BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	334	75	21.0	15.9-27.2	108	31.8	25.6-38.8	92	29.6	23.3-36.9	59	17.5	12.5-24.0
Female	498	92	19.3	14.9-24.6	112	21.1	16.1-27.1	168	34.8	29.0-41.0	126	24.9	19.8-30.8
RACE
White	619	124	20.2	16.3-24.9	156	25.0	20.4-30.1	189	31.0	26.3-36.1	150	23.8	19.5-28.8
African American	184	38	20.3	13.8-28.9	56	26.7	19.5-35.4	62	36.5	27.3-46.8	28	16.5	9.8-26.3
Other Minorities	27	5	18.4	7.0-40.3	8	37.9	16.3-65.6	7	24.4	9.4-50.0	7	19.4	7.6-41.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	3	16.6	4.5-45.7	6	44.5	16.7-76.3	4	25.0	7.1-59.1	4	13.9	3.5-41.7
Non-Hispanic	814	164	20.3	16.8-24.3	213	25.3	21.4-29.6	256	32.7	28.3-37.4	181	21.7	17.9-26.1
AGE
25-34	12	2	15.6	3.2-50.7	1	19.3	2.9-65.8	3	22.3	5.6-58.3	6	42.7	16.0-74.5
35-44	62	11	14.6	7.5-26.5	13	22.7	11.4-40.2	24	43.4	29.3-58.6	14	19.3	10.5-32.8
45-54	127	34	31.0	21.4-42.5	32	19.9	13.3-28.8	33	23.1	15.2-33.5	28	26.0	16.3-38.9
55-64	237	46	18.3	12.9-25.3	63	28.8	21.6-37.3	75	32.5	24.8-41.4	53	20.3	14.8-27.3
65-74	240	45	16.0	11.1-22.5	69	33.0	25.8-41.0	74	31.5	24.6-39.4	52	19.5	14.1-26.4
75+	149	29	22.0	14.2-32.5	41	26.4	18.2-36.6	49	36.5	26.9-47.3	30	15.1	9.8-22.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	151	18	12.8	7.1-21.8	43	31.1	20.3-44.5	48	29.9	20.9-40.7	42	26.2	17.9-36.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	284	65	21.6	16.0-28.6	67	21.6	15.7-28.8	92	35.8	28.5-43.9	60	21.0	14.5-29.2
Some Post-H.S.	204	44	24.7	17.2-34.1	59	30.5	22.3-40.3	57	24.2	17.4-32.5	44	20.6	14.1-29.1
College Graduate	190	40	18.2	12.3-25.9	49	24.4	17.6-32.9	62	37.3	27.6-48.1	39	20.2	13.3-29.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	18	11.9	6.5-20.9	41	34.4	22.4-48.7	48	34.8	24.2-47.2	30	18.9	11.8-28.8
$15,000- 24,999	181	34	16.1	9.9-25.2	45	21.1	14.5-29.7	58	36.0	26.4-46.9	44	26.8	17.4-38.9
$25,000- 34,999	91	19	19.6	11.3-31.9	28	40.5	26.3-56.5	24	25.0	16.0-37.0	20	14.8	8.5-24.6
$35,000- 49,999	106	18	20.4	11.2-34.2	30	22.4	14.6-32.6	35	28.5	18.3-41.5	23	28.7	17.3-43.6
$50,000-74,999	90	23	26.3	16.6-38.8	23	24.9	15.6-37.5	24	26.6	16.8-39.4	20	22.2	13.6-34.1
$75,000+	102	26	26.1	16.8-38.2	27	22.4	14.3-33.5	30	32.2	21.4-45.3	19	19.3	11.0-31.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	477	79	17.1	12.8-22.5	122	25.2	20.0-31.2	172	37.0	31.2-43.3	104	20.7	15.9-26.5
No	340	87	24.8	19.2-31.3	92	27.4	21.1-34.6	83	26.6	20.3-34.0	78	21.3	16.1-27.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	154	36	24.3	16.5-34.3	47	31.4	23.2-41.0	48	28.7	20.8-38.1	23	15.5	9.6-24.2
Non-Veteran	678	131	19.3	15.5-23.6	173	25.1	20.6-30.2	212	33.1	28.2-38.4	162	22.5	18.3-27.4

