BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations? Include times when checked by a family member or friend,<br>but do not include times when checked by a health professional.*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,930	1,376	68.5	65.2-71.5	328	19.0	16.4-21.9	48	3.0	1.9- 4.7	13	1.1	0.5- 2.8	165	8.4	7.0-10.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	50	40	74.5	57.5-86.4	6	17.6	7.7-35.2	1	1.3	0.2- 9.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.6	2.0-19.3
Buncombe	31	20	68.0	48.7-82.6	5	17.1	6.8-36.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	14.9	6.4-31.0
Cabarrus	40	29	60.5	41.0-77.1	6	14.4	6.1-30.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	25.1	10.9-47.9
Catawba	48	27	58.3	41.8-73.1	13	26.8	14.8-43.5	2	3.8	1.0-14.3	0	0.0	. - .	6	11.1	4.2-25.9
Cumberland	75	60	79.3	66.4-88.1	10	16.4	8.4-29.4	3	1.6	0.5- 5.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.7	0.7-10.6
Davidson	44	31	68.4	51.0-81.8	9	23.3	11.7-41.1	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.2	2.0-17.8
Durham	40	29	77.9	60.6-89.0	8	18.0	8.0-35.7	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.8	0.7-10.8
Forsyth	40	26	65.1	47.3-79.5	9	20.4	9.9-37.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	14.4	5.9-31.4
Gaston	37	30	77.1	56.1-89.9	7	22.9	10.1-43.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	43	26	49.1	30.4-68.0	9	22.8	10.9-41.6	1	0.8	0.1- 6.0	2	14.3	3.1-46.4	5	13.0	4.2-33.9
Iredell	47	28	55.7	38.7-71.4	9	16.1	8.0-29.8	3	6.5	1.9-20.2	0	0.0	. - .	7	21.7	9.3-42.8
Johnston	48	33	62.3	43.0-78.3	11	28.6	14.2-49.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.4	3	7.5	2.1-23.6
Mecklenburg	66	51	83.0	71.4-90.5	5	4.8	1.8-11.8	2	2.4	0.5-10.6	0	0.0	. - .	8	9.9	4.4-20.7
New Hanover	52	29	42.6	23.4-64.5	10	13.2	6.0-26.6	1	21.4	3.6-66.5	0	0.0	. - .	12	22.7	11.0-41.2
Onslow	45	34	80.2	65.4-89.7	9	18.2	9.1-33.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.6	0.4- 6.3
Orange	27	22	77.4	54.5-90.7	2	8.4	2.1-28.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	14.3	4.3-38.2
Pitt	43	35	80.6	61.0-91.7	6	11.5	4.3-27.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.9	1.5-32.3
Randolph	55	40	72.2	56.9-83.6	6	8.6	3.6-19.3	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	17.5	8.3-33.2
Robeson	68	56	87.5	77.0-93.6	8	7.1	3.3-14.3	2	4.3	1.0-16.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.1	0.3- 4.4
Rowan	63	44	70.9	57.1-81.8	15	21.5	12.4-34.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.6	2.6-19.8
Union	38	27	69.4	49.0-84.3	5	10.5	4.1-24.6	2	2.7	0.6-10.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	17.4	6.0-41.0
Wake	66	37	52.0	37.7-65.9	20	34.6	21.5-50.6	2	2.8	0.6-11.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.4	6	9.4	4.1-20.0
Wayne	58	45	76.9	62.2-87.1	8	13.7	6.5-26.8	2	2.5	0.6-10.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.8	1.9-21.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	726	543	72.4	67.5-76.8	109	15.7	12.5-19.5	19	4.5	2.0- 9.7	5	0.5	0.2- 1.2	50	6.9	5.0- 9.4
Piedmont	848	593	66.9	62.1-71.5	152	20.4	16.4-25.0	21	2.3	1.3- 3.9	5	1.6	0.5- 4.9	77	8.8	6.7-11.6
Western NC	356	240	65.6	58.9-71.7	67	20.9	15.7-27.3	8	2.6	1.1- 5.7	3	0.7	0.2- 2.2	38	10.2	7.1-14.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	240	158	66.1	58.4-73.1	44	18.3	12.8-25.4	6	2.7	1.2- 6.2	3	1.2	0.4- 3.7	29	11.7	7.7-17.4
Northwest	382	255	65.2	58.7-71.1	84	23.1	17.9-29.3	8	1.9	0.8- 4.3	0	0.0	. - .	35	9.8	6.7-14.2
Charlotte	221	165	76.1	68.2-82.6	30	13.0	8.0-20.3	6	2.4	0.9- 6.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	19	8.1	4.9-13.3
Greensboro	203	148	62.5	51.8-72.2	26	17.3	10.8-26.7	3	0.8	0.2- 2.5	3	6.5	1.7-22.1	23	12.8	7.5-21.0
Southern Regional	234	186	77.1	66.7-84.9	29	16.4	9.2-27.6	8	3.3	1.4- 7.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	10	3.2	1.5- 6.5
Coastal	109	71	58.3	43.2-72.0	19	16.9	9.5-28.3	4	13.4	3.5-39.5	0	0.0	. - .	15	11.4	6.4-19.6
Wake	193	129	62.2	52.3-71.2	45	27.3	19.0-37.7	5	3.1	1.2- 7.9	2	0.9	0.2- 4.3	12	6.5	3.3-12.4
Area L	77	57	72.9	60.2-82.7	8	9.8	4.6-19.6	3	4.5	1.3-14.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.2	8	12.1	5.8-23.6
Eastern	271	207	75.7	68.3-81.9	43	16.9	11.5-24.2	5	1.5	0.5- 3.9	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	14	5.1	2.8- 9.2

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,930

1,376

68.5

65.2-71.5

328

19.0

16.4-21.9

3.0

1.9- 4.7

1.1

0.5- 2.8

165

8.4

7.0-10.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

74.5

57.5-86.4

17.6

7.7-35.2

1.3

0.2- 9.1

0.0

. - .

