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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	185	19	10.3	5.9-17.4	166	89.7	82.6-94.1
GENDER
Male	55	10	19.1	9.6-34.6	45	80.9	65.4-90.4
Female	130	9	4.5	2.2- 9.0	121	95.5	91.0-97.8
RACE
White	76	4	5.0	1.7-13.8	72	95.0	86.2-98.3
African American	107	14	12.8	6.5-23.6	93	87.2	76.4-93.5
Other Minorities	2	1	69.2	12.3-97.3	1	30.8	2.7-87.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	43.9	5.7-91.0	2	56.1	9.0-94.3
Non-Hispanic	182	18	9.7	5.4-16.7	164	90.3	83.3-94.6
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
35-44	5	1	12.9	1.4-60.8	4	87.1	39.2-98.6
45-54	41	7	19.4	8.3-38.9	34	80.6	61.1-91.7
55-64	56	5	7.8	2.8-19.7	51	92.2	80.3-97.2
65-74	49	3	2.8	0.8- 9.1	46	97.2	90.9-99.2
75+	31	3	14.9	3.9-43.3	28	85.1	56.7-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	8	12.3	5.1-26.7	57	87.7	73.3-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	73	7	8.9	3.9-19.1	66	91.1	80.9-96.1
Some Post-H.S.	27	2	4.3	0.9-17.7	25	95.7	82.3-99.1
College Graduate	20	2	17.4	3.4-56.0	18	82.6	44.0-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	54	10	23.6	11.1-43.3	44	76.4	56.7-88.9
$15,000- 24,999	34	5	10.4	4.1-24.2	29	89.6	75.8-95.9
$25,000- 34,999	23	3	10.0	2.9-29.8	20	90.0	70.2-97.1
$35,000- 49,999	10	1	9.8	1.3-46.4	9	90.2	53.6-98.7
$50,000-74,999	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
$75,000+	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	123	15	12.9	6.9-22.9	108	87.1	77.1-93.1
No	55	4	6.1	2.0-17.0	51	93.9	83.0-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	3	13.9	4.2-37.2	20	86.1	62.8-95.8
Non-Veteran	160	16	9.9	5.3-17.8	144	90.1	82.2-94.7

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

-Northeastern Partnership

185

10.3

5.9-17.4

166

89.7

82.6-94.1

GENDER

Male

19.1

9.6-34.6

80.9

65.4-90.4

Female

130

4.5

2.2- 9.0

121

95.5

91.0-97.8

RACE

White

5.0

1.7-13.8

95.0

86.2-98.3

African American

107

12.8

6.5-23.6

87.2

76.4-93.5

Other Minorities

69.2

12.3-97.3

30.8

2.7-87.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

43.9

5.7-91.0

56.1

9.0-94.3

Non-Hispanic

182

9.7

5.4-16.7

164

90.3

83.3-94.6

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

12.9

1.4-60.8

87.1

39.2-98.6

45-54

19.4

8.3-38.9

80.6

61.1-91.7

55-64

7.8

2.8-19.7

92.2

80.3-97.2

65-74

2.8

0.8- 9.1

97.2

90.9-99.2

75+

14.9

3.9-43.3

85.1

56.7-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

12.3

5.1-26.7

87.7

73.3-94.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

8.9

3.9-19.1

91.1

80.9-96.1

Some Post-H.S.

4.3

0.9-17.7

95.7

82.3-99.1

College Graduate

17.4

3.4-56.0

82.6

44.0-96.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

23.6

11.1-43.3

76.4

56.7-88.9

$15,000- 24,999

10.4

4.1-24.2

89.6

75.8-95.9

$25,000- 34,999

10.0

2.9-29.8

90.0

70.2-97.1

$35,000- 49,999

9.8

1.3-46.4

90.2

53.6-98.7

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

123

12.9

6.9-22.9

108

87.1

77.1-93.1

6.1

2.0-17.0

93.9

83.0-98.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

13.9

4.2-37.2

86.1

62.8-95.8

Non-Veteran

160

9.9

5.3-17.8

144

90.1

82.2-94.7

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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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