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

334

21.0

15.9-27.2

108

31.8

25.6-38.8

29.6

23.3-36.9

17.5

12.5-24.0

Female

498

19.3

14.9-24.6

112

21.1

16.1-27.1

168

34.8

29.0-41.0

126

24.9

19.8-30.8

RACE

White

619

124

20.2

16.3-24.9

156

25.0

20.4-30.1

189

31.0

26.3-36.1

150

23.8

19.5-28.8

African American

184

20.3

13.8-28.9

26.7

19.5-35.4

36.5

27.3-46.8

16.5

9.8-26.3

Other Minorities

18.4

7.0-40.3

37.9

16.3-65.6

24.4

9.4-50.0

19.4

7.6-41.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.6

4.5-45.7

44.5

16.7-76.3

25.0

7.1-59.1

13.9

3.5-41.7

Non-Hispanic

814

164

20.3

16.8-24.3

213

25.3

21.4-29.6

256

32.7

28.3-37.4

181

21.7

17.9-26.1

AGE

25-34

15.6

3.2-50.7

19.3

2.9-65.8

22.3

5.6-58.3

42.7

16.0-74.5

35-44

14.6

7.5-26.5

22.7

11.4-40.2

43.4

29.3-58.6

19.3

10.5-32.8

45-54

127

31.0

21.4-42.5

19.9

13.3-28.8

23.1

15.2-33.5

26.0

16.3-38.9

55-64

237

18.3

12.9-25.3

28.8

21.6-37.3

32.5

24.8-41.4

20.3

14.8-27.3

65-74

240

16.0

11.1-22.5

33.0

25.8-41.0

31.5

24.6-39.4

19.5

14.1-26.4

75+

149

22.0

14.2-32.5

26.4

18.2-36.6

36.5

26.9-47.3

15.1

9.8-22.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

151

12.8

7.1-21.8

31.1

20.3-44.5

29.9

20.9-40.7

26.2

17.9-36.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

284

21.6

16.0-28.6

21.6

15.7-28.8

35.8

28.5-43.9

21.0

14.5-29.2

Some Post-H.S.

204

24.7

17.2-34.1

30.5

22.3-40.3

24.2

17.4-32.5

20.6

14.1-29.1

College Graduate

190

18.2

12.3-25.9

24.4

17.6-32.9

37.3

27.6-48.1

20.2

13.3-29.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

137

11.9

6.5-20.9

34.4

22.4-48.7

34.8

24.2-47.2

18.9

11.8-28.8

$15,000- 24,999

181

16.1

9.9-25.2

21.1

14.5-29.7

36.0

26.4-46.9

26.8

17.4-38.9

$25,000- 34,999

19.6

11.3-31.9

40.5

26.3-56.5

25.0

16.0-37.0

14.8

8.5-24.6

$35,000- 49,999

106

20.4

11.2-34.2

22.4

14.6-32.6

28.5

18.3-41.5

28.7

17.3-43.6

$50,000-74,999

26.3

16.6-38.8

24.9

15.6-37.5

26.6

16.8-39.4

22.2

13.6-34.1

$75,000+

102

26.1

16.8-38.2

22.4

14.3-33.5

32.2

21.4-45.3

19.3

11.0-31.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

477

17.1

12.8-22.5

122

25.2

20.0-31.2

172

37.0

31.2-43.3

104

20.7

15.9-26.5

340

24.8

19.2-31.3

27.4

21.1-34.6

26.6

20.3-34.0

21.3

16.1-27.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

154

24.3

16.5-34.3

31.4

23.2-41.0

28.7

20.8-38.1

15.5

9.6-24.2

Non-Veteran

678

131

19.3

15.5-23.6

173

25.1

20.6-30.2

212

33.1

28.2-38.4

162

22.5

18.3-27.4

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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