BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	334	67	24.7	18.4-32.2	105	32.2	26.0-39.2	100	25.9	20.7-32.0	62	17.1	12.6-22.9
Female	470	73	16.0	11.9-21.1	123	27.0	21.9-32.8	156	30.6	25.3-36.4	118	26.5	21.5-32.1
RACE
White	619	107	18.2	14.5-22.7	174	30.1	25.5-35.1	191	28.2	23.9-32.9	147	23.5	19.4-28.0
African American	163	32	28.0	18.6-39.8	44	25.7	17.6-35.8	58	28.8	20.9-38.2	29	17.5	11.3-26.0
Other Minorities	18	1	3.5	0.5-21.8	8	49.6	25.6-73.8	6	27.7	10.8-54.7	3	19.2	5.6-48.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	1	7.2	1.0-38.1	6	42.9	17.9-72.2	4	34.1	11.6-67.2	4	15.7	4.5-42.3
Non-Hispanic	787	139	20.7	16.7-25.3	221	29.1	25.0-33.6	251	28.1	24.3-32.3	176	22.1	18.5-26.1
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	40.5	5.2-89.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	59.5	10.6-94.8
25-34	19	5	39.9	14.7-71.9	6	23.4	8.8-49.2	5	29.2	11.0-58.0	3	7.4	2.0-24.1
35-44	59	16	29.0	16.7-45.4	14	21.9	12.3-36.0	10	19.1	9.4-34.8	19	30.1	17.8-46.0
45-54	148	29	19.3	12.3-28.9	39	31.3	22.3-42.0	42	26.5	18.7-36.1	38	22.9	15.6-32.2
55-64	215	29	17.2	11.0-25.8	68	34.6	26.2-44.2	69	25.6	19.2-33.3	49	22.6	16.1-30.7
65-74	212	33	17.8	11.6-26.4	71	31.2	24.1-39.5	78	34.8	27.4-43.0	30	16.1	10.6-23.8
75+	144	26	18.0	11.3-27.6	28	23.2	15.1-33.8	52	36.6	27.0-47.4	38	22.2	15.4-30.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	157	18	13.7	8.0-22.4	38	30.5	21.1-41.8	64	35.0	26.5-44.5	37	20.9	14.1-29.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	249	43	20.4	14.1-28.5	77	31.0	23.6-39.6	74	23.9	17.9-31.1	55	24.7	18.2-32.6
Some Post-H.S.	225	44	26.4	17.9-37.2	64	24.6	18.0-32.5	69	27.9	20.5-36.6	48	21.2	15.0-28.9
College Graduate	172	35	17.3	11.8-24.8	49	33.8	25.5-43.2	49	29.6	21.8-38.7	39	19.4	13.0-27.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	15	12.7	6.7-22.8	39	40.2	29.0-52.5	51	28.1	19.8-38.2	32	19.0	11.8-29.1
$15,000- 24,999	157	26	17.5	10.7-27.4	41	24.4	16.7-34.1	61	36.1	26.8-46.6	29	22.0	14.2-32.4
$25,000- 34,999	97	19	28.6	16.7-44.6	32	28.7	19.2-40.4	25	22.6	14.0-34.3	21	20.1	12.5-30.8
$35,000- 49,999	111	20	24.6	15.1-37.4	33	31.5	20.6-44.9	25	19.8	12.4-30.2	33	24.1	16.1-34.4
$50,000-74,999	88	19	21.5	10.1-40.2	19	17.4	9.6-29.7	28	34.7	22.9-48.7	22	26.4	16.1-40.0
$75,000+	110	21	18.3	11.1-28.6	42	41.7	31.0-53.3	29	22.3	14.6-32.6	18	17.7	10.0-29.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	466	68	15.0	11.1-19.9	110	26.9	21.5-33.1	180	35.0	29.5-40.9	108	23.2	18.4-28.7
No	309	65	26.6	19.6-35.0	107	32.6	26.3-39.7	71	20.3	15.3-26.4	66	20.5	15.4-26.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	158	24	15.6	9.5-24.6	57	39.8	30.1-50.4	51	29.5	21.4-39.1	26	15.0	9.4-23.3
Non-Veteran	646	116	21.5	17.0-26.9	171	26.8	22.5-31.7	205	27.9	23.7-32.6	154	23.7	19.6-28.3

