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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership	178	29	15.4	10.3-22.3	37	21.4	15.4-29.1	79	46.0	37.6-54.5	33	17.2	11.9-24.2
GENDER
Male	67	9	13.5	6.7-25.3	15	24.2	14.7-37.2	28	40.6	28.2-54.4	15	21.6	12.9-34.0
Female	111	20	17.1	10.6-26.4	22	18.8	12.0-28.2	51	51.0	40.5-61.3	18	13.1	8.0-20.8
RACE
White	88	12	13.9	7.7-23.8	19	23.2	14.6-34.7	35	40.6	29.2-53.1	22	22.4	14.1-33.5
African American	83	15	16.3	8.9-27.9	17	20.0	12.0-31.5	41	52.9	40.6-64.8	10	10.8	5.7-19.7
Other Minorities	7	2	27.5	6.6-67.0	1	12.2	1.6-54.1	3	38.1	11.2-75.0	1	22.2	3.3-70.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	77.7	17.9-98.2	1	22.3	1.8-82.1
Non-Hispanic	175	28	15.3	10.1-22.3	37	22.3	16.0-30.1	78	45.3	37.1-53.7	32	17.2	11.9-24.3
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	10	1	6.2	0.8-34.9	3	24.7	6.3-61.5	5	63.1	29.7-87.4	1	6.0	0.8-34.3
45-54	35	4	12.5	4.4-30.8	5	14.7	5.6-33.3	16	42.9	26.3-61.2	10	29.9	15.9-49.0
55-64	53	8	14.9	6.6-30.2	15	34.1	21.4-49.7	20	35.2	22.7-50.2	10	15.7	8.1-28.2
65-74	47	11	25.4	13.4-42.8	8	19.4	9.0-36.9	21	41.5	27.2-57.5	7	13.6	5.9-28.5
75+	28	4	13.3	4.9-31.4	6	16.8	7.2-34.6	13	52.1	32.5-71.1	5	17.7	7.0-38.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	62	9	16.1	7.7-30.7	7	8.7	3.9-18.1	33	56.8	42.2-70.3	13	18.3	10.3-30.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	59	8	11.8	5.4-24.0	18	33.0	20.9-47.9	22	36.0	23.6-50.6	11	19.2	10.0-33.6
Some Post-H.S.	31	7	17.2	7.6-34.5	7	24.2	10.9-45.6	11	39.8	22.5-60.1	6	18.7	7.9-38.1
College Graduate	25	5	21.5	8.6-44.3	5	22.8	9.3-46.1	12	49.0	29.0-69.3	3	6.7	2.0-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	51	8	12.7	5.3-27.2	7	9.7	4.3-20.2	26	60.1	43.5-74.7	10	17.5	8.4-33.2
$15,000- 24,999	33	3	9.9	2.6-31.4	10	35.2	19.2-55.3	14	38.6	22.5-57.6	6	16.3	6.8-34.0
$25,000- 34,999	18	3	11.5	3.4-32.8	4	27.4	9.6-57.3	5	33.8	12.9-63.8	6	27.2	11.0-53.0
$35,000- 49,999	23	4	13.6	5.0-32.0	4	16.8	6.2-38.1	9	39.6	21.1-61.6	6	30.0	13.9-53.3
$50,000-74,999	14	4	25.1	8.9-53.5	4	31.5	11.4-62.1	3	23.4	7.6-53.3	3	20.0	6.0-49.1
$75,000+	9	1	16.7	2.4-61.8	3	30.1	9.1-65.0	5	53.2	22.1-82.1	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	116	15	11.2	6.3-19.3	19	16.4	10.1-25.6	63	57.4	46.8-67.3	19	15.0	9.1-23.6
No	58	14	25.8	15.0-40.8	17	33.6	21.3-48.6	16	23.8	14.3-36.8	11	16.8	8.8-29.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	30	3	7.4	2.3-21.2	6	22.2	9.7-43.0	13	38.6	22.6-57.5	8	31.8	16.6-52.1
Non-Veteran	148	26	17.0	11.1-25.2	31	21.3	14.7-29.8	66	47.5	38.2-57.0	25	14.2	9.1-21.3

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

-Northeastern Partnership

178

15.4

10.3-22.3

21.4

15.4-29.1

46.0

37.6-54.5

17.2

11.9-24.2

GENDER

Male

13.5

6.7-25.3

24.2

14.7-37.2

40.6

28.2-54.4

21.6

12.9-34.0

Female

111

17.1

10.6-26.4

18.8

12.0-28.2

51.0

40.5-61.3

13.1

8.0-20.8

RACE

White

13.9

7.7-23.8

23.2

14.6-34.7

40.6

29.2-53.1

22.4

14.1-33.5

African American

16.3

8.9-27.9

20.0

12.0-31.5

52.9

40.6-64.8

10.8

5.7-19.7

Other Minorities

27.5

6.6-67.0

12.2

1.6-54.1

38.1

11.2-75.0

22.2

3.3-70.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

77.7

17.9-98.2

22.3

1.8-82.1

Non-Hispanic

175

15.3

10.1-22.3

22.3

16.0-30.1

45.3

37.1-53.7

17.2

11.9-24.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

6.2

0.8-34.9

24.7

6.3-61.5

63.1

29.7-87.4

6.0

0.8-34.3

45-54

12.5

4.4-30.8

14.7

5.6-33.3

42.9

26.3-61.2

29.9

15.9-49.0

55-64

14.9

6.6-30.2

34.1

21.4-49.7

35.2

22.7-50.2

15.7

8.1-28.2

65-74

25.4

13.4-42.8

19.4

9.0-36.9

41.5

27.2-57.5

13.6

5.9-28.5

75+

13.3

4.9-31.4

16.8

7.2-34.6

52.1

32.5-71.1

17.7

7.0-38.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.1

7.7-30.7

8.7

3.9-18.1

56.8

42.2-70.3

18.3

10.3-30.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

11.8

5.4-24.0

33.0

20.9-47.9

36.0

23.6-50.6

19.2

10.0-33.6

Some Post-H.S.

17.2

7.6-34.5

24.2

10.9-45.6

39.8

22.5-60.1

18.7

7.9-38.1

College Graduate

21.5

8.6-44.3

22.8

9.3-46.1

49.0

29.0-69.3

6.7

2.0-19.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.7

5.3-27.2

9.7

4.3-20.2

60.1

43.5-74.7

17.5

8.4-33.2

$15,000- 24,999

9.9

2.6-31.4

35.2

19.2-55.3

38.6

22.5-57.6

16.3

6.8-34.0

$25,000- 34,999

11.5

3.4-32.8

27.4

9.6-57.3

33.8

12.9-63.8

27.2

11.0-53.0

$35,000- 49,999

13.6

5.0-32.0

16.8

6.2-38.1

39.6

21.1-61.6

30.0

13.9-53.3

$50,000-74,999

25.1

8.9-53.5

31.5

11.4-62.1

23.4

7.6-53.3

20.0

6.0-49.1

$75,000+

16.7

2.4-61.8

30.1

9.1-65.0

53.2

22.1-82.1

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

116

11.2

6.3-19.3

16.4

10.1-25.6

57.4

46.8-67.3

15.0

9.1-23.6

25.8

15.0-40.8

33.6

21.3-48.6

23.8

14.3-36.8

16.8

8.8-29.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

7.4

2.3-21.2

22.2

9.7-43.0

38.6

22.6-57.5

31.8

16.6-52.1

Non-Veteran

148

17.0

11.1-25.2

21.3

14.7-29.8

47.5

38.2-57.0

14.2

9.1-21.3

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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.

**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, Edgecombe, 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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