BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,764	311	19.3	16.7-22.1	455	27.3	24.5-30.2	560	29.6	26.9-32.5	438	23.8	21.3-26.5
-Eastern NC	623	99	16.0	12.8-19.9	149	23.3	19.5-27.7	209	33.8	29.3-38.7	166	26.8	22.7-31.3
GENDER
Male	238	30	12.1	8.0-17.8	59	23.8	17.9-30.8	83	36.8	29.7-44.6	66	27.3	21.2-34.5
Female	385	69	20.0	15.4-25.6	90	22.9	18.3-28.3	126	30.8	25.5-36.8	100	26.2	21.2-31.9
RACE
White	355	56	16.0	11.9-21.1	79	22.9	17.8-28.8	110	31.5	25.8-37.8	110	29.7	24.2-35.8
African American	213	31	14.2	9.2-21.3	61	24.9	18.7-32.4	78	37.1	29.1-45.9	43	23.8	17.3-31.8
Other Minorities	51	11	24.1	12.5-41.4	8	18.3	8.1-36.1	20	37.0	22.6-54.0	12	20.6	11.0-35.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	5	42.0	17.4-71.3	6	32.0	13.0-59.8	3	19.0	4.8-52.4	1	6.9	0.9-36.8
Non-Hispanic	602	91	15.1	11.9-19.0	142	23.1	19.2-27.5	205	34.3	29.7-39.3	164	27.4	23.3-32.1
AGE
25-34	12	2	16.5	3.8-49.8	1	4.5	0.6-27.5	4	40.4	14.4-73.1	5	38.6	13.7-71.4
35-44	38	13	31.2	16.6-50.7	9	23.2	9.7-46.1	8	28.9	13.9-50.5	8	16.8	7.0-34.9
45-54	95	20	18.6	11.0-29.6	20	21.8	13.5-33.2	29	30.0	19.9-42.4	26	29.6	19.7-42.0
55-64	197	21	7.9	4.9-12.7	62	32.9	25.3-41.6	66	34.4	26.2-43.6	48	24.8	18.2-32.9
65-74	161	29	21.3	14.2-30.7	35	19.1	13.3-26.6	56	29.9	22.7-38.2	41	29.7	22.0-38.8
75+	118	14	13.0	7.4-21.9	22	18.3	11.6-27.7	45	42.5	32.2-53.5	37	26.2	18.0-36.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	158	19	10.8	6.3-17.7	40	22.9	16.2-31.3	65	41.1	31.9-50.9	34	25.3	17.8-34.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	215	39	19.6	13.7-27.2	46	20.2	14.5-27.5	79	36.5	28.9-44.9	51	23.7	17.1-31.8
Some Post-H.S.	154	27	16.8	11.0-24.8	37	23.9	16.9-32.8	43	29.0	20.9-38.8	47	30.2	22.1-39.7
College Graduate	95	14	15.4	8.1-27.4	26	29.8	19.1-43.3	22	25.3	14.9-39.6	33	29.5	20.1-40.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	12	10.0	5.1-18.6	28	20.5	13.2-30.3	56	48.0	37.1-59.0	25	21.6	14.0-31.7
$15,000- 24,999	132	24	18.6	11.6-28.5	36	24.1	16.5-33.9	39	34.2	24.5-45.4	33	23.1	15.6-32.8
$25,000- 34,999	81	13	15.7	8.7-26.7	23	27.7	17.5-40.8	22	24.4	15.3-36.5	23	32.2	20.7-46.5
$35,000- 49,999	69	8	10.0	4.6-20.6	18	26.6	16.4-40.2	26	37.6	25.4-51.6	17	25.7	15.2-40.0
$50,000-74,999	64	11	18.8	9.5-33.7	16	26.4	14.7-42.7	19	28.7	17.4-43.4	18	26.1	15.5-40.6
$75,000+	51	11	19.4	9.3-36.0	16	28.0	16.1-44.0	15	40.3	24.1-58.9	9	12.3	5.7-24.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	391	56	14.7	10.8-19.6	90	22.1	17.4-27.7	146	36.0	30.3-42.1	99	27.2	22.0-33.1
No	220	42	18.7	13.2-25.7	59	26.5	20.2-33.9	55	28.4	21.1-37.1	64	26.4	20.0-33.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	136	19	15.6	9.5-24.5	40	28.8	20.9-38.3	42	29.7	21.7-39.1	35	25.9	18.2-35.5
Non-Veteran	487	80	16.2	12.6-20.6	109	21.5	17.3-26.4	167	35.3	29.9-41.0	131	27.1	22.4-32.3

