BRFSS 2008 - 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?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	50	14	26.9	15.6-42.2	11	24.4	13.2-40.7	18	34.5	20.9-51.2	7	14.3	5.9-30.4
Buncombe	31	5	20.3	8.6-40.8	12	44.8	26.5-64.6	9	23.5	11.8-41.5	5	11.4	4.4-26.5
Cabarrus	37	10	28.6	14.4-48.9	7	22.0	9.6-42.6	14	37.6	21.8-56.6	6	11.8	4.5-27.5
Catawba	48	10	15.9	8.1-28.8	14	31.6	18.3-48.7	12	27.6	14.8-45.6	12	24.9	13.3-41.6
Cumberland	76	18	24.8	15.2-37.7	12	16.4	8.1-30.2	28	35.4	23.9-48.8	18	23.5	13.9-37.0
Davidson	42	6	15.6	6.7-32.2	13	28.5	15.9-45.7	11	27.0	13.4-46.8	12	28.9	15.8-46.9
Durham	39	3	13.8	4.0-38.4	12	32.5	17.4-52.5	18	39.5	23.7-57.8	6	14.1	5.8-30.4
Forsyth	42	8	21.8	10.4-40.3	14	28.9	16.7-45.2	14	29.0	16.2-46.4	6	20.3	9.1-39.3
Gaston	38	6	17.7	7.2-37.3	9	23.9	11.7-42.5	15	41.3	24.6-60.3	8	17.1	7.4-34.7
Guilford	41	7	13.8	5.8-29.5	10	20.2	9.2-38.8	16	51.3	32.1-70.1	8	14.7	6.5-29.8
Iredell	45	9	18.8	9.1-34.8	13	25.8	14.5-41.8	8	14.4	6.7-28.3	15	40.9	25.1-58.9
Johnston	46	9	17.8	8.4-33.7	6	9.2	3.8-20.8	16	34.0	18.4-54.1	15	39.0	22.6-58.4
Mecklenburg	65	9	10.5	4.8-21.4	24	35.2	23.0-49.7	19	39.2	25.2-55.3	13	15.0	7.8-27.0
New Hanover	52	8	11.2	4.6-24.9	17	46.5	23.8-70.7	14	15.6	7.6-29.4	13	26.7	13.4-46.1
Onslow	43	10	21.3	11.0-37.4	14	36.6	21.6-54.7	8	17.7	8.0-34.9	11	24.4	13.0-40.9
Orange	26	8	34.0	16.7-56.9	4	19.2	6.5-44.8	10	37.8	20.3-59.1	4	9.0	3.1-23.5
Pitt	40	2	5.9	1.3-23.7	10	22.8	12.0-39.1	18	40.9	25.9-57.9	10	30.3	16.2-49.5
Randolph	53	13	23.2	12.6-38.8	17	34.3	21.3-50.1	11	18.9	10.1-32.4	12	23.7	13.0-39.3
Robeson	66	9	12.4	5.9-24.3	20	40.9	26.6-57.0	22	24.6	15.1-37.3	15	22.1	12.5-36.1
Rowan	65	11	16.7	8.1-31.4	13	13.2	6.4-25.1	18	23.6	12.9-39.0	23	46.5	26.4-67.9
Union	39	6	10.8	4.2-24.9	13	35.2	19.0-55.7	11	21.2	10.9-37.2	9	32.8	17.1-53.7
Wake	64	19	24.6	15.1-37.3	13	27.4	15.1-44.5	17	24.5	14.6-38.0	15	23.6	13.5-37.9
Wayne	59	14	28.1	16.5-43.5	11	16.5	8.4-29.9	18	36.0	22.3-52.4	16	19.4	11.2-31.4
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	832	167	20.1	16.7-24.1	220	26.2	22.1-30.7	260	32.3	28.0-37.0	185	21.4	17.6-25.6
Western NC	359	67	20.4	15.6-26.2	96	30.3	24.2-37.3	101	26.4	21.0-32.7	95	22.8	18.0-28.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	239	45	23.7	17.3-31.6	68	29.5	22.8-37.2	65	23.4	17.6-30.4	61	23.5	17.7-30.4
Northwest	387	70	16.9	12.7-22.1	103	27.7	22.1-34.1	108	29.5	23.6-36.2	106	25.8	20.2-32.5
Charlotte	215	42	19.9	13.6-28.1	56	25.3	18.6-33.4	71	37.0	28.6-46.3	46	17.8	12.5-24.8
Greensboro	196	45	19.2	13.0-27.3	53	28.5	20.5-38.1	65	38.5	28.8-49.2	33	13.8	9.1-20.6
Southern Regional	231	44	19.9	14.2-27.0	51	23.0	16.5-31.0	83	30.8	23.7-38.9	53	26.4	18.2-36.7
Coastal	103	18	15.8	8.7-26.9	29	34.7	20.7-51.9	33	26.9	17.2-39.4	23	22.7	14.0-34.5
Wake	188	39	23.7	16.8-32.4	39	24.4	16.3-34.9	65	27.8	20.6-36.2	45	24.1	17.0-32.9
Area L	74	10	13.5	6.3-26.7	21	27.1	17.3-39.9	21	25.0	15.9-37.1	22	34.3	22.4-48.7
Eastern	265	49	19.2	13.6-26.4	64	23.2	17.6-29.9	85	33.9	26.8-41.7	67	23.8	17.9-30.8

