BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	981	84	7.5	5.8- 9.7	897	92.5	90.3-94.2
GENDER
Male	374	33	6.4	4.1- 9.9	341	93.6	90.1-95.9
Female	607	51	8.5	6.1-11.6	556	91.5	88.4-93.9
RACE
White	728	67	8.1	6.1-10.6	661	91.9	89.4-93.9
African American	213	13	5.2	2.5-10.6	200	94.8	89.4-97.5
Other Minorities	35	4	11.7	3.8-30.9	31	88.3	69.1-96.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	33	4	10.1	3.2-27.5	29	89.9	72.5-96.8
Non-Hispanic	944	80	7.4	5.6- 9.5	864	92.6	90.5-94.4
AGE
18-24	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
25-34	22	3	13.9	3.7-40.3	19	86.1	59.7-96.3
35-44	80	11	10.7	5.2-20.9	69	89.3	79.1-94.8
45-54	155	10	5.7	2.8-11.5	145	94.3	88.5-97.2
55-64	252	26	10.0	6.3-15.4	226	90.0	84.6-93.7
65-74	278	19	5.1	3.1- 8.3	259	94.9	91.7-96.9
75+	182	15	7.1	4.0-12.3	167	92.9	87.7-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	237	23	9.5	5.5-15.8	214	90.5	84.2-94.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	341	27	6.3	4.1- 9.5	314	93.7	90.5-95.9
Some Post-H.S.	226	17	6.5	3.6-11.3	209	93.5	88.7-96.4
College Graduate	173	17	8.7	5.0-14.6	156	91.3	85.4-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	205	31	13.8	9.1-20.4	174	86.2	79.6-90.9
$15,000- 24,999	216	13	8.6	4.4-16.2	203	91.4	83.8-95.6
$25,000- 34,999	110	6	4.6	1.9-10.6	104	95.4	89.4-98.1
$35,000- 49,999	110	7	6.9	2.9-15.6	103	93.1	84.4-97.1
$50,000-74,999	91	4	3.3	1.2- 8.8	87	96.7	91.2-98.8
$75,000+	85	7	5.6	2.5-12.4	78	94.4	87.6-97.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	591	67	11.2	8.4-14.8	524	88.8	85.2-91.6
No	363	16	3.2	1.8- 5.7	347	96.8	94.3-98.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	186	14	6.0	3.3-10.8	172	94.0	89.2-96.7
Non-Veteran	794	70	7.9	5.9-10.5	724	92.1	89.5-94.1

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

-Piedmont NC

981

7.5

5.8- 9.7

897

92.5

90.3-94.2

GENDER

Male

374

6.4

4.1- 9.9

341

93.6

90.1-95.9

Female

607

8.5

6.1-11.6

556

91.5

88.4-93.9

RACE

White

728

8.1

6.1-10.6

661

91.9

89.4-93.9

African American

213

5.2

2.5-10.6

200

94.8

89.4-97.5

Other Minorities

11.7

3.8-30.9

88.3

69.1-96.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.1

3.2-27.5

89.9

72.5-96.8

Non-Hispanic

944

7.4

5.6- 9.5

864

92.6

90.5-94.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

13.9

3.7-40.3

86.1

59.7-96.3

35-44

10.7

5.2-20.9

89.3

79.1-94.8

45-54

155

5.7

2.8-11.5

145

94.3

88.5-97.2

55-64

252

10.0

6.3-15.4

226

90.0

84.6-93.7

65-74

278

5.1

3.1- 8.3

259

94.9

91.7-96.9

75+

182

7.1

4.0-12.3

167

92.9

87.7-96.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

237

9.5

5.5-15.8

214

90.5

84.2-94.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

341

6.3

4.1- 9.5

314

93.7

90.5-95.9

Some Post-H.S.

226

6.5

3.6-11.3

209

93.5

88.7-96.4

College Graduate

173

8.7

5.0-14.6

156

91.3

85.4-95.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

205

13.8

9.1-20.4

174

86.2

79.6-90.9

$15,000- 24,999

216

8.6

4.4-16.2

203

91.4

83.8-95.6

$25,000- 34,999

110

4.6

1.9-10.6

104

95.4

89.4-98.1

$35,000- 49,999

110

6.9

2.9-15.6

103

93.1

84.4-97.1

$50,000-74,999

3.3

1.2- 8.8

96.7

91.2-98.8

$75,000+

5.6

2.5-12.4

94.4

87.6-97.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

591

11.2

8.4-14.8

524

88.8

85.2-91.6

363

3.2

1.8- 5.7

347

96.8

94.3-98.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

186

6.0

3.3-10.8

172

94.0

89.2-96.7

Non-Veteran

794

7.9

5.9-10.5

724

92.1

89.5-94.1

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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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