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,764

311

19.3

16.7-22.1

455

27.3

24.5-30.2

560

29.6

26.9-32.5

438

23.8

21.3-26.5

-Eastern NC

623

16.0

12.8-19.9

149

23.3

19.5-27.7

209

33.8

29.3-38.7

166

26.8

22.7-31.3

GENDER

Male

238

12.1

8.0-17.8

23.8

17.9-30.8

36.8

29.7-44.6

27.3

21.2-34.5

Female

385

20.0

15.4-25.6

22.9

18.3-28.3

126

30.8

25.5-36.8

100

26.2

21.2-31.9

RACE

White

355

16.0

11.9-21.1

22.9

17.8-28.8

110

31.5

25.8-37.8

110

29.7

24.2-35.8

African American

213

14.2

9.2-21.3

24.9

18.7-32.4

37.1

29.1-45.9

23.8

17.3-31.8

Other Minorities

24.1

12.5-41.4

18.3

8.1-36.1

37.0

22.6-54.0

20.6

11.0-35.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

42.0

17.4-71.3

32.0

13.0-59.8

19.0

4.8-52.4

6.9

0.9-36.8

Non-Hispanic

602

15.1

11.9-19.0

142

23.1

19.2-27.5

205

34.3

29.7-39.3

164

27.4

23.3-32.1

AGE

25-34

16.5

3.8-49.8

4.5

0.6-27.5

40.4

14.4-73.1

38.6

13.7-71.4

35-44

31.2

16.6-50.7

23.2

9.7-46.1

28.9

13.9-50.5

16.8

7.0-34.9

45-54

18.6

11.0-29.6

21.8

13.5-33.2

30.0

19.9-42.4

29.6

19.7-42.0

55-64

197

7.9

4.9-12.7

32.9

25.3-41.6

34.4

26.2-43.6

24.8

18.2-32.9

65-74

161

21.3

14.2-30.7

19.1

13.3-26.6

29.9

22.7-38.2

29.7

22.0-38.8

75+

118

13.0

7.4-21.9

18.3

11.6-27.7

42.5

32.2-53.5

26.2

18.0-36.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

158

10.8

6.3-17.7

22.9

16.2-31.3

41.1

31.9-50.9

25.3

17.8-34.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

215

19.6

13.7-27.2

20.2

14.5-27.5

36.5

28.9-44.9

23.7

17.1-31.8

Some Post-H.S.

154

16.8

11.0-24.8

23.9

16.9-32.8

29.0

20.9-38.8

30.2

22.1-39.7

College Graduate

15.4

8.1-27.4

29.8

19.1-43.3

25.3

14.9-39.6

29.5

20.1-40.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

121

10.0

5.1-18.6

20.5

13.2-30.3

48.0

37.1-59.0

21.6

14.0-31.7

$15,000- 24,999

132

18.6

11.6-28.5

24.1

16.5-33.9

34.2

24.5-45.4

23.1

15.6-32.8

$25,000- 34,999

15.7

8.7-26.7

27.7

17.5-40.8

24.4

15.3-36.5

32.2

20.7-46.5

$35,000- 49,999

10.0

4.6-20.6

26.6

16.4-40.2

37.6

25.4-51.6

25.7

15.2-40.0

$50,000-74,999

18.8

9.5-33.7

26.4

14.7-42.7

28.7

17.4-43.4

26.1

15.5-40.6

$75,000+

19.4

9.3-36.0

28.0

16.1-44.0

40.3

24.1-58.9

12.3

5.7-24.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

391

14.7

10.8-19.6

22.1

17.4-27.7

146

36.0

30.3-42.1

27.2

22.0-33.1

220

18.7

13.2-25.7

26.5

20.2-33.9

28.4

21.1-37.1

26.4

20.0-33.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

136

15.6

9.5-24.5

28.8

20.9-38.3

29.7

21.7-39.1

25.9

18.2-35.5

Non-Veteran

487

16.2

12.6-20.6

109

21.5

17.3-26.4

167

35.3

29.9-41.0

131

27.1

22.4-32.3

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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.

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