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

26.9

15.6-42.2

24.4

13.2-40.7

34.5

20.9-51.2

14.3

5.9-30.4

Buncombe

20.3

8.6-40.8

44.8

26.5-64.6

23.5

11.8-41.5

11.4

4.4-26.5

Cabarrus

28.6

14.4-48.9

22.0

9.6-42.6

37.6

21.8-56.6

11.8

4.5-27.5

Catawba

15.9

8.1-28.8

31.6

18.3-48.7

27.6

14.8-45.6

24.9

13.3-41.6

Cumberland

24.8

15.2-37.7

16.4

8.1-30.2

35.4

23.9-48.8

23.5

13.9-37.0

Davidson

15.6

6.7-32.2

28.5

15.9-45.7

27.0

13.4-46.8

28.9

15.8-46.9

Durham

13.8

4.0-38.4

32.5

17.4-52.5

39.5

23.7-57.8

14.1

5.8-30.4

Forsyth

21.8

10.4-40.3

28.9

16.7-45.2

29.0

16.2-46.4

20.3

9.1-39.3

Gaston

17.7

7.2-37.3

23.9

11.7-42.5

41.3

24.6-60.3

17.1

7.4-34.7

Guilford

13.8

5.8-29.5

20.2

9.2-38.8

51.3

32.1-70.1

14.7

6.5-29.8

Iredell

18.8

9.1-34.8

25.8

14.5-41.8

14.4

6.7-28.3

40.9

25.1-58.9

Johnston

17.8

8.4-33.7

9.2

3.8-20.8

34.0

18.4-54.1

39.0

22.6-58.4

Mecklenburg

10.5

4.8-21.4

35.2

23.0-49.7

39.2

25.2-55.3

15.0

7.8-27.0

New Hanover

11.2

4.6-24.9

46.5

23.8-70.7

15.6

7.6-29.4

26.7

13.4-46.1

Onslow

21.3

11.0-37.4

36.6

21.6-54.7

17.7

8.0-34.9

24.4

13.0-40.9

Orange

34.0

16.7-56.9

19.2

6.5-44.8

37.8

20.3-59.1

9.0

3.1-23.5

Pitt

5.9

1.3-23.7

22.8

12.0-39.1

40.9

25.9-57.9

30.3

16.2-49.5

Randolph

23.2

12.6-38.8

34.3

21.3-50.1

18.9

10.1-32.4

23.7

13.0-39.3

Robeson

12.4

5.9-24.3

40.9

26.6-57.0

24.6

15.1-37.3

22.1

12.5-36.1

Rowan

16.7

8.1-31.4

13.2

6.4-25.1

23.6

12.9-39.0

46.5

26.4-67.9

Union

10.8

4.2-24.9

35.2

19.0-55.7

21.2

10.9-37.2

32.8

17.1-53.7

Wake

24.6

15.1-37.3

27.4

15.1-44.5

24.5

14.6-38.0

23.6

13.5-37.9

Wayne

28.1

16.5-43.5

16.5

8.4-29.9

36.0

22.3-52.4

19.4

11.2-31.4

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

832

167

20.1

16.7-24.1

220

26.2

22.1-30.7

260

32.3

28.0-37.0

185

21.4

17.6-25.6

Western NC

359

20.4

15.6-26.2

30.3

24.2-37.3

101

26.4

21.0-32.7

22.8

18.0-28.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

239

23.7

17.3-31.6

29.5

22.8-37.2

23.4

17.6-30.4

23.5

17.7-30.4

Northwest

387

16.9

12.7-22.1

103

27.7

22.1-34.1

108

29.5

23.6-36.2

106

25.8

20.2-32.5

Charlotte

215

19.9

13.6-28.1

25.3

18.6-33.4

37.0

28.6-46.3

17.8

12.5-24.8

Greensboro

196

19.2

13.0-27.3

28.5

20.5-38.1

38.5

28.8-49.2

13.8

9.1-20.6

Southern Regional

231

19.9

14.2-27.0

23.0

16.5-31.0

30.8

23.7-38.9

26.4

18.2-36.7

Coastal

103

15.8

8.7-26.9

34.7

20.7-51.9

26.9

17.2-39.4

22.7

14.0-34.5

Wake

188

23.7

16.8-32.4

24.4

16.3-34.9

27.8

20.6-36.2

24.1

17.0-32.9

Area L

13.5

6.3-26.7

27.1

17.3-39.9

25.0

15.9-37.1

34.3

22.4-48.7

Eastern

265

19.2

13.6-26.4

23.2

17.6-29.9

33.9

26.8-41.7

23.8

17.9-30.8

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*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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