BRFSS 2006 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	182	33	17.6	11.9-25.1	40	23.1	16.3-31.6	64	29.1	22.2-37.0	45	30.3	22.5-39.4
GENDER
Male	70	12	19.6	10.9-32.7	21	27.6	17.4-41.0	23	26.5	17.1-38.7	14	26.2	15.6-40.6
Female	112	21	15.7	9.4-24.9	19	18.9	11.0-30.7	41	31.4	22.3-42.2	31	34.0	23.7-46.1
RACE
White	161	30	17.7	11.8-25.8	37	23.0	16.0-31.8	53	27.5	20.5-35.8	41	31.8	23.5-41.4
African American	7	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.8	2.6-66.6	4	46.1	14.8-80.8	2	35.0	8.4-76.0
Other Minorities	14	3	23.6	5.9-60.4	2	27.0	4.8-73.0	7	43.5	16.1-75.6	2	5.9	1.0-27.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	2	28.4	3.6-80.7	1	65.8	15.5-95.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.8	0.5-41.3
Non-Hispanic	177	31	17.5	11.7-25.2	39	22.3	15.6-30.7	64	30.1	23.1-38.2	43	30.2	22.3-39.4
AGE
18-24	3	1	24.1	2.8-77.9	1	41.4	6.0-88.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	34.4	4.4-85.6
25-34	4	1	18.6	2.0-71.9	1	52.4	9.3-92.2	1	26.5	3.0-80.8	1	2.6	0.3-21.2
35-44	14	3	33.3	11.7-65.3	2	11.9	2.8-38.3	6	28.3	10.9-55.9	3	26.6	8.1-59.7
45-54	30	7	19.8	7.9-41.6	6	26.1	10.7-51.2	7	14.5	5.9-31.2	10	39.6	20.8-62.0
55-64	46	4	6.3	2.0-18.0	12	20.5	10.8-35.6	17	37.0	22.6-54.2	13	36.2	21.0-54.6
65-74	46	10	22.4	11.2-39.9	10	21.4	10.4-38.9	17	36.1	22.0-53.1	9	20.1	9.8-36.9
75+	39	7	16.0	6.7-33.7	8	22.9	10.7-42.3	16	32.0	18.4-49.6	8	29.1	14.6-49.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	44	9	16.2	6.8-34.0	6	12.1	3.7-33.2	15	26.3	14.2-43.5	14	45.4	27.6-64.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	8	13.4	6.2-26.6	11	18.4	9.4-32.8	22	27.0	16.8-40.4	19	41.2	27.3-56.8
Some Post-H.S.	47	11	27.3	14.6-45.2	7	18.3	7.4-38.4	21	40.9	25.9-57.8	8	13.6	6.2-27.3
College Graduate	31	5	13.7	4.8-33.2	16	52.6	32.5-71.9	6	20.0	8.5-40.2	4	13.7	3.8-39.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	51	10	16.0	7.8-30.1	9	18.0	8.6-33.9	20	36.5	22.9-52.7	12	29.4	15.7-48.2
$15,000- 24,999	41	9	22.7	10.7-41.9	9	19.1	8.2-38.3	13	24.0	12.5-41.3	10	34.2	18.4-54.5
$25,000- 34,999	27	2	9.4	2.2-32.7	6	26.2	10.6-51.6	11	28.5	14.1-49.3	8	35.9	17.4-59.8
$35,000- 49,999	26	3	13.0	4.2-34.0	8	34.0	16.5-57.2	8	28.2	13.7-49.4	7	24.7	10.9-47.0
$50,000-74,999	11	2	23.1	5.8-59.4	2	14.2	3.3-44.1	4	33.7	12.3-64.9	3	29.0	9.5-61.2
$75,000+	7	2	29.9	6.3-72.9	4	56.0	19.1-87.3	1	14.1	1.9-59.0	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	124	20	16.0	9.7-25.2	23	15.6	9.8-23.9	44	28.4	20.5-37.9	37	40.1	29.8-51.2
No	57	13	20.7	11.0-35.7	17	37.7	23.4-54.5	20	30.7	18.9-45.6	7	10.9	4.6-23.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	3	11.9	3.8-32.0	9	27.8	13.7-48.1	11	33.9	18.0-54.6	4	26.4	10.6-51.9
Non-Veteran	155	30	18.9	12.5-27.5	31	22.0	14.6-31.7	53	27.9	20.7-36.5	41	31.2	22.8-41.1

