BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	955	171	18.2	15.1-21.7	226	23.9	20.6-27.6	319	32.3	28.6-36.3	239	25.5	22.1-29.3
GENDER
Male	367	70	16.2	12.2-21.3	93	25.1	20.2-30.7	124	36.0	29.9-42.7	80	22.7	17.7-28.5
Female	588	101	19.9	15.6-25.0	133	23.0	18.7-27.9	195	29.2	24.9-33.9	159	28.0	23.3-33.1
RACE
White	711	128	17.5	14.1-21.4	164	23.5	19.8-27.6	232	31.9	27.5-36.6	187	27.2	23.0-31.8
African American	204	35	19.8	13.3-28.3	49	21.0	15.3-27.9	77	37.5	29.5-46.2	43	21.8	15.8-29.2
Other Minorities	35	5	18.0	6.5-40.7	11	32.7	16.6-54.1	10	23.4	11.3-42.2	9	26.0	12.8-45.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	33	9	29.3	14.3-50.8	6	26.4	10.9-51.2	10	24.0	11.5-43.5	8	20.3	9.3-38.7
Non-Hispanic	918	160	17.2	14.3-20.7	219	23.7	20.5-27.2	309	33.1	29.2-37.2	230	26.0	22.4-29.9
AGE
18-24	9	2	22.9	5.7-59.3	2	22.9	5.4-60.9	3	30.0	9.3-64.0	2	24.2	5.6-63.3
25-34	22	3	13.3	4.1-35.6	7	27.2	11.8-50.9	7	26.1	11.7-48.5	5	33.5	14.0-60.9
35-44	78	17	23.9	14.0-37.6	15	18.7	10.5-30.9	22	27.7	16.4-42.8	24	29.8	18.8-43.8
45-54	154	28	19.1	12.2-28.4	36	22.5	15.7-31.1	44	29.8	21.5-39.7	46	28.7	20.8-38.1
55-64	247	37	16.1	11.0-22.9	72	28.9	22.7-36.1	84	33.2	26.1-41.2	54	21.8	16.2-28.7
65-74	273	55	19.2	13.8-26.1	62	25.8	19.1-33.8	96	32.9	26.6-39.8	60	22.1	16.8-28.6
75+	169	28	14.1	9.0-21.6	32	19.8	13.7-27.8	62	39.1	30.5-48.4	47	27.0	19.8-35.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	225	35	16.0	10.1-24.4	43	21.1	14.5-29.6	85	38.1	29.9-47.0	62	24.8	18.4-32.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	334	66	22.1	16.6-28.6	80	25.6	19.9-32.3	115	32.4	26.2-39.3	73	20.0	15.5-25.3
Some Post-H.S.	224	41	20.9	14.5-29.0	49	19.4	14.2-25.9	70	28.7	21.9-36.6	64	31.1	23.7-39.6
College Graduate	170	28	11.2	7.1-17.3	54	30.3	22.6-39.2	48	29.9	21.8-39.4	40	28.7	20.1-39.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	199	28	14.7	8.9-23.4	41	18.5	12.9-25.8	80	42.1	33.0-51.8	50	24.7	16.8-34.7
$15,000- 24,999	210	45	19.4	13.4-27.1	38	16.5	11.4-23.3	75	36.0	27.7-45.2	52	28.2	20.9-36.8
$25,000- 34,999	107	24	18.0	11.2-27.8	22	19.6	12.2-29.9	34	31.7	21.6-44.0	27	30.6	20.4-43.2
$35,000- 49,999	110	18	16.7	9.9-26.8	28	27.9	18.9-39.3	38	35.0	24.7-46.8	26	20.4	13.1-30.5
$50,000-74,999	91	15	11.9	6.7-20.2	31	36.2	25.3-48.6	23	25.9	16.5-38.2	22	26.0	15.9-39.6
$75,000+	84	14	18.7	10.1-32.0	25	25.4	16.3-37.3	27	32.0	20.9-45.6	18	23.9	14.5-36.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	570	94	16.7	13.0-21.2	124	22.8	18.9-27.3	211	36.2	31.4-41.3	141	24.3	20.1-29.0
No	359	72	18.7	14.0-24.5	98	25.9	20.4-32.3	101	28.5	22.5-35.3	88	26.9	21.1-33.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	183	40	17.9	12.4-25.0	47	25.4	18.6-33.5	62	35.3	27.5-44.0	34	21.4	14.8-30.0
Non-Veteran	771	130	18.3	14.8-22.3	179	23.6	19.9-27.7	257	31.6	27.4-36.2	205	26.5	22.6-30.8

