BRFSS 2008 - 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: North Carolina

Diabetes-AFRICAN AMERICANS

About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?*

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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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	462	84	18.9	14.5-24.2	120	24.5	19.7-30.0	168	37.3	31.2-43.9	90	19.3	14.5-25.2
GENDER
Males	144	29	19.8	13.0-29.0	44	27.2	19.5-36.6	50	36.6	26.7-47.8	21	16.3	9.1-27.6
Females	318	55	18.1	12.8-25.0	76	22.4	16.7-29.3	118	37.9	30.5-45.8	69	21.6	15.9-28.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	1	35.9	5.4-84.7	1	29.9	4.1-81.1	2	34.2	6.6-79.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	456	83	18.9	14.5-24.2	118	24.3	19.5-29.8	165	37.4	31.2-44.0	90	19.5	14.6-25.4
AGE
25-34	8	1	9.3	1.2-46.8	1	17.2	2.3-64.3	3	52.1	17.5-84.8	3	21.5	5.6-55.6
35-44	41	8	18.6	8.7-35.4	9	14.8	6.5-30.1	16	46.7	28.7-65.6	8	19.9	8.5-40.0
45-54	96	20	23.7	13.5-38.3	20	18.5	10.9-29.7	33	27.4	17.6-39.9	23	30.3	17.2-47.7
55-64	121	25	20.7	12.7-31.7	33	24.0	15.2-35.8	43	38.8	26.6-52.5	20	16.6	10.1-26.1
65-74	117	18	13.7	8.0-22.5	33	31.8	21.9-43.6	48	42.2	31.2-54.0	18	12.3	6.7-21.5
75+	75	10	16.6	7.7-32.2	22	35.1	22.5-50.2	25	33.1	20.8-48.2	18	15.3	8.9-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	131	22	14.7	9.0-23.1	24	21.7	13.8-32.3	53	35.8	26.9-45.8	32	27.8	19.2-38.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	157	32	24.0	16.0-34.3	44	23.4	16.1-32.7	54	36.6	27.0-47.5	27	15.9	8.5-28.0
Some Post-H.S.	91	18	25.1	14.6-39.7	29	28.8	18.4-42.2	27	22.5	12.9-36.3	17	23.5	12.7-39.4
College Graduate	81	12	7.3	3.6-14.0	22	23.8	13.4-38.5	33	57.3	41.6-71.7	14	11.6	6.0-21.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	115	16	12.9	7.0-22.6	25	24.6	15.2-37.5	50	46.6	34.5-59.1	24	15.9	9.5-25.2
$15,000- 24,999	107	17	16.2	8.1-29.6	36	24.3	15.9-35.3	35	27.9	17.7-41.1	19	31.6	17.9-49.4
$25,000- 34,999	51	14	29.2	16.6-46.1	12	31.1	16.8-50.3	13	26.5	15.0-42.4	12	13.1	6.7-24.1
$35,000- 49,999	50	11	31.1	16.3-51.2	13	18.1	9.5-31.5	17	34.9	19.4-54.5	9	15.8	6.3-34.7
$50,000-74,999	28	5	18.2	6.6-41.3	7	28.0	12.3-52.0	11	37.7	18.5-61.7	5	16.1	6.0-36.6
$75,000+	33	7	15.9	6.6-33.5	7	21.5	9.2-42.6	13	47.4	26.7-69.0	6	15.2	5.6-34.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	278	45	16.6	11.2-23.9	70	22.4	16.7-29.5	109	40.4	32.5-48.7	54	20.6	14.0-29.2
No	172	37	22.3	15.3-31.3	44	25.5	18.0-35.0	56	33.7	23.8-45.3	35	18.5	12.2-27.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	12	30.0	16.5-48.2	21	32.4	19.7-48.4	14	29.9	16.5-48.0	3	7.7	1.9-25.9
Non-Veteran	412	72	17.1	12.7-22.6	99	23.2	18.2-29.2	154	38.5	31.9-45.6	87	21.1	15.8-27.7

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

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

462

18.9

14.5-24.2

120

24.5

19.7-30.0

168

37.3

31.2-43.9

19.3

14.5-25.2

GENDER

Males

144

19.8

13.0-29.0

27.2

19.5-36.6

36.6

26.7-47.8

16.3

9.1-27.6

Females

318

18.1

12.8-25.0

22.4

16.7-29.3

118

37.9

30.5-45.8

21.6

15.9-28.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

35.9

5.4-84.7

29.9

4.1-81.1

34.2

6.6-79.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

456

18.9

14.5-24.2

118

24.3

19.5-29.8

165

37.4

31.2-44.0

19.5

14.6-25.4

AGE

25-34

9.3

1.2-46.8

17.2

2.3-64.3

52.1

17.5-84.8

21.5

5.6-55.6

35-44

18.6

8.7-35.4

14.8

6.5-30.1

46.7

28.7-65.6

19.9

8.5-40.0

45-54

23.7

13.5-38.3

18.5

10.9-29.7

27.4

17.6-39.9

30.3

17.2-47.7

55-64

121

20.7

12.7-31.7

24.0

15.2-35.8

38.8

26.6-52.5

16.6

10.1-26.1

65-74

117

13.7

8.0-22.5

31.8

21.9-43.6

42.2

31.2-54.0

12.3

6.7-21.5

75+

16.6

7.7-32.2

35.1

22.5-50.2

33.1

20.8-48.2

15.3

8.9-24.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

131

14.7

9.0-23.1

21.7

13.8-32.3

35.8

26.9-45.8

27.8

19.2-38.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

157

24.0

16.0-34.3

23.4

16.1-32.7

36.6

27.0-47.5

15.9

8.5-28.0

Some Post-H.S.

25.1

14.6-39.7

28.8

18.4-42.2

22.5

12.9-36.3

23.5

12.7-39.4

College Graduate

7.3

3.6-14.0

23.8

13.4-38.5

57.3

41.6-71.7

11.6

6.0-21.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

115

12.9

7.0-22.6

24.6

15.2-37.5

46.6

34.5-59.1

15.9

9.5-25.2

$15,000- 24,999

107

16.2

8.1-29.6

24.3

15.9-35.3

27.9

17.7-41.1

31.6

17.9-49.4

$25,000- 34,999

29.2

16.6-46.1

31.1

16.8-50.3

26.5

15.0-42.4

13.1

6.7-24.1

$35,000- 49,999

31.1

16.3-51.2

18.1

9.5-31.5

34.9

19.4-54.5

15.8

6.3-34.7

$50,000-74,999

18.2

6.6-41.3

28.0

12.3-52.0

37.7

18.5-61.7

16.1

6.0-36.6

$75,000+

15.9

6.6-33.5

21.5

9.2-42.6

47.4

26.7-69.0

15.2

5.6-34.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

278

16.6

11.2-23.9

22.4

16.7-29.5

109

40.4

32.5-48.7

20.6

14.0-29.2

172

22.3

15.3-31.3

25.5

18.0-35.0

33.7

23.8-45.3

18.5

12.2-27.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

30.0

16.5-48.2

32.4

19.7-48.4

29.9

16.5-48.0

7.7

1.9-25.9

Non-Veteran

412

17.1

12.7-22.6

23.2

18.2-29.2

154

38.5

31.9-45.6

21.1

15.8-27.7

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*Respondents who reported having no feet 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.

This page was generated on 21MAY09.