BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	75	15	17.3	9.4-29.7	18	26.5	16.5-39.6	24	29.1	18.7-42.3	18	27.2	15.8-42.6
Female	113	18	19.2	12.0-29.3	22	18.4	11.5-28.0	36	26.5	18.6-36.3	37	35.9	26.1-47.0
RACE
White	163	29	19.7	13.3-28.0	38	23.5	16.8-31.9	47	26.6	19.5-35.1	49	30.3	22.4-39.5
African American	15	3	11.3	2.9-34.8	1	4.3	0.5-27.1	9	43.0	15.1-76.2	2	41.5	10.7-80.8
Other Minorities	10	1	1.8	0.2-13.1	1	31.0	5.2-78.8	4	26.3	6.4-64.9	4	40.9	12.7-76.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	1	36.4	5.5-85.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	63.6	15.0-94.5
Non-Hispanic	183	33	18.9	13.0-26.7	39	21.9	15.6-29.8	60	28.8	21.8-37.0	51	30.3	22.4-39.6
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	86.2	28.0-99.0	1	13.8	1.0-72.0	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	7	3	28.7	6.5-69.7	1	7.2	0.9-41.2	2	23.2	4.7-65.0	1	40.9	7.5-85.5
35-44	16	2	9.5	1.8-38.1	5	49.8	24.8-74.9	2	3.6	0.8-14.4	7	37.1	16.9-63.2
45-54	27	5	16.1	6.3-35.6	9	26.8	12.7-48.0	8	31.5	14.7-55.0	5	25.6	8.9-54.9
55-64	53	13	24.4	13.3-40.5	14	25.4	14.1-41.4	16	29.0	17.3-44.5	10	21.1	11.1-36.5
65-74	44	7	22.1	10.1-41.6	7	18.7	8.6-35.7	16	30.5	17.9-46.9	14	28.7	16.2-45.7
75+	39	3	12.7	3.8-35.1	3	8.5	2.3-27.3	15	33.7	19.3-51.8	18	45.1	28.3-63.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	52	9	19.2	8.8-36.8	7	11.2	4.0-27.7	21	43.4	27.9-60.4	15	26.2	14.8-41.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	53	5	6.9	2.5-17.8	16	35.4	21.6-52.0	15	21.8	12.1-36.1	17	35.9	21.1-53.9
Some Post-H.S.	44	9	22.7	11.4-40.2	11	23.2	12.0-40.0	13	22.3	11.7-38.3	11	31.8	16.3-52.6
College Graduate	37	10	27.6	14.3-46.5	6	18.8	8.0-38.0	10	23.1	11.9-40.0	11	30.5	16.5-49.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	42	3	7.2	2.3-20.9	9	28.6	14.3-49.0	13	24.2	13.2-39.9	17	40.0	24.5-57.9
$15,000- 24,999	45	8	18.3	7.7-37.7	6	14.3	6.0-30.3	18	39.4	23.7-57.6	13	27.9	15.2-45.6
$25,000- 34,999	22	4	18.1	6.5-41.4	6	32.9	14.9-57.8	8	32.4	15.1-56.3	4	16.6	6.0-38.2
$35,000- 49,999	22	5	27.4	10.3-55.3	6	23.2	9.3-47.1	5	14.9	5.0-36.6	6	34.6	12.7-65.8
$50,000-74,999	12	3	16.3	4.4-45.3	3	25.5	7.6-58.9	2	10.1	2.2-35.7	4	48.1	18.7-78.8
$75,000+	15	6	36.8	14.8-66.1	2	14.9	3.3-47.5	4	19.9	6.6-46.9	3	28.4	8.9-61.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	114	17	16.5	9.7-26.7	24	20.4	13.1-30.3	42	36.0	26.4-46.8	31	27.2	18.7-37.6
No	66	15	20.8	11.7-34.3	12	21.2	11.5-35.8	18	17.6	10.0-29.1	21	40.4	25.8-56.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	34	7	26.9	12.4-48.8	8	25.1	11.9-45.4	13	35.8	20.0-55.4	6	12.2	5.1-26.8
Non-Veteran	153	26	16.0	10.5-23.7	32	21.7	14.9-30.5	47	25.7	18.5-34.4	48	36.6	27.4-47.0

