BRFSS 2007 - Western 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: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,764	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
-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
GENDER
Male	136	29	23.0	15.3-33.0	40	30.9	22.3-41.0	36	22.5	15.7-31.1	31	23.6	15.9-33.6
Female	201	43	22.1	15.6-30.4	38	22.5	15.8-30.9	59	28.8	21.9-36.8	61	26.6	20.4-33.9
RACE
White	304	68	23.3	17.7-30.0	69	26.6	20.7-33.5	82	24.5	19.4-30.6	85	25.5	20.1-31.9
African American	21	1	8.9	1.3-42.4	7	31.5	14.6-55.2	7	33.4	15.7-57.3	6	26.3	11.8-48.6
Other Minorities	9	1	11.9	1.6-52.7	2	25.3	6.2-63.5	5	50.1	18.7-81.4	1	12.7	1.7-54.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	47.3	7.4-90.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	52.7	9.1-92.6
Non-Hispanic	334	71	22.3	17.0-28.6	78	27.0	21.3-33.5	95	25.9	20.8-31.7	90	24.8	19.7-30.8
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	4	1	18.0	2.0-69.9	2	46.0	8.0-89.3	1	36.0	4.9-86.1	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	20	3	22.8	6.5-55.6	5	25.5	9.9-51.6	3	17.6	5.1-45.5	9	34.1	16.2-58.0
45-54	49	11	24.5	12.5-42.5	10	23.0	11.6-40.4	12	20.5	10.7-35.6	16	32.0	18.2-49.9
55-64	94	22	24.0	15.4-35.4	23	27.0	17.4-39.4	26	25.1	16.7-36.0	23	23.9	15.1-35.6
65-74	101	24	22.4	14.7-32.6	24	27.5	18.3-39.2	32	31.5	22.3-42.4	21	18.6	12.0-27.6
75+	66	11	19.3	9.3-35.9	12	25.9	14.3-42.4	21	28.5	18.2-41.8	22	26.2	16.7-38.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	88	24	28.1	18.0-41.0	10	18.4	9.1-33.7	30	33.8	23.0-46.7	24	19.7	12.7-29.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	101	15	19.6	10.0-34.9	21	19.3	12.0-29.7	32	24.7	16.7-34.8	33	36.3	25.0-49.4
Some Post-H.S.	81	23	25.7	16.4-37.9	24	35.1	23.6-48.5	15	17.5	9.8-29.2	19	21.7	13.2-33.5
College Graduate	67	10	16.3	8.6-28.9	23	36.6	23.9-51.6	18	27.3	16.6-41.6	16	19.7	11.1-32.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	14	22.7	12.8-37.2	10	19.5	9.0-37.2	19	32.1	20.2-46.9	18	25.7	15.8-38.9
$15,000- 24,999	80	17	22.9	13.9-35.2	13	22.4	12.4-36.9	25	28.3	18.6-40.7	25	26.4	17.4-37.9
$25,000- 34,999	34	9	27.9	14.3-47.3	8	23.1	11.2-41.5	8	28.4	14.0-49.0	9	20.7	10.3-37.1
$35,000- 49,999	46	8	20.7	8.5-42.5	16	36.4	21.4-54.6	14	22.7	12.6-37.5	8	20.1	9.1-39.0
$50,000-74,999	36	3	6.9	2.1-20.4	16	44.2	26.0-64.1	6	18.5	7.0-40.6	11	30.4	15.8-50.5
$75,000+	31	10	37.7	19.5-60.3	8	30.1	14.6-51.9	8	18.8	8.7-36.2	5	13.4	4.6-33.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	203	45	23.3	16.3-32.1	40	21.5	15.2-29.6	64	31.0	23.8-39.3	54	24.1	17.9-31.7
No	118	24	21.8	14.1-32.0	36	37.0	26.9-48.5	27	18.4	12.2-26.8	31	22.8	14.9-33.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	64	16	23.7	14.2-36.8	22	36.4	24.0-50.9	14	20.5	12.0-32.8	12	19.4	10.5-33.0
Non-Veteran	273	56	22.2	16.3-29.5	56	24.3	18.2-31.5	81	26.9	21.2-33.6	80	26.6	20.7-33.4

