BRFSS 2006 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	193	23	10.4	6.4-16.5	170	89.6	83.5-93.6
GENDER
Male	72	7	7.9	3.2-18.2	65	92.1	81.8-96.8
Female	121	16	12.6	7.2-21.3	105	87.4	78.7-92.8
RACE
White	171	22	11.2	6.9-17.8	149	88.8	82.2-93.1
African American	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Other Minorities	16	1	3.2	0.4-20.7	15	96.8	79.3-99.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	188	23	10.8	6.6-17.0	165	89.2	83.0-93.4
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
35-44	14	1	3.0	0.4-19.3	13	97.0	80.7-99.6
45-54	31	4	16.8	5.8-39.7	27	83.2	60.3-94.2
55-64	47	6	11.3	4.4-25.9	41	88.7	74.1-95.6
65-74	52	6	6.6	2.7-15.0	46	93.4	85.0-97.3
75+	42	6	15.3	6.2-33.0	36	84.7	67.0-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	46	10	23.2	10.9-42.6	36	76.8	57.4-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	64	6	6.1	2.3-14.8	58	93.9	85.2-97.7
Some Post-H.S.	50	4	6.6	2.2-18.2	46	93.4	81.8-97.8
College Graduate	33	3	9.1	2.8-25.8	30	90.9	74.2-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	53	12	22.7	12.0-39.0	41	77.3	61.0-88.0
$15,000- 24,999	42	1	6.7	1.0-34.4	41	93.3	65.6-99.0
$25,000- 34,999	28	2	6.0	1.2-25.2	26	94.0	74.8-98.8
$35,000- 49,999	27	2	4.7	1.1-17.5	25	95.3	82.5-98.9
$50,000-74,999	12	2	12.8	2.9-41.8	10	87.2	58.2-97.1
$75,000+	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	134	23	15.7	9.8-24.3	111	84.3	75.7-90.2
No	58	0	0.0	. - .	58	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	26	98.7	91.1-99.8
Non-Veteran	166	22	12.5	7.7-19.8	144	87.5	80.2-92.3

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

-Western NC

193

10.4

6.4-16.5

170

89.6

83.5-93.6

GENDER

Male

7.9

3.2-18.2

92.1

81.8-96.8

Female

121

12.6

7.2-21.3

105

87.4

78.7-92.8

RACE

White

171

11.2

6.9-17.8

149

88.8

82.2-93.1

African American

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Other Minorities

3.2

0.4-20.7

96.8

79.3-99.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

188

10.8

6.6-17.0

165

89.2

83.0-93.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

3.0

0.4-19.3

97.0

80.7-99.6

45-54

16.8

5.8-39.7

83.2

60.3-94.2

55-64

11.3

4.4-25.9

88.7

74.1-95.6

65-74

6.6

2.7-15.0

93.4

85.0-97.3

75+

15.3

6.2-33.0

84.7

67.0-93.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

23.2

10.9-42.6

76.8

57.4-89.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

6.1

2.3-14.8

93.9

85.2-97.7

Some Post-H.S.

6.6

2.2-18.2

93.4

81.8-97.8

College Graduate

9.1

2.8-25.8

90.9

74.2-97.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.7

12.0-39.0

77.3

61.0-88.0

$15,000- 24,999

6.7

1.0-34.4

93.3

65.6-99.0

$25,000- 34,999

6.0

1.2-25.2

94.0

74.8-98.8

$35,000- 49,999

4.7

1.1-17.5

95.3

82.5-98.9

$50,000-74,999

12.8

2.9-41.8

87.2

58.2-97.1

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

134

15.7

9.8-24.3

111

84.3

75.7-90.2

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1.3

0.2- 8.9

98.7

91.1-99.8

Non-Veteran

166

12.5

7.7-19.8

144

87.5

80.2-92.3

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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, 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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