30.8	2.7-87.7	1	69.2	12.3-97.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	178	27	16.6	10.8-24.6	46	29.0	21.5-37.9	65	31.9	24.7-40.2	40	22.4	16.0-30.5
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	29.2	2.5-86.8	1	70.8	13.2-97.5
35-44	5	3	34.0	6.3-79.9	1	53.1	10.9-91.3	1	12.9	1.4-60.8	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	41	9	27.9	14.3-47.3	12	30.1	16.5-48.5	9	16.0	7.6-30.5	11	26.0	13.9-43.3
55-64	55	10	17.5	9.0-31.2	11	23.5	12.5-39.7	17	25.3	15.1-39.2	17	33.7	20.0-50.8
65-74	46	4	11.8	3.1-35.3	13	32.1	18.2-50.0	23	47.1	30.4-64.4	6	9.1	3.5-21.9
75+	31	1	3.4	0.5-20.6	9	27.9	12.8-50.4	13	38.0	21.5-57.8	8	30.8	15.6-51.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	63	4	10.6	3.3-29.3	9	17.3	8.1-33.2	35	48.0	33.7-62.6	15	24.1	14.1-37.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	71	15	21.1	11.9-34.6	25	37.5	25.0-51.9	20	25.0	15.5-37.7	11	16.5	7.8-31.7
Some Post-H.S.	27	5	23.1	9.9-45.3	7	25.0	11.6-45.8	5	20.6	8.1-43.4	10	31.2	16.2-51.5
College Graduate	20	3	6.9	2.0-21.0	5	34.8	13.9-63.7	5	17.3	6.5-38.5	7	41.1	19.5-66.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	52	7	11.8	5.4-24.0	15	32.4	17.9-51.3	21	32.9	19.2-50.2	9	22.9	10.6-42.9
$15,000- 24,999	34	5	22.3	7.9-48.9	9	28.9	14.5-49.5	11	29.5	15.8-48.2	9	19.3	9.1-36.4
$25,000- 34,999	23	2	11.6	2.1-44.5	7	36.7	17.1-62.1	9	33.8	16.4-57.1	5	17.9	7.0-38.7
$35,000- 49,999	10	2	24.4	6.2-61.3	1	10.9	1.5-49.3	5	52.7	23.2-80.3	2	12.1	2.8-40.0
$50,000-74,999	14	5	39.0	17.2-66.3	6	43.9	20.7-70.2	2	10.2	2.1-37.6	1	6.9	0.9-36.3
$75,000+	6	2	21.6	4.4-62.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.8	1.3-52.5	3	67.6	27.5-92.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	120	15	14.2	7.8-24.3	33	30.5	21.3-41.5	44	30.7	22.3-40.7	28	24.6	16.4-35.2
No	54	11	20.9	10.6-36.9	9	20.7	9.9-38.2	21	36.2	22.9-52.0	13	22.2	12.2-36.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	6	32.7	14.0-59.1	10	39.6	20.7-62.2	6	21.0	8.7-42.8	1	6.7	0.9-35.1
Non-Veteran	156	21	14.0	8.5-22.2	36	27.2	19.2-36.9	58	32.6	24.8-41.6	41	26.2	18.8-35.1

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

-Northeastern Partnership

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

GENDER

Male

18.4

8.7-35.0

37.0

23.6-52.6

30.5

18.6-45.7

14.1

7.1-26.2

Female

127

14.8

9.0-23.4

22.9

15.1-33.2

31.8

23.6-41.3

30.5

21.5-41.3

RACE

White

13.2

7.2-23.0

33.1

21.4-47.3

24.8

15.5-37.0

28.9

17.9-43.3

African American

105

18.7

10.6-30.9

25.8

16.8-37.5

35.9

26.0-47.1

19.5

12.5-29.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

30.8

2.7-87.7

69.2

12.3-97.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

178

16.6

10.8-24.6

29.0

21.5-37.9

31.9

24.7-40.2

22.4

16.0-30.5

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

29.2

2.5-86.8

70.8

13.2-97.5

35-44

34.0

6.3-79.9

53.1

10.9-91.3

12.9

1.4-60.8

0.0

. - .

45-54

27.9

14.3-47.3

30.1

16.5-48.5

16.0

7.6-30.5

26.0

13.9-43.3

55-64

17.5

9.0-31.2

23.5

12.5-39.7

25.3

15.1-39.2

33.7

20.0-50.8

65-74

11.8

3.1-35.3

32.1

18.2-50.0

47.1

30.4-64.4

9.1

3.5-21.9

75+

3.4

0.5-20.6

27.9

12.8-50.4

38.0

21.5-57.8

30.8

15.6-51.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

10.6

3.3-29.3

17.3

8.1-33.2

48.0

33.7-62.6

24.1

14.1-37.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

21.1

11.9-34.6

37.5

25.0-51.9

25.0

15.5-37.7

16.5

7.8-31.7

Some Post-H.S.

23.1

9.9-45.3

25.0

11.6-45.8

20.6

8.1-43.4

31.2

16.2-51.5

College Graduate

6.9

2.0-21.0

34.8

13.9-63.7

17.3

6.5-38.5

41.1

19.5-66.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.8

5.4-24.0

32.4

17.9-51.3

32.9

19.2-50.2

22.9

10.6-42.9

$15,000- 24,999

22.3

7.9-48.9

28.9

14.5-49.5

29.5

15.8-48.2

19.3

9.1-36.4

$25,000- 34,999

11.6

2.1-44.5

36.7

17.1-62.1

33.8

16.4-57.1

17.9

7.0-38.7

$35,000- 49,999

24.4

6.2-61.3

10.9

1.5-49.3

52.7

23.2-80.3

12.1

2.8-40.0

$50,000-74,999

39.0

17.2-66.3

43.9

20.7-70.2

10.2

2.1-37.6

6.9

0.9-36.3

$75,000+

21.6

4.4-62.3

0.0

. - .

10.8

1.3-52.5

67.6

27.5-92.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

120

14.2

7.8-24.3

30.5

21.3-41.5

30.7

22.3-40.7

24.6

16.4-35.2

20.9

10.6-36.9

20.7

9.9-38.2

36.2

22.9-52.0

22.2

12.2-36.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

32.7

14.0-59.1

39.6

20.7-62.2

21.0

8.7-42.8

6.7

0.9-35.1

Non-Veteran

156

14.0

8.5-22.2

27.2

19.2-36.9

32.6

24.8-41.6

26.2

18.8-35.1

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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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