6.6

2.0-19.3

Buncombe

68.0

48.7-82.6

17.1

6.8-36.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

14.9

6.4-31.0

Cabarrus

60.5

41.0-77.1

14.4

6.1-30.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25.1

10.9-47.9

Catawba

58.3

41.8-73.1

26.8

14.8-43.5

3.8

1.0-14.3

0.0

. - .

11.1

4.2-25.9

Cumberland

79.3

66.4-88.1

16.4

8.4-29.4

1.6

0.5- 5.2

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.7-10.6

Davidson

68.4

51.0-81.8

23.3

11.7-41.1

2.1

0.3-13.7

0.0

. - .

6.2

2.0-17.8

Durham

77.9

60.6-89.0

18.0

8.0-35.7

1.3

0.2- 9.0

0.0

. - .

2.8

0.7-10.8

Forsyth

65.1

47.3-79.5

20.4

9.9-37.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

14.4

5.9-31.4

Gaston

77.1

56.1-89.9

22.9

10.1-43.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Guilford

49.1

30.4-68.0

22.8

10.9-41.6

0.8

0.1- 6.0

14.3

3.1-46.4

13.0

4.2-33.9

Iredell

55.7

38.7-71.4

16.1

8.0-29.8

6.5

1.9-20.2

0.0

. - .

21.7

9.3-42.8

Johnston

62.3

43.0-78.3

28.6

14.2-49.1

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.4

7.5

2.1-23.6

Mecklenburg

83.0

71.4-90.5

4.8

1.8-11.8

2.4

0.5-10.6

0.0

. - .

9.9

4.4-20.7

New Hanover

42.6

23.4-64.5

13.2

6.0-26.6

21.4

3.6-66.5

0.0

. - .

22.7

11.0-41.2

Onslow

80.2

65.4-89.7

18.2

9.1-33.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1.6

0.4- 6.3

Orange

77.4

54.5-90.7

8.4

2.1-28.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

14.3

4.3-38.2

Pitt

80.6

61.0-91.7

11.5

4.3-27.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.9

1.5-32.3

Randolph

72.2

56.9-83.6

8.6

3.6-19.3

1.6

0.2-10.7

0.0

. - .

17.5

8.3-33.2

Robeson

87.5

77.0-93.6

7.1

3.3-14.3

4.3

1.0-16.7

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.3- 4.4

Rowan

70.9

57.1-81.8

21.5

12.4-34.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.6

2.6-19.8

Union

69.4

49.0-84.3

10.5

4.1-24.6

2.7

0.6-10.6

0.0

. - .

17.4

6.0-41.0

Wake

52.0

37.7-65.9

34.6

21.5-50.6

2.8

0.6-11.4

1.3

0.2- 8.4

9.4

4.1-20.0

Wayne

76.9

62.2-87.1

13.7

6.5-26.8

2.5

0.6-10.0

0.0

. - .

6.8

1.9-21.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

726

543

72.4

67.5-76.8

109

15.7

12.5-19.5

4.5

2.0- 9.7

0.5

0.2- 1.2

6.9

5.0- 9.4

Piedmont

848

593

66.9

62.1-71.5

152

20.4

16.4-25.0

2.3

1.3- 3.9

1.6

0.5- 4.9

8.8

6.7-11.6

Western NC

356

240

65.6

58.9-71.7

20.9

15.7-27.3

2.6

1.1- 5.7

0.7

0.2- 2.2

10.2

7.1-14.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

240

158

66.1

58.4-73.1

18.3

12.8-25.4

2.7

1.2- 6.2

1.2

0.4- 3.7

11.7

7.7-17.4

Northwest

382

255

65.2

58.7-71.1

23.1

17.9-29.3

1.9

0.8- 4.3

0.0

. - .

9.8

6.7-14.2

Charlotte

221

165

76.1

68.2-82.6

13.0

8.0-20.3

2.4

0.9- 6.2

0.3

0.0- 2.5

8.1

4.9-13.3

Greensboro

203

148

62.5

51.8-72.2

17.3

10.8-26.7

0.8

0.2- 2.5

6.5

1.7-22.1

12.8

7.5-21.0

Southern Regional

234

186

77.1

66.7-84.9

16.4

9.2-27.6

3.3

1.4- 7.3

0.1

0.0- 0.5

3.2

1.5- 6.5

Coastal

109

58.3

43.2-72.0

16.9

9.5-28.3

13.4

3.5-39.5

0.0

. - .

11.4

6.4-19.6

Wake

193

129

62.2

52.3-71.2

27.3

19.0-37.7

3.1

1.2- 7.9

0.9

0.2- 4.3

6.5

3.3-12.4

Area L

72.9

60.2-82.7

9.8

4.6-19.6

4.5

1.3-14.0

0.8

0.1- 5.2

12.1

5.8-23.6

Eastern

271

207

75.7

68.3-81.9

16.9

11.5-24.2

1.5

0.5- 3.9

0.8

0.2- 3.3

5.1

2.8- 9.2

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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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Diabetes

About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations? Include times when checked by a family member or friend,but do not include times when checked by a health professional.*

About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations? Include times when checked by a family member or friend,
but do not include times when checked by a health professional.*