BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?)

2008 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	1,898	362	19.7	17.4-22.3	484	26.3	23.5-29.4	596	31.1	28.2-34.1	456	22.8	20.3-25.6
-Eastern NC	707	128	18.7	15.2-22.7	168	24.8	20.6-29.7	235	31.0	26.8-35.4	176	25.5	21.6-29.9
GENDER
Male	271	58	20.6	15.4-27.0	74	28.9	21.7-37.3	75	24.5	18.8-31.2	64	26.0	19.9-33.3
Female	436	70	16.9	12.6-22.1	94	20.9	16.8-25.8	160	37.2	31.6-43.0	112	25.0	20.5-30.2
RACE
White	387	76	20.0	15.3-25.7	91	26.7	20.3-34.3	117	26.6	21.3-32.5	103	26.7	21.4-32.8
African American	261	43	16.5	11.8-22.5	60	21.8	16.3-28.5	101	38.3	31.4-45.8	57	23.4	17.5-30.6
Other Minorities	56	8	21.2	9.0-42.3	17	29.0	16.5-45.7	15	20.2	10.4-35.5	16	29.7	16.6-47.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	21	4	19.4	5.2-51.2	6	35.8	15.3-63.3	10	41.7	20.2-66.9	1	3.1	0.4-19.7
Non-Hispanic	682	123	18.5	15.1-22.6	162	24.4	20.1-29.4	222	30.4	26.2-34.9	175	26.6	22.6-31.2
AGE
25-34	10	2	15.4	2.9-53.1	3	57.1	21.9-86.4	2	12.8	2.7-43.9	3	14.7	3.6-43.9
35-44	38	5	15.3	6.2-33.1	9	17.8	8.8-32.9	15	37.3	21.8-56.0	9	29.5	14.8-50.3
45-54	122	25	24.2	15.8-35.3	27	19.3	12.5-28.7	35	26.7	18.2-37.4	35	29.8	20.8-40.6
55-64	194	41	21.1	14.8-29.1	51	24.9	18.4-32.6	55	29.7	22.3-38.4	47	24.4	17.6-32.6
65-74	196	32	14.1	9.5-20.3	46	27.1	20.1-35.4	78	39.1	31.2-47.6	40	19.7	13.9-27.3
75+	143	21	14.7	9.1-22.8	31	23.4	16.1-32.7	49	31.3	23.3-40.6	42	30.6	22.5-40.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	197	36	19.6	13.2-28.1	29	16.6	10.9-24.3	73	31.6	24.5-39.7	59	32.2	24.4-41.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	215	40	22.8	16.2-31.3	55	23.5	17.6-30.6	69	29.9	22.9-38.1	51	23.7	17.4-31.5
Some Post-H.S.	168	29	15.3	9.9-23.0	51	35.3	24.1-48.4	48	26.7	18.6-36.7	40	22.7	15.3-32.4
College Graduate	126	23	15.0	9.4-23.1	33	26.7	18.0-37.7	44	36.7	26.8-47.8	26	21.6	14.2-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	139	23	19.8	12.0-30.9	25	17.7	11.0-27.1	59	41.0	31.1-51.7	32	21.5	14.4-30.8
$15,000- 24,999	157	29	16.8	11.2-24.5	44	30.9	22.7-40.5	44	23.5	16.9-31.8	40	28.8	20.4-38.8
$25,000- 34,999	91	20	31.5	19.8-46.1	19	15.4	9.2-24.7	28	33.0	22.4-45.7	24	20.1	12.8-30.3
$35,000- 49,999	85	17	17.7	10.2-29.1	19	24.7	15.1-37.7	27	30.6	19.5-44.7	22	26.9	16.5-40.6
$50,000-74,999	57	7	12.0	5.4-24.6	19	30.9	19.0-46.0	17	30.9	17.7-48.1	14	26.2	14.8-42.0
$75,000+	65	16	20.7	11.8-33.8	17	27.2	16.0-42.3	15	22.2	12.7-35.7	17	29.9	18.1-45.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	446	79	18.1	13.9-23.2	99	22.1	17.8-27.1	164	36.0	30.5-41.8	104	23.8	19.0-29.4
No	246	47	18.9	13.6-25.7	63	28.4	20.1-38.5	67	23.1	17.3-30.1	69	29.6	22.8-37.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	29	20.0	13.1-29.2	46	30.8	22.6-40.4	39	25.4	17.7-35.1	25	23.8	15.4-34.8
Non-Veteran	567	98	17.7	14.0-22.1	122	23.4	18.5-29.2	196	32.7	27.9-37.8	151	26.2	21.9-31.0

