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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	382	62	15.8	11.6-21.2	110	30.3	24.7-36.5	120	31.6	25.8-38.0	90	22.3	17.5-28.1
Female	581	95	17.2	13.8-21.3	134	22.8	19.0-27.1	195	34.8	30.2-39.8	157	25.1	21.1-29.6
RACE
White	706	116	15.3	12.5-18.6	182	28.7	24.5-33.2	217	31.0	26.7-35.6	191	25.1	21.3-29.3
African American	228	34	17.8	11.6-26.4	57	21.9	16.1-29.0	92	40.9	32.7-49.5	45	19.4	13.5-27.2
Other Minorities	24	6	33.5	14.8-59.3	4	16.8	5.6-40.8	5	22.6	8.3-48.4	9	27.1	11.9-50.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	4	24.4	8.0-54.5	4	25.6	9.4-53.5	6	28.3	11.1-55.6	6	21.6	8.4-45.3
Non-Hispanic	941	153	16.3	13.5-19.6	239	26.4	22.9-30.2	309	33.5	29.6-37.6	240	23.7	20.5-27.4
AGE
18-24	3	2	79.8	26.0-97.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	20.2	2.2-74.0
25-34	25	4	13.8	4.2-36.6	7	22.0	8.8-45.1	5	35.0	11.7-68.5	9	29.3	12.8-53.9
35-44	60	18	33.4	18.8-52.1	15	26.3	14.7-42.3	12	16.1	8.5-28.4	15	24.2	12.8-41.0
45-54	168	32	17.2	11.5-24.8	50	31.7	22.9-42.1	42	24.8	17.1-34.4	44	26.4	18.6-36.0
55-64	285	37	12.0	8.3-17.1	82	30.5	24.4-37.4	93	34.8	28.3-41.9	73	22.7	17.4-28.9
65-74	257	43	17.0	12.2-23.1	52	21.0	15.7-27.5	102	42.0	34.9-49.6	60	20.0	15.0-26.1
75+	163	21	12.7	7.7-20.2	37	22.5	15.8-31.1	61	38.9	30.0-48.5	44	25.9	18.3-35.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	238	31	14.8	9.1-23.2	47	21.8	15.3-30.0	94	40.4	32.0-49.4	66	23.0	17.1-30.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	306	55	19.1	14.2-25.2	75	22.9	17.8-29.0	99	34.1	27.6-41.3	77	23.8	18.2-30.6
Some Post-H.S.	211	32	15.0	10.1-21.6	65	32.7	25.5-40.8	65	28.6	21.8-36.6	49	23.7	17.1-31.9
College Graduate	206	39	16.6	11.6-23.3	56	30.9	23.3-39.7	56	27.7	20.7-35.8	55	24.8	18.2-32.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	181	26	14.9	9.6-22.6	37	22.0	15.1-30.8	63	35.1	27.2-44.0	55	27.9	20.6-36.6
$15,000- 24,999	207	30	16.5	11.1-23.9	41	20.4	14.5-28.0	83	42.8	33.8-52.4	53	20.2	14.4-27.6
$25,000- 34,999	119	22	24.7	14.3-39.2	28	19.7	12.9-29.0	40	34.8	24.1-47.2	29	20.8	13.6-30.6
$35,000- 49,999	104	21	17.0	10.7-26.0	37	36.5	26.5-47.8	26	28.3	18.7-40.4	20	18.2	11.1-28.4
$50,000-74,999	97	14	12.4	6.6-22.0	42	46.2	34.1-58.7	17	16.8	9.9-27.1	24	24.7	15.3-37.3
$75,000+	84	14	15.7	9.1-25.9	22	28.0	16.9-42.6	24	28.1	18.2-40.7	24	28.2	18.3-40.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	542	83	14.5	11.4-18.4	119	22.2	18.2-26.8	202	39.7	34.4-45.3	138	23.6	19.5-28.2
No	405	70	17.4	13.4-22.3	122	32.5	26.8-38.8	107	25.5	20.7-31.1	106	24.6	19.5-30.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	179	32	15.6	10.4-22.8	59	33.8	25.8-42.8	52	30.0	22.7-38.5	36	20.6	14.1-29.1
Non-Veteran	784	125	16.8	13.6-20.5	185	24.5	20.8-28.6	263	34.1	29.8-38.7	211	24.6	21.0-28.6

