BRFSS 2006 - 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: North Carolina

Diabetes-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	439	79	17.6	13.4-22.8	99	22.4	18.1-27.5	175	39.6	34.0-45.4	86	20.4	16.1-25.3
GENDER
Male	126	17	13.1	7.7-21.6	28	23.1	15.5-32.9	56	44.1	34.0-54.7	25	19.7	13.0-28.7
Female	313	62	20.5	14.9-27.4	71	22.0	17.2-27.8	119	36.7	30.6-43.4	61	20.8	15.7-26.9
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	68.3	11.9-97.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	31.7	2.8-88.1
25-34	11	1	10.0	1.4-46.9	1	8.8	1.2-43.3	4	31.4	11.2-62.4	5	49.9	21.6-78.2
35-44	37	6	26.0	11.5-48.7	8	17.0	7.6-33.8	14	39.4	21.4-60.7	9	17.6	7.9-34.9
45-54	89	20	21.1	12.4-33.4	22	24.3	14.8-37.2	30	31.7	21.7-43.9	17	22.9	14.0-35.2
55-64	132	19	12.9	7.3-21.6	35	26.6	18.5-36.6	51	42.1	31.6-53.5	27	18.4	11.7-27.7
65-74	119	27	21.9	13.0-34.6	23	20.2	13.0-30.2	54	42.6	32.1-53.8	15	15.2	8.7-25.3
75+	49	6	12.3	4.6-28.9	9	19.4	9.7-35.0	22	47.6	32.3-63.5	12	20.7	11.3-34.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	142	21	12.4	7.5-19.8	25	18.5	11.9-27.6	65	47.9	38.3-57.8	31	21.1	14.4-29.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	158	30	22.8	14.9-33.3	39	23.3	16.6-31.7	61	36.1	27.0-46.3	28	17.7	11.7-25.9
Some Post-H.S.	86	19	18.7	10.4-31.2	18	21.9	12.4-35.6	29	34.6	23.3-47.9	20	24.9	15.1-38.2
College Graduate	52	9	11.5	5.5-22.7	17	31.0	18.5-47.0	19	37.7	24.0-53.8	7	19.8	9.0-38.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	143	23	13.2	8.3-20.5	31	26.1	17.6-36.9	58	41.5	32.0-51.6	31	19.1	13.0-27.3
$15,000- 24,999	102	21	19.7	11.8-31.0	23	20.2	12.7-30.6	41	43.4	31.6-55.9	17	16.7	10.0-26.7
$25,000- 34,999	48	10	12.6	5.1-27.6	6	12.2	4.9-27.0	20	45.2	28.0-63.7	12	30.0	15.9-49.3
$35,000- 49,999	35	7	22.0	9.5-43.3	8	21.5	9.9-40.6	13	37.2	21.0-56.9	7	19.3	8.2-39.0
$50,000-74,999	32	5	11.6	3.9-29.7	11	30.4	15.8-50.4	10	32.0	16.1-53.4	6	26.1	11.3-49.5
$75,000+	11	1	10.6	1.5-48.5	5	30.4	11.3-59.8	4	42.7	16.8-73.3	1	16.3	2.4-60.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	285	47	15.8	11.1-21.9	57	22.4	16.8-29.1	130	43.1	36.4-50.1	51	18.8	13.8-24.9
No	137	30	20.7	13.0-31.4	39	22.4	15.7-30.9	37	33.3	23.2-45.2	31	23.6	15.9-33.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	51	8	15.3	6.9-30.8	17	36.6	23.1-52.5	20	37.5	24.3-53.0	6	10.5	4.6-22.3
Non-Veteran	386	71	18.0	13.4-23.7	82	20.3	15.9-25.5	154	39.9	33.9-46.3	79	21.8	17.1-27.3

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

439

17.6

13.4-22.8

22.4

18.1-27.5

175

39.6

34.0-45.4

20.4

16.1-25.3

GENDER

Male

126

13.1

7.7-21.6

23.1

15.5-32.9

44.1

34.0-54.7

19.7

13.0-28.7

Female

313

20.5

14.9-27.4

22.0

17.2-27.8

119

36.7

30.6-43.4

20.8

15.7-26.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

68.3

11.9-97.2

0.0

. - .

31.7

2.8-88.1

25-34

10.0

1.4-46.9

8.8

1.2-43.3

31.4

11.2-62.4

49.9

21.6-78.2

35-44

26.0

11.5-48.7

17.0

7.6-33.8

39.4

21.4-60.7

17.6

7.9-34.9

45-54

21.1

12.4-33.4

24.3

14.8-37.2

31.7

21.7-43.9

22.9

14.0-35.2

55-64

132

12.9

7.3-21.6

26.6

18.5-36.6

42.1

31.6-53.5

18.4

11.7-27.7

65-74

119

21.9

13.0-34.6

20.2

13.0-30.2

42.6

32.1-53.8

15.2

8.7-25.3

75+

12.3

4.6-28.9

19.4

9.7-35.0

47.6

32.3-63.5

20.7

11.3-34.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

142

12.4

7.5-19.8

18.5

11.9-27.6

47.9

38.3-57.8

21.1

14.4-29.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

158

22.8

14.9-33.3

23.3

16.6-31.7

36.1

27.0-46.3

17.7

11.7-25.9

Some Post-H.S.

18.7

10.4-31.2

21.9

12.4-35.6

34.6

23.3-47.9

24.9

15.1-38.2

College Graduate

11.5

5.5-22.7

31.0

18.5-47.0

37.7

24.0-53.8

19.8

9.0-38.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

143

13.2

8.3-20.5

26.1

17.6-36.9

41.5

32.0-51.6

19.1

13.0-27.3

$15,000- 24,999

102

19.7

11.8-31.0

20.2

12.7-30.6

43.4

31.6-55.9

16.7

10.0-26.7

$25,000- 34,999

12.6

5.1-27.6

12.2

4.9-27.0

45.2

28.0-63.7

30.0

15.9-49.3

$35,000- 49,999

22.0

9.5-43.3

21.5

9.9-40.6

37.2

21.0-56.9

19.3

8.2-39.0

$50,000-74,999

11.6

3.9-29.7

30.4

15.8-50.4

32.0

16.1-53.4

26.1

11.3-49.5

$75,000+

10.6

1.5-48.5

30.4

11.3-59.8

42.7

16.8-73.3

16.3

2.4-60.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

285

15.8

11.1-21.9

22.4

16.8-29.1

130

43.1

36.4-50.1

18.8

13.8-24.9

137

20.7

13.0-31.4

22.4

15.7-30.9

33.3

23.2-45.2

23.6

15.9-33.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

15.3

6.9-30.8

36.6

23.1-52.5

37.5

24.3-53.0

10.5

4.6-22.3

Non-Veteran

386

18.0

13.4-23.7

20.3

15.9-25.5

154

39.9

33.9-46.3

21.8

17.1-27.3

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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.

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