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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	37	4	7.5	2.5-20.3	10	24.7	12.2-43.8	14	28.3	14.9-47.0	9	39.5	18.9-64.7
Buncombe	43	11	36.3	20.3-55.9	14	31.8	17.8-50.0	10	18.0	8.7-33.6	8	14.0	6.2-28.5
Cabarrus	49	7	12.8	5.8-25.8	10	20.5	10.7-35.6	22	45.4	30.6-61.0	10	21.3	11.0-37.3
Catawba	42	5	10.3	3.7-25.4	12	35.5	18.5-57.2	13	21.5	11.6-36.5	12	32.7	18.1-51.6
Cumberland	61	11	21.2	11.9-34.8	11	17.9	9.5-31.2	22	32.7	21.4-46.4	17	28.2	17.1-42.8
Davidson	55	6	8.3	3.5-18.3	20	38.7	23.8-56.1	17	30.1	17.9-45.9	12	22.9	11.1-41.4
Durham	41	12	36.6	19.4-58.1	10	23.8	11.2-43.5	13	27.5	15.1-44.7	6	12.1	4.9-27.2
Forsyth	30	7	22.3	9.2-45.0	4	9.3	3.3-23.7	15	56.1	34.9-75.3	4	12.3	4.2-30.7
Gaston	59	8	10.4	4.9-20.9	17	29.4	17.9-44.2	19	30.4	18.5-45.6	15	29.9	17.2-46.7
Guilford	48	6	16.0	7.1-32.3	15	32.5	19.2-49.3	16	28.3	16.3-44.4	11	23.3	11.9-40.6
Iredell	40	5	14.8	5.9-32.8	17	42.0	25.9-60.1	10	23.6	11.6-42.1	8	19.6	8.6-38.7
Johnston	42	6	11.0	4.5-24.4	11	35.7	17.0-60.2	18	31.8	17.7-50.3	7	21.5	8.7-44.0
Mecklenburg	63	13	22.5	12.8-36.5	19	28.9	17.9-43.2	14	24.2	13.8-38.9	17	24.4	14.4-38.2
New Hanover	46	6	10.3	4.5-21.9	14	26.2	15.0-41.6	12	33.9	18.6-53.5	14	29.6	17.0-46.3
Onslow	45	14	36.9	22.0-54.8	7	11.9	5.4-24.4	10	19.6	10.0-34.9	14	31.6	17.9-49.4
Orange	26	8	36.1	17.2-60.5	6	28.5	12.3-53.1	5	20.0	7.8-42.3	7	15.5	6.7-31.6
Pitt	54	8	11.7	5.1-24.7	10	16.2	8.2-29.5	24	52.9	37.0-68.2	12	19.2	10.3-32.9
Randolph	49	8	13.8	6.4-26.9	14	30.0	17.3-46.7	17	27.8	16.1-43.6	10	28.4	13.9-49.5
Robeson	60	8	16.1	7.7-30.5	14	22.9	12.9-37.4	24	38.4	25.2-53.5	14	22.7	13.2-36.0
Rowan	71	14	17.5	9.4-30.1	19	30.9	18.3-47.1	26	37.2	24.7-51.7	12	14.4	7.8-25.2
Union	35	10	27.8	13.9-47.9	11	38.1	19.9-60.4	8	19.9	8.9-38.9	6	14.2	5.9-30.3
Wake	51	10	26.1	14.0-43.4	14	31.7	18.2-49.3	18	27.1	16.1-41.9	9	15.1	7.3-28.6
Wayne	37	7	15.1	6.8-30.5	10	28.1	14.4-47.6	6	15.9	6.8-33.1	14	40.8	24.9-58.9
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	804	140	20.3	16.4-24.8	228	29.6	25.5-34.1	256	28.3	24.5-32.4	180	21.8	18.3-25.8
Western NC	337	72	22.5	17.3-28.8	78	26.7	21.1-33.1	95	25.7	20.6-31.4	92	25.1	20.0-31.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	230	54	26.9	20.0-35.2	49	22.5	16.4-30.1	65	25.3	19.3-32.5	62	25.2	19.2-32.4
Northwest	363	61	16.5	12.1-22.1	105	32.2	26.0-39.1	113	29.5	23.9-35.9	84	21.7	16.8-27.7
Charlotte	238	42	18.8	13.1-26.3	64	28.3	21.5-36.2	73	27.4	20.9-35.1	59	25.4	19.0-33.2
Greensboro	182	29	16.3	10.4-24.7	53	33.3	24.7-43.2	54	23.3	16.6-31.7	46	27.1	19.0-37.0
Southern Regional	183	29	20.5	13.6-29.5	42	21.9	15.2-30.5	66	30.2	22.9-38.5	46	27.5	20.0-36.5
Coastal	96	12	11.1	6.1-19.4	28	28.7	19.7-39.8	34	38.9	28.1-50.9	22	21.3	13.7-31.6
Wake	163	31	25.4	16.3-37.3	43	27.2	18.9-37.4	63	32.8	24.5-42.4	26	14.6	9.3-22.2
Area L	74	6	9.2	3.6-21.6	18	23.2	14.0-35.9	29	45.9	32.6-59.7	21	21.8	13.5-33.3
Eastern	235	47	19.9	14.3-27.1	53	21.3	15.7-28.2	63	26.3	19.7-34.2	72	32.5	25.3-40.6