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

-Western NC

182

17.6

11.9-25.1

23.1

16.3-31.6

29.1

22.2-37.0

30.3

22.5-39.4

GENDER

Male

19.6

10.9-32.7

27.6

17.4-41.0

26.5

17.1-38.7

26.2

15.6-40.6

Female

112

15.7

9.4-24.9

18.9

11.0-30.7

31.4

22.3-42.2

34.0

23.7-46.1

RACE

White

161

17.7

11.8-25.8

23.0

16.0-31.8

27.5

20.5-35.8

31.8

23.5-41.4

African American

0.0

. - .

18.8

2.6-66.6

46.1

14.8-80.8

35.0

8.4-76.0

Other Minorities

23.6

5.9-60.4

27.0

4.8-73.0

43.5

16.1-75.6

5.9

1.0-27.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.4

3.6-80.7

65.8

15.5-95.3

0.0

. - .

5.8

0.5-41.3

Non-Hispanic

177

17.5

11.7-25.2

22.3

15.6-30.7

30.1

23.1-38.2

30.2

22.3-39.4

AGE

18-24

24.1

2.8-77.9

41.4

6.0-88.8

0.0

. - .

34.4

4.4-85.6

25-34

18.6

2.0-71.9

52.4

9.3-92.2

26.5

3.0-80.8

2.6

0.3-21.2

35-44

33.3

11.7-65.3

11.9

2.8-38.3

28.3

10.9-55.9

26.6

8.1-59.7

45-54

19.8

7.9-41.6

26.1

10.7-51.2

14.5

5.9-31.2

39.6

20.8-62.0

55-64

6.3

2.0-18.0

20.5

10.8-35.6

37.0

22.6-54.2

36.2

21.0-54.6

65-74

22.4

11.2-39.9

21.4

10.4-38.9

36.1

22.0-53.1

20.1

9.8-36.9

75+

16.0

6.7-33.7

22.9

10.7-42.3

32.0

18.4-49.6

29.1

14.6-49.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.2

6.8-34.0

12.1

3.7-33.2

26.3

14.2-43.5

45.4

27.6-64.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

13.4

6.2-26.6

18.4

9.4-32.8

27.0

16.8-40.4

41.2

27.3-56.8

Some Post-H.S.

27.3

14.6-45.2

18.3

7.4-38.4

40.9

25.9-57.8

13.6

6.2-27.3

College Graduate

13.7

4.8-33.2

52.6

32.5-71.9

20.0

8.5-40.2

13.7

3.8-39.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

16.0

7.8-30.1

18.0

8.6-33.9

36.5

22.9-52.7

29.4

15.7-48.2

$15,000- 24,999

22.7

10.7-41.9

19.1

8.2-38.3

24.0

12.5-41.3

34.2

18.4-54.5

$25,000- 34,999

9.4

2.2-32.7

26.2

10.6-51.6

28.5

14.1-49.3

35.9

17.4-59.8

$35,000- 49,999

13.0

4.2-34.0

34.0

16.5-57.2

28.2

13.7-49.4

24.7

10.9-47.0

$50,000-74,999

23.1

5.8-59.4

14.2

3.3-44.1

33.7

12.3-64.9

29.0

9.5-61.2

$75,000+

29.9

6.3-72.9

56.0

19.1-87.3

14.1

1.9-59.0

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

124

16.0

9.7-25.2

15.6

9.8-23.9

28.4

20.5-37.9

40.1

29.8-51.2

20.7

11.0-35.7

37.7

23.4-54.5

30.7

18.9-45.6

10.9

4.6-23.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.9

3.8-32.0

27.8

13.7-48.1

33.9

18.0-54.6

26.4

10.6-51.9

Non-Veteran

155

18.9

12.5-27.5

22.0

14.6-31.7

27.9

20.7-36.5

31.2

22.8-41.1

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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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