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,898

362

19.7

17.4-22.3

484

26.3

23.5-29.4

596

31.1

28.2-34.1

456

22.8

20.3-25.6

-Eastern NC

707

128

18.7

15.2-22.7

168

24.8

20.6-29.7

235

31.0

26.8-35.4

176

25.5

21.6-29.9

GENDER

Male

271

20.6

15.4-27.0

28.9

21.7-37.3

24.5

18.8-31.2

26.0

19.9-33.3

Female

436

16.9

12.6-22.1

20.9

16.8-25.8

160

37.2

31.6-43.0

112

25.0

20.5-30.2

RACE

White

387

20.0

15.3-25.7

26.7

20.3-34.3

117

26.6

21.3-32.5

103

26.7

21.4-32.8

African American

261

16.5

11.8-22.5

21.8

16.3-28.5

101

38.3

31.4-45.8

23.4

17.5-30.6

Other Minorities

21.2

9.0-42.3

29.0

16.5-45.7

20.2

10.4-35.5

29.7

16.6-47.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.4

5.2-51.2

35.8

15.3-63.3

41.7

20.2-66.9

3.1

0.4-19.7

Non-Hispanic

682

123

18.5

15.1-22.6

162

24.4

20.1-29.4

222

30.4

26.2-34.9

175

26.6

22.6-31.2

AGE

25-34

15.4

2.9-53.1

57.1

21.9-86.4

12.8

2.7-43.9

14.7

3.6-43.9

35-44

15.3

6.2-33.1

17.8

8.8-32.9

37.3

21.8-56.0

29.5

14.8-50.3

45-54

122

24.2

15.8-35.3

19.3

12.5-28.7

26.7

18.2-37.4

29.8

20.8-40.6

55-64

194

21.1

14.8-29.1

24.9

18.4-32.6

29.7

22.3-38.4

24.4

17.6-32.6

65-74

196

14.1

9.5-20.3

27.1

20.1-35.4

39.1

31.2-47.6

19.7

13.9-27.3

75+

143

14.7

9.1-22.8

23.4

16.1-32.7

31.3

23.3-40.6

30.6

22.5-40.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

197

19.6

13.2-28.1

16.6

10.9-24.3

31.6

24.5-39.7

32.2

24.4-41.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

215

22.8

16.2-31.3

23.5

17.6-30.6

29.9

22.9-38.1

23.7

17.4-31.5

Some Post-H.S.

168

15.3

9.9-23.0

35.3

24.1-48.4

26.7

18.6-36.7

22.7

15.3-32.4

College Graduate

126

15.0

9.4-23.1

26.7

18.0-37.7

36.7

26.8-47.8

21.6

14.2-31.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

139

19.8

12.0-30.9

17.7

11.0-27.1

41.0

31.1-51.7

21.5

14.4-30.8

$15,000- 24,999

157

16.8

11.2-24.5

30.9

22.7-40.5

23.5

16.9-31.8

28.8

20.4-38.8

$25,000- 34,999

31.5

19.8-46.1

15.4

9.2-24.7

33.0

22.4-45.7

20.1

12.8-30.3

$35,000- 49,999

17.7

10.2-29.1

24.7

15.1-37.7

30.6

19.5-44.7

26.9

16.5-40.6

$50,000-74,999

12.0

5.4-24.6

30.9

19.0-46.0

30.9

17.7-48.1

26.2

14.8-42.0

$75,000+

20.7

11.8-33.8

27.2

16.0-42.3

22.2

12.7-35.7

29.9

18.1-45.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

446

18.1

13.9-23.2

22.1

17.8-27.1

164

36.0

30.5-41.8

104

23.8

19.0-29.4

246

18.9

13.6-25.7

28.4

20.1-38.5

23.1

17.3-30.1

29.6

22.8-37.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

20.0

13.1-29.2

30.8

22.6-40.4

25.4

17.7-35.1

23.8

15.4-34.8

Non-Veteran

567

17.7

14.0-22.1

122

23.4

18.5-29.2

196

32.7

27.9-37.8

151

26.2

21.9-31.0

Back to Diabetes.

*Respondents with diabetes who reported having no feet were NOT asked this question.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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