BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever had any sores or irritations on your feet that took more than four weeks to heal?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,867	168	8.5	7.1-10.2	1,699	91.5	89.8-92.9
-Eastern NC	693	61	9.4	7.1-12.5	632	90.6	87.5-92.9
GENDER
Male	250	23	9.5	6.0-14.9	227	90.5	85.1-94.0
Female	443	38	9.4	6.6-13.2	405	90.6	86.8-93.4
RACE
White	402	42	11.3	8.0-15.8	360	88.7	84.2-92.0
African American	237	15	7.1	4.1-12.0	222	92.9	88.0-95.9
Other Minorities	53	4	7.0	2.2-20.1	49	93.0	79.9-97.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	0	0.0	. - .	20	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	669	61	10.1	7.6-13.3	608	89.9	86.7-92.4
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	11	3	23.5	7.2-55.0	8	76.5	45.0-92.8
35-44	54	5	7.9	3.0-19.2	49	92.1	80.8-97.0
45-54	114	15	12.9	6.9-23.0	99	87.1	77.0-93.1
55-64	198	19	9.6	5.8-15.4	179	90.4	84.6-94.2
65-74	195	13	8.7	4.8-15.2	182	91.3	84.8-95.2
75+	114	6	6.0	2.4-14.2	108	94.0	85.8-97.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	182	18	10.2	6.0-16.6	164	89.8	83.4-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	230	22	12.2	7.5-19.1	208	87.8	80.9-92.5
Some Post-H.S.	152	10	6.1	3.1-11.9	142	93.9	88.1-96.9
College Graduate	128	11	8.0	4.2-14.7	117	92.0	85.3-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	18	12.5	7.6-20.0	138	87.5	80.0-92.4
$15,000- 24,999	143	13	7.8	4.2-14.0	130	92.2	86.0-95.8
$25,000- 34,999	87	10	15.0	7.7-27.0	77	85.0	73.0-92.3
$35,000- 49,999	72	2	2.1	0.5- 8.5	70	97.9	91.5-99.5
$50,000-74,999	69	3	8.4	2.3-26.6	66	91.6	73.4-97.7
$75,000+	44	3	6.3	1.9-18.7	41	93.7	81.3-98.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	437	50	12.2	9.1-16.3	387	87.8	83.7-90.9
No	237	9	4.9	2.1-10.9	228	95.1	89.1-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	130	11	8.7	4.7-15.8	119	91.3	84.2-95.3
Non-Veteran	561	49	9.5	6.9-13.1	512	90.5	86.9-93.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,867

168

8.5

7.1-10.2

1,699

91.5

89.8-92.9

-Eastern NC

693

9.4

7.1-12.5

632

90.6

87.5-92.9

GENDER

Male

250

9.5

6.0-14.9

227

90.5

85.1-94.0

Female

443

9.4

6.6-13.2

405

90.6

86.8-93.4

RACE

White

402

11.3

8.0-15.8

360

88.7

84.2-92.0

African American

237

7.1

4.1-12.0

222

92.9

88.0-95.9

Other Minorities

7.0

2.2-20.1

93.0

79.9-97.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

669

10.1

7.6-13.3

608

89.9

86.7-92.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

23.5

7.2-55.0

76.5

45.0-92.8

35-44

7.9

3.0-19.2

92.1

80.8-97.0

45-54

114

12.9

6.9-23.0

87.1

77.0-93.1

55-64

198

9.6

5.8-15.4

179

90.4

84.6-94.2

65-74

195

8.7

4.8-15.2

182

91.3

84.8-95.2

75+

114

6.0

2.4-14.2

108

94.0

85.8-97.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

182

10.2

6.0-16.6

164

89.8

83.4-94.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

230

12.2

7.5-19.1

208

87.8

80.9-92.5

Some Post-H.S.

152

6.1

3.1-11.9

142

93.9

88.1-96.9

College Graduate

128

8.0

4.2-14.7

117

92.0

85.3-95.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

156

12.5

7.6-20.0

138

87.5

80.0-92.4

$15,000- 24,999

143

7.8

4.2-14.0

130

92.2

86.0-95.8

$25,000- 34,999

15.0

7.7-27.0

85.0

73.0-92.3

$35,000- 49,999

2.1

0.5- 8.5

97.9

91.5-99.5

$50,000-74,999

8.4

2.3-26.6

91.6

73.4-97.7

$75,000+

6.3

1.9-18.7

93.7

81.3-98.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

437

12.2

9.1-16.3

387

87.8

83.7-90.9

237

4.9

2.1-10.9

228

95.1

89.1-97.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

130

8.7

4.7-15.8

119

91.3

84.2-95.3

Non-Veteran

561

9.5

6.9-13.1

512

90.5

86.9-93.1

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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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