BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,798	325	17.7	15.5-20.0	408	23.7	21.2-26.3	636	33.4	30.7-36.2	429	25.3	22.7-28.1
-Eastern NC	661	121	16.7	13.7-20.2	142	23.5	19.6-27.8	253	37.2	32.7-41.9	145	22.6	18.6-27.2
GENDER
Male	239	43	17.3	12.6-23.2	67	30.6	24.0-38.0	81	32.5	25.8-39.9	48	19.7	14.5-26.2
Female	422	78	16.2	12.7-20.6	75	17.2	13.3-22.0	172	41.4	35.5-47.4	97	25.2	19.6-31.8
RACE
White	382	68	17.3	13.5-22.1	86	25.1	20.0-31.0	137	35.6	29.8-41.7	91	22.0	17.5-27.1
African American	228	44	15.7	11.1-21.7	49	24.4	17.9-32.2	94	41.9	34.4-49.8	41	18.0	12.6-25.1
Other Minorities	50	8	12.4	5.5-25.7	7	10.5	4.4-22.8	22	31.7	17.5-50.3	13	45.4	25.3-67.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	3	16.3	4.6-44.2	1	1.7	0.2-12.0	7	23.5	8.7-49.7	7	58.5	29.9-82.3
Non-Hispanic	640	116	16.5	13.5-20.0	141	24.8	20.8-29.3	245	38.1	33.6-42.8	138	20.6	17.1-24.5
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	37.7	4.3-89.0	2	62.3	11.0-95.7
25-34	11	2	13.9	3.3-43.4	0	0.0	. - .	6	45.5	19.0-74.9	3	40.6	14.5-73.4
35-44	53	8	10.2	5.0-19.9	13	24.2	13.3-40.1	16	34.7	21.3-51.0	16	30.9	18.5-46.8
45-54	109	23	17.2	10.8-26.1	23	28.2	18.3-40.7	38	31.7	22.3-42.7	25	23.0	15.2-33.3
55-64	195	35	17.6	12.2-24.7	55	30.7	23.5-39.0	71	36.3	28.7-44.6	34	15.4	10.1-22.7
65-74	185	35	18.8	13.1-26.2	37	22.2	15.8-30.4	78	41.8	33.7-50.4	35	17.2	11.7-24.5
75+	101	16	15.8	9.4-25.5	14	13.3	7.2-23.4	42	41.1	30.5-52.6	29	29.8	20.6-40.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	167	27	17.4	11.5-25.4	17	10.0	5.9-16.7	76	41.7	33.2-50.7	47	30.9	22.9-40.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	222	41	16.3	11.6-22.5	54	26.9	20.2-34.7	80	34.9	27.9-42.6	47	21.9	15.9-29.4
Some Post-H.S.	144	29	15.4	10.1-22.6	31	24.2	16.2-34.6	57	43.7	33.6-54.3	27	16.8	10.8-25.2
College Graduate	127	24	18.4	11.6-27.9	40	32.5	22.9-43.7	39	27.9	19.1-38.7	24	21.3	11.3-36.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	146	26	17.1	11.0-25.5	20	17.0	9.6-28.5	62	40.2	31.0-50.1	38	25.7	18.1-35.3
$15,000- 24,999	136	25	17.5	11.4-26.0	28	21.7	14.6-31.0	59	43.8	34.3-53.8	24	17.0	11.0-25.3
$25,000- 34,999	86	15	13.5	7.4-23.5	17	19.6	11.6-31.2	31	41.4	28.2-55.9	23	25.5	15.8-38.4
$35,000- 49,999	71	13	17.0	9.0-29.7	22	34.0	22.1-48.3	20	29.4	17.9-44.3	16	19.6	11.1-32.4
$50,000-74,999	68	15	17.5	9.9-29.0	14	23.5	12.9-38.9	25	38.5	26.1-52.6	14	20.5	11.4-34.1
$75,000+	44	6	13.5	5.9-27.8	17	43.5	27.8-60.7	13	28.8	16.7-45.0	8	14.2	6.6-27.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	414	64	13.9	10.6-18.0	73	21.3	16.6-27.0	188	43.4	37.8-49.2	89	21.4	16.9-26.6
No	231	56	21.9	16.3-28.8	64	25.9	19.6-33.5	60	28.1	21.0-36.5	51	24.1	16.8-33.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	126	22	16.7	10.6-25.2	39	33.8	24.9-44.0	45	32.3	24.0-41.9	20	17.3	11.0-26.0
Non-Veteran	533	99	16.8	13.5-20.7	103	20.6	16.5-25.4	207	38.6	33.5-44.0	124	24.0	19.3-29.5