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

-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

GENDER

Male

17.3

9.4-29.7

26.5

16.5-39.6

29.1

18.7-42.3

27.2

15.8-42.6

Female

113

19.2

12.0-29.3

18.4

11.5-28.0

26.5

18.6-36.3

35.9

26.1-47.0

RACE

White

163

19.7

13.3-28.0

23.5

16.8-31.9

26.6

19.5-35.1

30.3

22.4-39.5

African American

11.3

2.9-34.8

4.3

0.5-27.1

43.0

15.1-76.2

41.5

10.7-80.8

Other Minorities

1.8

0.2-13.1

31.0

5.2-78.8

26.3

6.4-64.9

40.9

12.7-76.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

36.4

5.5-85.0

0.0

. - .

63.6

15.0-94.5

Non-Hispanic

183

18.9

13.0-26.7

21.9

15.6-29.8

28.8

21.8-37.0

30.3

22.4-39.6

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

86.2

28.0-99.0

13.8

1.0-72.0

0.0

. - .

25-34

28.7

6.5-69.7

7.2

0.9-41.2

23.2

4.7-65.0

40.9

7.5-85.5

35-44

9.5

1.8-38.1

49.8

24.8-74.9

3.6

0.8-14.4

37.1

16.9-63.2

45-54

16.1

6.3-35.6

26.8

12.7-48.0

31.5

14.7-55.0

25.6

8.9-54.9

55-64

24.4

13.3-40.5

25.4

14.1-41.4

29.0

17.3-44.5

21.1

11.1-36.5

65-74

22.1

10.1-41.6

18.7

8.6-35.7

30.5

17.9-46.9

28.7

16.2-45.7

75+

12.7

3.8-35.1

8.5

2.3-27.3

33.7

19.3-51.8

45.1

28.3-63.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

19.2

8.8-36.8

11.2

4.0-27.7

43.4

27.9-60.4

26.2

14.8-41.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

6.9

2.5-17.8

35.4

21.6-52.0

21.8

12.1-36.1

35.9

21.1-53.9

Some Post-H.S.

22.7

11.4-40.2

23.2

12.0-40.0

22.3

11.7-38.3

31.8

16.3-52.6

College Graduate

27.6

14.3-46.5

18.8

8.0-38.0

23.1

11.9-40.0

30.5

16.5-49.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

7.2

2.3-20.9

28.6

14.3-49.0

24.2

13.2-39.9

40.0

24.5-57.9

$15,000- 24,999

18.3

7.7-37.7

14.3

6.0-30.3

39.4

23.7-57.6

27.9

15.2-45.6

$25,000- 34,999

18.1

6.5-41.4

32.9

14.9-57.8

32.4

15.1-56.3

16.6

6.0-38.2

$35,000- 49,999

27.4

10.3-55.3

23.2

9.3-47.1

14.9

5.0-36.6

34.6

12.7-65.8

$50,000-74,999

16.3

4.4-45.3

25.5

7.6-58.9

10.1

2.2-35.7

48.1

18.7-78.8

$75,000+

36.8

14.8-66.1

14.9

3.3-47.5

19.9

6.6-46.9

28.4

8.9-61.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

114

16.5

9.7-26.7

20.4

13.1-30.3

36.0

26.4-46.8

27.2

18.7-37.6

20.8

11.7-34.3

21.2

11.5-35.8

17.6

10.0-29.1

40.4

25.8-56.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

26.9

12.4-48.8

25.1

11.9-45.4

35.8

20.0-55.4

12.2

5.1-26.8

Non-Veteran

153

16.0

10.5-23.7

21.7

14.9-30.5

25.7

18.5-34.4

36.6

27.4-47.0

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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, 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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