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

382

15.8

11.6-21.2

110

30.3

24.7-36.5

120

31.6

25.8-38.0

22.3

17.5-28.1

Female

581

17.2

13.8-21.3

134

22.8

19.0-27.1

195

34.8

30.2-39.8

157

25.1

21.1-29.6

RACE

White

706

116

15.3

12.5-18.6

182

28.7

24.5-33.2

217

31.0

26.7-35.6

191

25.1

21.3-29.3

African American

228

17.8

11.6-26.4

21.9

16.1-29.0

40.9

32.7-49.5

19.4

13.5-27.2

Other Minorities

33.5

14.8-59.3

16.8

5.6-40.8

22.6

8.3-48.4

27.1

11.9-50.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.4

8.0-54.5

25.6

9.4-53.5

28.3

11.1-55.6

21.6

8.4-45.3

Non-Hispanic

941

153

16.3

13.5-19.6

239

26.4

22.9-30.2

309

33.5

29.6-37.6

240

23.7

20.5-27.4

AGE

18-24

79.8

26.0-97.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

20.2

2.2-74.0

25-34

13.8

4.2-36.6

22.0

8.8-45.1

35.0

11.7-68.5

29.3

12.8-53.9

35-44

33.4

18.8-52.1

26.3

14.7-42.3

16.1

8.5-28.4

24.2

12.8-41.0

45-54

168

17.2

11.5-24.8

31.7

22.9-42.1

24.8

17.1-34.4

26.4

18.6-36.0

55-64

285

12.0

8.3-17.1

30.5

24.4-37.4

34.8

28.3-41.9

22.7

17.4-28.9

65-74

257

17.0

12.2-23.1

21.0

15.7-27.5

102

42.0

34.9-49.6

20.0

15.0-26.1

75+

163

12.7

7.7-20.2

22.5

15.8-31.1

38.9

30.0-48.5

25.9

18.3-35.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

238

14.8

9.1-23.2

21.8

15.3-30.0

40.4

32.0-49.4

23.0

17.1-30.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

306

19.1

14.2-25.2

22.9

17.8-29.0

34.1

27.6-41.3

23.8

18.2-30.6

Some Post-H.S.

211

15.0

10.1-21.6

32.7

25.5-40.8

28.6

21.8-36.6

23.7

17.1-31.9

College Graduate

206

16.6

11.6-23.3

30.9

23.3-39.7

27.7

20.7-35.8

24.8

18.2-32.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

181

14.9

9.6-22.6

22.0

15.1-30.8

35.1

27.2-44.0

27.9

20.6-36.6

$15,000- 24,999

207

16.5

11.1-23.9

20.4

14.5-28.0

42.8

33.8-52.4

20.2

14.4-27.6

$25,000- 34,999

119

24.7

14.3-39.2

19.7

12.9-29.0

34.8

24.1-47.2

20.8

13.6-30.6

$35,000- 49,999

104

17.0

10.7-26.0

36.5

26.5-47.8

28.3

18.7-40.4

18.2

11.1-28.4

$50,000-74,999

12.4

6.6-22.0

46.2

34.1-58.7

16.8

9.9-27.1

24.7

15.3-37.3

$75,000+

15.7

9.1-25.9

28.0

16.9-42.6

28.1

18.2-40.7

28.2

18.3-40.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

542

14.5

11.4-18.4

119

22.2

18.2-26.8

202

39.7

34.4-45.3

138

23.6

19.5-28.2

405

17.4

13.4-22.3

122

32.5

26.8-38.8

107

25.5

20.7-31.1

106

24.6

19.5-30.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

179

15.6

10.4-22.8

33.8

25.8-42.8

30.0

22.7-38.5

20.6

14.1-29.1

Non-Veteran

784

125

16.8

13.6-20.5

185

24.5

20.8-28.6

263

34.1

29.8-38.7

211

24.6

21.0-28.6

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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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