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,798

325

17.7

15.5-20.0

408

23.7

21.2-26.3

636

33.4

30.7-36.2

429

25.3

22.7-28.1

-Eastern NC

661

121

16.7

13.7-20.2

142

23.5

19.6-27.8

253

37.2

32.7-41.9

145

22.6

18.6-27.2

GENDER

Male

239

17.3

12.6-23.2

30.6

24.0-38.0

32.5

25.8-39.9

19.7

14.5-26.2

Female

422

16.2

12.7-20.6

17.2

13.3-22.0

172

41.4

35.5-47.4

25.2

19.6-31.8

RACE

White

382

17.3

13.5-22.1

25.1

20.0-31.0

137

35.6

29.8-41.7

22.0

17.5-27.1

African American

228

15.7

11.1-21.7

24.4

17.9-32.2

41.9

34.4-49.8

18.0

12.6-25.1

Other Minorities

12.4

5.5-25.7

10.5

4.4-22.8

31.7

17.5-50.3

45.4

25.3-67.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.3

4.6-44.2

1.7

0.2-12.0

23.5

8.7-49.7

58.5

29.9-82.3

Non-Hispanic

640

116

16.5

13.5-20.0

141

24.8

20.8-29.3

245

38.1

33.6-42.8

138

20.6

17.1-24.5

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

37.7

4.3-89.0

62.3

11.0-95.7

25-34

13.9

3.3-43.4

0.0

. - .

45.5

19.0-74.9

40.6

14.5-73.4

35-44

10.2

5.0-19.9

24.2

13.3-40.1

34.7

21.3-51.0

30.9

18.5-46.8

45-54

109

17.2

10.8-26.1

28.2

18.3-40.7

31.7

22.3-42.7

23.0

15.2-33.3

55-64

195

17.6

12.2-24.7

30.7

23.5-39.0

36.3

28.7-44.6

15.4

10.1-22.7

65-74

185

18.8

13.1-26.2

22.2

15.8-30.4

41.8

33.7-50.4

17.2

11.7-24.5

75+

101

15.8

9.4-25.5

13.3

7.2-23.4

41.1

30.5-52.6

29.8

20.6-40.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

167

17.4

11.5-25.4

10.0

5.9-16.7

41.7

33.2-50.7

30.9

22.9-40.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

222

16.3

11.6-22.5

26.9

20.2-34.7

34.9

27.9-42.6

21.9

15.9-29.4

Some Post-H.S.

144

15.4

10.1-22.6

24.2

16.2-34.6

43.7

33.6-54.3

16.8

10.8-25.2

College Graduate

127

18.4

11.6-27.9

32.5

22.9-43.7

27.9

19.1-38.7

21.3

11.3-36.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

146

17.1

11.0-25.5

17.0

9.6-28.5

40.2

31.0-50.1

25.7

18.1-35.3

$15,000- 24,999

136

17.5

11.4-26.0

21.7

14.6-31.0

43.8

34.3-53.8

17.0

11.0-25.3

$25,000- 34,999

13.5

7.4-23.5

19.6

11.6-31.2

41.4

28.2-55.9

25.5

15.8-38.4

$35,000- 49,999

17.0

9.0-29.7

34.0

22.1-48.3

29.4

17.9-44.3

19.6

11.1-32.4

$50,000-74,999

17.5

9.9-29.0

23.5

12.9-38.9

38.5

26.1-52.6

20.5

11.4-34.1

$75,000+

13.5

5.9-27.8

43.5

27.8-60.7

28.8

16.7-45.0

14.2

6.6-27.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

414

13.9

10.6-18.0

21.3

16.6-27.0

188

43.4

37.8-49.2

21.4

16.9-26.6

231

21.9

16.3-28.8

25.9

19.6-33.5

28.1

21.0-36.5

24.1

16.8-33.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

126

16.7

10.6-25.2

33.8

24.9-44.0

32.3

24.0-41.9

17.3

11.0-26.0

Non-Veteran

533

16.8

13.5-20.7

103

20.6

16.5-25.4

207

38.6

33.5-44.0

124

24.0

19.3-29.5

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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