BRFSS 2006 - 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: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,867	168	8.5	7.1-10.2	1,699	91.5	89.8-92.9
GENDER
Male	696	63	7.6	5.6-10.3	633	92.4	89.7-94.4
Female	1,171	105	9.3	7.5-11.6	1,066	90.7	88.4-92.5
RACE
White	1,301	131	9.5	7.8-11.6	1,170	90.5	88.4-92.2
African American	456	28	6.0	3.8- 9.3	428	94.0	90.7-96.2
Asian	6	1	6.0	0.7-36.6	5	94.0	63.4-99.3
Native American	45	3	7.3	2.0-23.9	42	92.7	76.1-98.0
Other Minorities	53	5	9.3	3.4-23.0	48	90.7	77.0-96.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	57	4	6.5	2.1-18.4	53	93.5	81.6-97.9
-English Speaking	36	2	4.2	0.7-20.7	34	95.8	79.3-99.3
-Spanish Speaking	21	2	9.2	2.1-32.5	19	90.8	67.5-97.9
Non-Hispanic	1,801	164	8.7	7.3-10.4	1,637	91.3	89.6-92.7
AGE
18-24	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
25-34	37	6	14.9	6.1-32.1	31	85.1	67.9-93.9
35-44	148	17	9.1	5.1-15.7	131	90.9	84.3-94.9
45-54	300	29	9.7	6.2-14.8	271	90.3	85.2-93.8
55-64	497	51	10.0	7.3-13.6	446	90.0	86.4-92.7
65-74	525	38	6.4	4.5- 9.1	487	93.6	90.9-95.5
75+	338	27	8.1	5.3-12.3	311	91.9	87.7-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	465	51	11.4	8.1-15.9	414	88.6	84.1-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	635	55	8.1	6.0-11.0	580	91.9	89.0-94.0
Some Post-H.S.	428	31	6.4	4.2- 9.6	397	93.6	90.4-95.8
College Graduate	334	31	8.5	5.7-12.5	303	91.5	87.5-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	414	61	15.0	11.2-19.8	353	85.0	80.2-88.8
$15,000- 24,999	401	27	8.1	5.0-12.9	374	91.9	87.1-95.0
$25,000- 34,999	225	18	8.2	4.9-13.3	207	91.8	86.7-95.1
$35,000- 49,999	209	11	5.0	2.6- 9.6	198	95.0	90.4-97.4
$50,000-74,999	172	9	6.2	2.9-12.9	163	93.8	87.1-97.1
$75,000+	136	10	5.5	2.8-10.5	126	94.5	89.5-97.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,162	140	12.3	10.1-14.8	1,022	87.7	85.2-89.9
No	658	25	3.3	2.1- 5.4	633	96.7	94.6-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	343	26	6.4	4.2- 9.6	317	93.6	90.4-95.8
Non-Veteran	1,521	141	9.0	7.4-11.0	1,380	91.0	89.0-92.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,867

168

8.5

7.1-10.2

1,699

91.5

89.8-92.9

GENDER

Male

696

7.6

5.6-10.3

633

92.4

89.7-94.4

Female

1,171

105

9.3

7.5-11.6

1,066

90.7

88.4-92.5

RACE

White

1,301

131

9.5

7.8-11.6

1,170

90.5

88.4-92.2

African American

456

6.0

3.8- 9.3

428

94.0

90.7-96.2

Asian

6.0

0.7-36.6

94.0

63.4-99.3

Native American

7.3

2.0-23.9

92.7

76.1-98.0

Other Minorities

9.3

3.4-23.0

90.7

77.0-96.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.5

2.1-18.4

93.5

81.6-97.9

-English Speaking

4.2

0.7-20.7

95.8

79.3-99.3

-Spanish Speaking

9.2

2.1-32.5

90.8

67.5-97.9

Non-Hispanic

1,801

164

8.7

7.3-10.4

1,637

91.3

89.6-92.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

14.9

6.1-32.1

85.1

67.9-93.9

35-44

148

9.1

5.1-15.7

131

90.9

84.3-94.9

45-54

300

9.7

6.2-14.8

271

90.3

85.2-93.8

55-64

497

10.0

7.3-13.6

446

90.0

86.4-92.7

65-74

525

6.4

4.5- 9.1

487

93.6

90.9-95.5

75+

338

8.1

5.3-12.3

311

91.9

87.7-94.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

465

11.4

8.1-15.9

414

88.6

84.1-91.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

635

8.1

6.0-11.0

580

91.9

89.0-94.0

Some Post-H.S.

428

6.4

4.2- 9.6

397

93.6

90.4-95.8

College Graduate

334

8.5

5.7-12.5

303

91.5

87.5-94.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

414

15.0

11.2-19.8

353

85.0

80.2-88.8

$15,000- 24,999

401

8.1

5.0-12.9

374

91.9

87.1-95.0

$25,000- 34,999

225

8.2

4.9-13.3

207

91.8

86.7-95.1

$35,000- 49,999

209

5.0

2.6- 9.6

198

95.0

90.4-97.4

$50,000-74,999

172

6.2

2.9-12.9

163

93.8

87.1-97.1

$75,000+

136

5.5

2.8-10.5

126

94.5

89.5-97.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,162

140

12.3

10.1-14.8

1,022

87.7

85.2-89.9

658

3.3

2.1- 5.4

633

96.7

94.6-97.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

343

6.4

4.2- 9.6

317

93.6

90.4-95.8

Non-Veteran

1,521

141

9.0

7.4-11.0

1,380

91.0

89.0-92.6

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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.

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