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

7.5

2.5-20.3

24.7

12.2-43.8

28.3

14.9-47.0

39.5

18.9-64.7

Buncombe

36.3

20.3-55.9

31.8

17.8-50.0

18.0

8.7-33.6

14.0

6.2-28.5

Cabarrus

12.8

5.8-25.8

20.5

10.7-35.6

45.4

30.6-61.0

21.3

11.0-37.3

Catawba

10.3

3.7-25.4

35.5

18.5-57.2

21.5

11.6-36.5

32.7

18.1-51.6

Cumberland

21.2

11.9-34.8

17.9

9.5-31.2

32.7

21.4-46.4

28.2

17.1-42.8

Davidson

8.3

3.5-18.3

38.7

23.8-56.1

30.1

17.9-45.9

22.9

11.1-41.4

Durham

36.6

19.4-58.1

23.8

11.2-43.5

27.5

15.1-44.7

12.1

4.9-27.2

Forsyth

22.3

9.2-45.0

9.3

3.3-23.7

56.1

34.9-75.3

12.3

4.2-30.7

Gaston

10.4

4.9-20.9

29.4

17.9-44.2

30.4

18.5-45.6

29.9

17.2-46.7

Guilford

16.0

7.1-32.3

32.5

19.2-49.3

28.3

16.3-44.4

23.3

11.9-40.6

Iredell

14.8

5.9-32.8

42.0

25.9-60.1

23.6

11.6-42.1

19.6

8.6-38.7

Johnston

11.0

4.5-24.4

35.7

17.0-60.2

31.8

17.7-50.3

21.5

8.7-44.0

Mecklenburg

22.5

12.8-36.5

28.9

17.9-43.2

24.2

13.8-38.9

24.4

14.4-38.2

New Hanover

10.3

4.5-21.9

26.2

15.0-41.6

33.9

18.6-53.5

29.6

17.0-46.3

Onslow

36.9

22.0-54.8

11.9

5.4-24.4

19.6

10.0-34.9

31.6

17.9-49.4

Orange

36.1

17.2-60.5

28.5

12.3-53.1

20.0

7.8-42.3

15.5

6.7-31.6

Pitt

11.7

5.1-24.7

16.2

8.2-29.5

52.9

37.0-68.2

19.2

10.3-32.9

Randolph

13.8

6.4-26.9

30.0

17.3-46.7

27.8

16.1-43.6

28.4

13.9-49.5

Robeson

16.1

7.7-30.5

22.9

12.9-37.4

38.4

25.2-53.5

22.7

13.2-36.0

Rowan

17.5

9.4-30.1

30.9

18.3-47.1

37.2

24.7-51.7

14.4

7.8-25.2

Union

27.8

13.9-47.9

38.1

19.9-60.4

19.9

8.9-38.9

14.2

5.9-30.3

Wake

26.1

14.0-43.4

31.7

18.2-49.3

27.1

16.1-41.9

15.1

7.3-28.6

Wayne

15.1

6.8-30.5

28.1

14.4-47.6

15.9

6.8-33.1

40.8

24.9-58.9

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

804

140

20.3

16.4-24.8

228

29.6

25.5-34.1

256

28.3

24.5-32.4

180

21.8

18.3-25.8

Western NC

337

22.5

17.3-28.8

26.7

21.1-33.1

25.7

20.6-31.4

25.1

20.0-31.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

230

26.9

20.0-35.2

22.5

16.4-30.1

25.3

19.3-32.5

25.2

19.2-32.4

Northwest

363

16.5

12.1-22.1

105

32.2

26.0-39.1

113

29.5

23.9-35.9

21.7

16.8-27.7

Charlotte

238

18.8

13.1-26.3

28.3

21.5-36.2

27.4

20.9-35.1

25.4

19.0-33.2

Greensboro

182

16.3

10.4-24.7

33.3

24.7-43.2

23.3

16.6-31.7

27.1

19.0-37.0

Southern Regional

183

20.5

13.6-29.5

21.9

15.2-30.5

30.2

22.9-38.5

27.5

20.0-36.5

Coastal

11.1

6.1-19.4

28.7

19.7-39.8

38.9

28.1-50.9

21.3

13.7-31.6

Wake

163

25.4

16.3-37.3

27.2

18.9-37.4

32.8

24.5-42.4

14.6

9.3-22.2

Area L

9.2

3.6-21.6

23.2

14.0-35.9

45.9

32.6-59.7

21.8

13.5-33.3

Eastern

235

19.9

14.3-27.1

21.3

15.7-28.2

26.3

19.7-34.2

32.5

25.3-40.6

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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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