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

334

24.7

18.4-32.2

105

32.2

26.0-39.2

100

25.9

20.7-32.0

17.1

12.6-22.9

Female

470

16.0

11.9-21.1

123

27.0

21.9-32.8

156

30.6

25.3-36.4

118

26.5

21.5-32.1

RACE

White

619

107

18.2

14.5-22.7

174

30.1

25.5-35.1

191

28.2

23.9-32.9

147

23.5

19.4-28.0

African American

163

28.0

18.6-39.8

25.7

17.6-35.8

28.8

20.9-38.2

17.5

11.3-26.0

Other Minorities

3.5

0.5-21.8

49.6

25.6-73.8

27.7

10.8-54.7

19.2

5.6-48.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.2

1.0-38.1

42.9

17.9-72.2

34.1

11.6-67.2

15.7

4.5-42.3

Non-Hispanic

787

139

20.7

16.7-25.3

221

29.1

25.0-33.6

251

28.1

24.3-32.3

176

22.1

18.5-26.1

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

40.5

5.2-89.4

0.0

. - .

59.5

10.6-94.8

25-34

39.9

14.7-71.9

23.4

8.8-49.2

29.2

11.0-58.0

7.4

2.0-24.1

35-44

29.0

16.7-45.4

21.9

12.3-36.0

19.1

9.4-34.8

30.1

17.8-46.0

45-54

148

19.3

12.3-28.9

31.3

22.3-42.0

26.5

18.7-36.1

22.9

15.6-32.2

55-64

215

17.2

11.0-25.8

34.6

26.2-44.2

25.6

19.2-33.3

22.6

16.1-30.7

65-74

212

17.8

11.6-26.4

31.2

24.1-39.5

34.8

27.4-43.0

16.1

10.6-23.8

75+

144

18.0

11.3-27.6

23.2

15.1-33.8

36.6

27.0-47.4

22.2

15.4-30.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

157

13.7

8.0-22.4

30.5

21.1-41.8

35.0

26.5-44.5

20.9

14.1-29.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

249

20.4

14.1-28.5

31.0

23.6-39.6

23.9

17.9-31.1

24.7

18.2-32.6

Some Post-H.S.

225

26.4

17.9-37.2

24.6

18.0-32.5

27.9

20.5-36.6

21.2

15.0-28.9

College Graduate

172

17.3

11.8-24.8

33.8

25.5-43.2

29.6

21.8-38.7

19.4

13.0-27.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

137

12.7

6.7-22.8

40.2

29.0-52.5

28.1

19.8-38.2

19.0

11.8-29.1

$15,000- 24,999

157

17.5

10.7-27.4

24.4

16.7-34.1

36.1

26.8-46.6

22.0

14.2-32.4

$25,000- 34,999

28.6

16.7-44.6

28.7

19.2-40.4

22.6

14.0-34.3

20.1

12.5-30.8

$35,000- 49,999

111

24.6

15.1-37.4

31.5

20.6-44.9

19.8

12.4-30.2

24.1

16.1-34.4

$50,000-74,999

21.5

10.1-40.2

17.4

9.6-29.7

34.7

22.9-48.7

26.4

16.1-40.0

$75,000+

110

18.3

11.1-28.6

41.7

31.0-53.3

22.3

14.6-32.6

17.7

10.0-29.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

466

15.0

11.1-19.9

110

26.9

21.5-33.1

180

35.0

29.5-40.9

108

23.2

18.4-28.7

309

26.6

19.6-35.0

107

32.6

26.3-39.7

20.3

15.3-26.4

20.5

15.4-26.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

158

15.6

9.5-24.6

39.8

30.1-50.4

29.5

21.4-39.1

15.0

9.4-23.3

Non-Veteran

646

116

21.5

17.0-26.9

171

26.8

22.5-31.7

205

27.9

23.7-32.6

154

23.7

19.6-28.3

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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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