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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	987	91	8.4	6.6-10.6	896	91.6	89.4-93.4
GENDER
Male	391	40	8.2	5.6-11.8	351	91.8	88.2-94.4
Female	596	51	8.6	6.3-11.7	545	91.4	88.3-93.7
RACE
White	720	74	9.6	7.4-12.4	646	90.4	87.6-92.6
African American	237	16	5.3	2.9- 9.7	221	94.7	90.3-97.1
Other Minorities	25	1	8.5	1.2-41.1	24	91.5	58.9-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	2	16.4	3.9-48.6	18	83.6	51.4-96.1
Non-Hispanic	965	89	8.2	6.4-10.4	876	91.8	89.6-93.6
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	26	4	7.8	2.6-21.1	22	92.2	78.9-97.4
35-44	63	3	3.5	1.0-11.1	60	96.5	88.9-99.0
45-54	170	19	9.5	5.5-15.9	151	90.5	84.1-94.5
55-64	290	34	11.9	8.0-17.1	256	88.1	82.9-92.0
65-74	262	19	8.4	4.9-14.0	243	91.6	86.0-95.1
75+	171	12	4.3	2.2- 8.2	159	95.7	91.8-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	248	28	10.6	6.8-16.1	220	89.4	83.9-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	312	27	6.8	4.4-10.4	285	93.2	89.6-95.6
Some Post-H.S.	214	19	9.7	5.7-16.1	195	90.3	83.9-94.3
College Graduate	210	17	7.0	4.0-11.9	193	93.0	88.1-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	185	24	11.8	7.4-18.3	161	88.2	81.7-92.6
$15,000- 24,999	209	20	10.1	6.0-16.6	189	89.9	83.4-94.0
$25,000- 34,999	124	10	5.6	2.8-10.9	114	94.4	89.1-97.2
$35,000- 49,999	105	6	5.9	2.4-13.5	99	94.1	86.5-97.6
$50,000-74,999	97	10	7.6	3.6-15.1	87	92.4	84.9-96.4
$75,000+	85	7	9.2	3.9-20.3	78	90.8	79.7-96.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	564	67	11.2	8.5-14.6	497	88.8	85.4-91.5
No	407	22	4.6	2.7- 7.6	385	95.4	92.4-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	183	16	7.3	4.0-12.8	167	92.7	87.2-96.0
Non-Veteran	804	75	8.7	6.7-11.3	729	91.3	88.7-93.3

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

-Piedmont NC

987

8.4

6.6-10.6

896

91.6

89.4-93.4

GENDER

Male

391

8.2

5.6-11.8

351

91.8

88.2-94.4

Female

596

8.6

6.3-11.7

545

91.4

88.3-93.7

RACE

White

720

9.6

7.4-12.4

646

90.4

87.6-92.6

African American

237

5.3

2.9- 9.7

221

94.7

90.3-97.1

Other Minorities

8.5

1.2-41.1

91.5

58.9-98.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.4

3.9-48.6

83.6

51.4-96.1

Non-Hispanic

965

8.2

6.4-10.4

876

91.8

89.6-93.6

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

7.8

2.6-21.1

92.2

78.9-97.4

35-44

3.5

1.0-11.1

96.5

88.9-99.0

45-54

170

9.5

5.5-15.9

151

90.5

84.1-94.5

55-64

290

11.9

8.0-17.1

256

88.1

82.9-92.0

65-74

262

8.4

4.9-14.0

243

91.6

86.0-95.1

75+

171

4.3

2.2- 8.2

159

95.7

91.8-97.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

248

10.6

6.8-16.1

220

89.4

83.9-93.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

312

6.8

4.4-10.4

285

93.2

89.6-95.6

Some Post-H.S.

214

9.7

5.7-16.1

195

90.3

83.9-94.3

College Graduate

210

7.0

4.0-11.9

193

93.0

88.1-96.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

185

11.8

7.4-18.3

161

88.2

81.7-92.6

$15,000- 24,999

209

10.1

6.0-16.6

189

89.9

83.4-94.0

$25,000- 34,999

124

5.6

2.8-10.9

114

94.4

89.1-97.2

$35,000- 49,999

105

5.9

2.4-13.5

94.1

86.5-97.6

$50,000-74,999

7.6

3.6-15.1

92.4

84.9-96.4

$75,000+

9.2

3.9-20.3

90.8

79.7-96.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

564

11.2

8.5-14.6

497

88.8

85.4-91.5

407

4.6

2.7- 7.6

385

95.4

92.4-97.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

183

7.3

4.0-12.8

167

92.7

87.2-96.0

Non-Veteran

804

8.7

6.7-11.3

729

91.3

88.7-93.3

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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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