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

-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

GENDER

Male

136

23.0

15.3-33.0

30.9

22.3-41.0

22.5

15.7-31.1

23.6

15.9-33.6

Female

201

22.1

15.6-30.4

22.5

15.8-30.9

28.8

21.9-36.8

26.6

20.4-33.9

RACE

White

304

23.3

17.7-30.0

26.6

20.7-33.5

24.5

19.4-30.6

25.5

20.1-31.9

African American

8.9

1.3-42.4

31.5

14.6-55.2

33.4

15.7-57.3

26.3

11.8-48.6

Other Minorities

11.9

1.6-52.7

25.3

6.2-63.5

50.1

18.7-81.4

12.7

1.7-54.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.3

7.4-90.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

52.7

9.1-92.6

Non-Hispanic

334

22.3

17.0-28.6

27.0

21.3-33.5

25.9

20.8-31.7

24.8

19.7-30.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

18.0

2.0-69.9

46.0

8.0-89.3

36.0

4.9-86.1

0.0

. - .

35-44

22.8

6.5-55.6

25.5

9.9-51.6

17.6

5.1-45.5

34.1

16.2-58.0

45-54

24.5

12.5-42.5

23.0

11.6-40.4

20.5

10.7-35.6

32.0

18.2-49.9

55-64

24.0

15.4-35.4

27.0

17.4-39.4

25.1

16.7-36.0

23.9

15.1-35.6

65-74

101

22.4

14.7-32.6

27.5

18.3-39.2

31.5

22.3-42.4

18.6

12.0-27.6

75+

19.3

9.3-35.9

25.9

14.3-42.4

28.5

18.2-41.8

26.2

16.7-38.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

28.1

18.0-41.0

18.4

9.1-33.7

33.8

23.0-46.7

19.7

12.7-29.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

101

19.6

10.0-34.9

19.3

12.0-29.7

24.7

16.7-34.8

36.3

25.0-49.4

Some Post-H.S.

25.7

16.4-37.9

35.1

23.6-48.5

17.5

9.8-29.2

21.7

13.2-33.5

College Graduate

16.3

8.6-28.9

36.6

23.9-51.6

27.3

16.6-41.6

19.7

11.1-32.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.7

12.8-37.2

19.5

9.0-37.2

32.1

20.2-46.9

25.7

15.8-38.9

$15,000- 24,999

22.9

13.9-35.2

22.4

12.4-36.9

28.3

18.6-40.7

26.4

17.4-37.9

$25,000- 34,999

27.9

14.3-47.3

23.1

11.2-41.5

28.4

14.0-49.0

20.7

10.3-37.1

$35,000- 49,999

20.7

8.5-42.5

36.4

21.4-54.6

22.7

12.6-37.5

20.1

9.1-39.0

$50,000-74,999

6.9

2.1-20.4

44.2

26.0-64.1

18.5

7.0-40.6

30.4

15.8-50.5

$75,000+

37.7

19.5-60.3

30.1

14.6-51.9

18.8

8.7-36.2

13.4

4.6-33.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

203

23.3

16.3-32.1

21.5

15.2-29.6

31.0

23.8-39.3

24.1

17.9-31.7

118

21.8

14.1-32.0

37.0

26.9-48.5

18.4

12.2-26.8

22.8

14.9-33.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

23.7

14.2-36.8

36.4

24.0-50.9

20.5

12.0-32.8

19.4

10.5-33.0

Non-Veteran

273

22.2

16.3-29.5

24.3

18.2-31.5

26.9

21.2-33.6

26.6

20.7-33.4

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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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