BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	194	19	12.1	7.3-19.3	175	87.9	80.7-92.7
GENDER
Male	77	12	17.6	9.5-30.4	65	82.4	69.6-90.5
Female	117	7	6.5	2.9-13.8	110	93.5	86.2-97.1
RACE
White	169	16	11.5	6.7-19.1	153	88.5	80.9-93.3
African American	15	2	8.3	1.8-31.6	13	91.7	68.4-98.2
Other Minorities	10	1	31.0	5.2-78.8	9	69.0	21.2-94.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	1	36.4	5.5-85.0	4	63.6	15.0-94.5
Non-Hispanic	188	18	11.3	6.7-18.4	170	88.7	81.6-93.3
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
35-44	16	1	12.9	1.9-53.3	15	87.1	46.7-98.1
45-54	28	5	24.0	9.5-48.6	23	76.0	51.4-90.5
55-64	54	9	18.3	9.0-33.7	45	81.7	66.3-91.0
65-74	45	2	5.7	1.4-20.3	43	94.3	79.7-98.6
75+	42	2	4.3	1.0-16.2	40	95.7	83.8-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	53	7	18.7	7.9-38.1	46	81.3	61.9-92.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	1	1.8	0.3-11.8	56	98.2	88.2-99.7
Some Post-H.S.	45	7	15.0	6.5-31.0	38	85.0	69.0-93.5
College Graduate	37	4	14.2	5.3-32.8	33	85.8	67.2-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	6	12.3	4.7-28.4	39	87.7	71.6-95.3
$15,000- 24,999	47	9	28.7	15.0-47.7	38	71.3	52.3-85.0
$25,000- 34,999	22	3	12.9	4.0-34.7	19	87.1	65.3-96.0
$35,000- 49,999	22	0	0.0	. - .	22	100	. - .
$50,000-74,999	12	0	0.0	. - .	12	100	. - .
$75,000+	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	117	18	19.5	11.9-30.4	99	80.5	69.6-88.1
No	68	1	1.4	0.2- 9.1	67	98.6	90.9-99.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	4	14.4	5.2-34.0	32	85.6	66.0-94.8
Non-Veteran	157	15	11.5	6.4-19.7	142	88.5	80.3-93.6

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

-Western NC

194

12.1

7.3-19.3

175

87.9

80.7-92.7

GENDER

Male

17.6

9.5-30.4

82.4

69.6-90.5

Female

117

6.5

2.9-13.8

110

93.5

86.2-97.1

RACE

White

169

11.5

6.7-19.1

153

88.5

80.9-93.3

African American

8.3

1.8-31.6

91.7

68.4-98.2

Other Minorities

31.0

5.2-78.8

69.0

21.2-94.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.4

5.5-85.0

63.6

15.0-94.5

Non-Hispanic

188

11.3

6.7-18.4

170

88.7

81.6-93.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

12.9

1.9-53.3

87.1

46.7-98.1

45-54

24.0

9.5-48.6

76.0

51.4-90.5

55-64

18.3

9.0-33.7

81.7

66.3-91.0

65-74

5.7

1.4-20.3

94.3

79.7-98.6

75+

4.3

1.0-16.2

95.7

83.8-99.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.7

7.9-38.1

81.3

61.9-92.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1.8

0.3-11.8

98.2

88.2-99.7

Some Post-H.S.

15.0

6.5-31.0

85.0

69.0-93.5

College Graduate

14.2

5.3-32.8

85.8

67.2-94.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.3

4.7-28.4

87.7

71.6-95.3

$15,000- 24,999

28.7

15.0-47.7

71.3

52.3-85.0

$25,000- 34,999

12.9

4.0-34.7

87.1

65.3-96.0

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

117

19.5

11.9-30.4

80.5

69.6-88.1

1.4

0.2- 9.1

98.6

90.9-99.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.4

5.2-34.0

85.6

66.0-94.8

Non-Veteran

157

11.5

6.4-19.7

142

88.5

80.3-93.6

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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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