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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership	184	13	8.1	4.5-14.0	171	91.9	86.0-95.5
GENDER
Male	69	3	3.7	1.2-11.1	66	96.3	88.9-98.8
Female	115	10	12.2	6.3-22.3	105	87.8	77.7-93.7
RACE
White	92	8	8.6	4.1-17.1	84	91.4	82.9-95.9
African American	85	5	8.0	3.2-19.0	80	92.0	81.0-96.8
Other Minorities	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	180	13	8.5	4.8-14.7	167	91.5	85.3-95.2
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	3	2	66.3	15.0-95.7	1	33.7	4.3-85.0
35-44	10	1	12.0	1.6-52.8	9	88.0	47.2-98.4
45-54	36	4	9.0	3.2-22.7	32	91.0	77.3-96.8
55-64	53	3	4.4	1.4-13.4	50	95.6	86.6-98.6
65-74	47	2	7.1	1.5-28.0	45	92.9	72.0-98.5
75+	33	1	3.9	0.5-23.0	32	96.1	77.0-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	66	3	7.7	2.4-22.0	63	92.3	78.0-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	3	4.3	1.4-12.6	57	95.7	87.4-98.6
Some Post-H.S.	32	3	10.5	3.2-29.5	29	89.5	70.5-96.8
College Graduate	25	4	17.2	6.1-40.1	21	82.8	59.9-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	51	3	9.4	2.9-26.3	48	90.6	73.7-97.1
$15,000- 24,999	36	4	7.9	2.7-20.6	32	92.1	79.4-97.3
$25,000- 34,999	18	0	0.0	. - .	18	100	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	23	1	4.7	0.7-27.1	22	95.3	72.9-99.3
$50,000-74,999	14	2	17.1	4.3-48.7	12	82.9	51.3-95.7
$75,000+	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	120	11	11.0	5.9-19.5	109	89.0	80.5-94.1
No	59	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	58	99.0	93.3-99.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	32	1	3.4	0.5-20.5	31	96.6	79.5-99.5
Non-Veteran	152	12	9.1	5.0-16.2	140	90.9	83.8-95.0

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

-Northeastern Partnership

184

8.1

4.5-14.0

171

91.9

86.0-95.5

GENDER

Male

3.7

1.2-11.1

96.3

88.9-98.8

Female

115

12.2

6.3-22.3

105

87.8

77.7-93.7

RACE

White

8.6

4.1-17.1

91.4

82.9-95.9

African American

8.0

3.2-19.0

92.0

81.0-96.8

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

180

8.5

4.8-14.7

167

91.5

85.3-95.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

66.3

15.0-95.7

33.7

4.3-85.0

35-44

12.0

1.6-52.8

88.0

47.2-98.4

45-54

9.0

3.2-22.7

91.0

77.3-96.8

55-64

4.4

1.4-13.4

95.6

86.6-98.6

65-74

7.1

1.5-28.0

92.9

72.0-98.5

75+

3.9

0.5-23.0

96.1

77.0-99.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

7.7

2.4-22.0

92.3

78.0-97.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

4.3

1.4-12.6

95.7

87.4-98.6

Some Post-H.S.

10.5

3.2-29.5

89.5

70.5-96.8

College Graduate

17.2

6.1-40.1

82.8

59.9-93.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

9.4

2.9-26.3

90.6

73.7-97.1

$15,000- 24,999

7.9

2.7-20.6

92.1

79.4-97.3

$25,000- 34,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

4.7

0.7-27.1

95.3

72.9-99.3

$50,000-74,999

17.1

4.3-48.7

82.9

51.3-95.7

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

120

11.0

5.9-19.5

109

89.0

80.5-94.1

1.0

0.1- 6.7

99.0

93.3-99.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

3.4

0.5-20.5

96.6

79.5-99.5

Non-Veteran

152

9.1

5.0-16.2

140

90.9

83.8-95.0

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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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