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

-Piedmont NC

955

171

18.2

15.1-21.7

226

23.9

20.6-27.6

319

32.3

28.6-36.3

239

25.5

22.1-29.3

GENDER

Male

367

16.2

12.2-21.3

25.1

20.2-30.7

124

36.0

29.9-42.7

22.7

17.7-28.5

Female

588

101

19.9

15.6-25.0

133

23.0

18.7-27.9

195

29.2

24.9-33.9

159

28.0

23.3-33.1

RACE

White

711

128

17.5

14.1-21.4

164

23.5

19.8-27.6

232

31.9

27.5-36.6

187

27.2

23.0-31.8

African American

204

19.8

13.3-28.3

21.0

15.3-27.9

37.5

29.5-46.2

21.8

15.8-29.2

Other Minorities

18.0

6.5-40.7

32.7

16.6-54.1

23.4

11.3-42.2

26.0

12.8-45.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

29.3

14.3-50.8

26.4

10.9-51.2

24.0

11.5-43.5

20.3

9.3-38.7

Non-Hispanic

918

160

17.2

14.3-20.7

219

23.7

20.5-27.2

309

33.1

29.2-37.2

230

26.0

22.4-29.9

AGE

18-24

22.9

5.7-59.3

22.9

5.4-60.9

30.0

9.3-64.0

24.2

5.6-63.3

25-34

13.3

4.1-35.6

27.2

11.8-50.9

26.1

11.7-48.5

33.5

14.0-60.9

35-44

23.9

14.0-37.6

18.7

10.5-30.9

27.7

16.4-42.8

29.8

18.8-43.8

45-54

154

19.1

12.2-28.4

22.5

15.7-31.1

29.8

21.5-39.7

28.7

20.8-38.1

55-64

247

16.1

11.0-22.9

28.9

22.7-36.1

33.2

26.1-41.2

21.8

16.2-28.7

65-74

273

19.2

13.8-26.1

25.8

19.1-33.8

32.9

26.6-39.8

22.1

16.8-28.6

75+

169

14.1

9.0-21.6

19.8

13.7-27.8

39.1

30.5-48.4

27.0

19.8-35.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

225

16.0

10.1-24.4

21.1

14.5-29.6

38.1

29.9-47.0

24.8

18.4-32.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

334

22.1

16.6-28.6

25.6

19.9-32.3

115

32.4

26.2-39.3

20.0

15.5-25.3

Some Post-H.S.

224

20.9

14.5-29.0

19.4

14.2-25.9

28.7

21.9-36.6

31.1

23.7-39.6

College Graduate

170

11.2

7.1-17.3

30.3

22.6-39.2

29.9

21.8-39.4

28.7

20.1-39.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

199

14.7

8.9-23.4

18.5

12.9-25.8

42.1

33.0-51.8

24.7

16.8-34.7

$15,000- 24,999

210

19.4

13.4-27.1

16.5

11.4-23.3

36.0

27.7-45.2

28.2

20.9-36.8

$25,000- 34,999

107

18.0

11.2-27.8

19.6

12.2-29.9

31.7

21.6-44.0

30.6

20.4-43.2

$35,000- 49,999

110

16.7

9.9-26.8

27.9

18.9-39.3

35.0

24.7-46.8

20.4

13.1-30.5

$50,000-74,999

11.9

6.7-20.2

36.2

25.3-48.6

25.9

16.5-38.2

26.0

15.9-39.6

$75,000+

18.7

10.1-32.0

25.4

16.3-37.3

32.0

20.9-45.6

23.9

14.5-36.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

570

16.7

13.0-21.2

124

22.8

18.9-27.3

211

36.2

31.4-41.3

141

24.3

20.1-29.0

359

18.7

14.0-24.5

25.9

20.4-32.3

101

28.5

22.5-35.3

26.9

21.1-33.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

183

17.9

12.4-25.0

25.4

18.6-33.5

35.3

27.5-44.0

21.4

14.8-30.0

Non-Veteran

771

130

18.3

14.8-22.3

179

23.6

19.9-27.7

257

31.6

27.4-36.2

205

26.5

22.6-30.8

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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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