BRFSS 2008 - Western 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: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	152	39	27.0	19.2-36.4	43	27.0	19.7-35.8	37	24.3	16.6-34.1	33	21.7	15.0-30.4
Female	207	28	14.2	9.3-21.1	53	33.5	24.3-44.1	64	28.4	21.1-37.0	62	23.9	17.6-31.6
RACE
White	320	61	20.4	15.5-26.4	88	31.0	24.5-38.4	86	25.6	20.0-32.1	85	23.0	17.9-28.9
African American	17	3	24.7	6.5-60.9	4	19.1	5.9-47.0	5	39.4	15.0-70.5	5	16.8	5.8-39.7
Other Minorities	21	3	14.6	4.0-41.2	4	34.9	11.3-69.4	10	26.7	11.3-51.0	4	23.7	7.0-56.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	1	28.4	4.0-79.0	3	64.3	19.4-93.1	1	7.3	0.9-41.9	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	352	66	20.3	15.5-26.1	92	29.4	23.2-36.4	99	26.9	21.3-33.3	95	23.4	18.5-29.2
AGE
25-34	10	2	19.5	4.8-54.0	4	45.6	18.0-76.2	1	4.9	0.6-29.0	3	30.0	9.2-64.5
35-44	12	5	36.2	13.5-67.5	3	26.4	7.8-60.6	1	14.0	2.0-56.4	3	23.3	6.4-57.5
45-54	58	11	18.1	9.2-32.5	17	36.5	21.7-54.4	14	19.4	9.8-34.9	16	26.0	14.5-42.2
55-64	99	24	28.8	18.8-41.4	24	22.5	14.7-32.9	26	24.5	15.6-36.2	25	24.2	16.0-34.8
65-74	94	16	17.7	9.9-29.6	23	30.1	18.0-45.7	28	30.1	19.3-43.7	27	22.1	14.4-32.5
75+	85	8	10.2	5.0-19.7	25	30.1	19.4-43.4	31	42.8	29.8-56.9	21	16.9	10.4-26.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	75	7	14.3	5.7-31.8	14	28.4	15.2-46.8	29	31.2	19.6-45.7	25	26.0	15.8-39.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	130	26	18.3	12.0-26.9	32	23.5	15.4-34.2	36	29.5	20.1-41.0	36	28.7	20.0-39.4
Some Post-H.S.	97	21	27.3	17.2-40.4	28	33.9	21.9-48.3	22	18.3	10.2-30.6	26	20.5	12.9-31.2
College Graduate	56	13	21.7	12.3-35.4	22	42.8	28.6-58.3	13	25.5	14.5-41.0	8	10.0	4.5-20.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	87	10	16.0	6.9-33.0	26	26.7	16.7-40.0	24	31.8	19.0-48.2	27	25.4	15.9-37.9
$15,000- 24,999	75	12	17.0	9.5-28.4	20	30.4	19.4-44.2	16	21.3	12.4-34.2	27	31.3	21.1-43.8
$25,000- 34,999	43	9	28.7	14.3-49.4	10	22.9	11.1-41.5	13	24.7	13.6-40.6	11	23.6	12.0-41.3
$35,000- 49,999	46	10	22.2	10.9-39.9	14	42.0	24.2-62.2	12	16.1	7.7-30.6	10	19.7	9.0-37.8
$50,000-74,999	33	9	27.8	14.2-47.2	6	21.0	8.7-42.5	11	30.1	15.4-50.5	7	21.1	9.4-40.9
$75,000+	19	4	11.2	3.5-30.4	6	22.3	8.3-47.9	6	38.9	13.9-71.5	3	27.6	7.3-64.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	223	37	19.3	13.3-27.2	52	24.4	17.9-32.3	73	32.4	24.9-40.9	61	23.9	17.8-31.3
No	130	29	22.5	15.1-32.1	44	41.0	29.9-53.0	25	17.2	10.6-26.6	32	19.3	13.0-27.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	76	20	28.3	17.8-41.8	26	33.9	22.7-47.4	15	19.1	9.9-33.6	15	18.7	10.9-30.2
Non-Veteran	283	47	18.2	13.1-24.7	70	29.3	22.3-37.6	86	28.5	22.2-35.7	80	24.0	18.4-30.6

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

-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

GENDER

Male

152

27.0

19.2-36.4

27.0

19.7-35.8

24.3

16.6-34.1

21.7

15.0-30.4

Female

207

14.2

9.3-21.1

33.5

24.3-44.1

28.4

21.1-37.0

23.9

17.6-31.6

RACE

White

320

20.4

15.5-26.4

31.0

24.5-38.4

25.6

20.0-32.1

23.0

17.9-28.9

African American

24.7

6.5-60.9

19.1

5.9-47.0

39.4

15.0-70.5

16.8

5.8-39.7

Other Minorities

14.6

4.0-41.2

34.9

11.3-69.4

26.7

11.3-51.0

23.7

7.0-56.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.4

4.0-79.0

64.3

19.4-93.1

7.3

0.9-41.9

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

352

20.3

15.5-26.1

29.4

23.2-36.4

26.9

21.3-33.3

23.4

18.5-29.2

AGE

25-34

19.5

4.8-54.0

45.6

18.0-76.2

4.9

0.6-29.0

30.0

9.2-64.5

35-44

36.2

13.5-67.5

26.4

7.8-60.6

14.0

2.0-56.4

23.3

6.4-57.5

45-54

18.1

9.2-32.5

36.5

21.7-54.4

19.4

9.8-34.9

26.0

14.5-42.2

55-64

28.8

18.8-41.4

22.5

14.7-32.9

24.5

15.6-36.2

24.2

16.0-34.8

65-74

17.7

9.9-29.6

30.1

18.0-45.7

30.1

19.3-43.7

22.1

14.4-32.5

75+

10.2

5.0-19.7

30.1

19.4-43.4

42.8

29.8-56.9

16.9

10.4-26.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

14.3

5.7-31.8

28.4

15.2-46.8

31.2

19.6-45.7

26.0

15.8-39.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

130

18.3

12.0-26.9

23.5

15.4-34.2

29.5

20.1-41.0

28.7

20.0-39.4

Some Post-H.S.

27.3

17.2-40.4

33.9

21.9-48.3

18.3

10.2-30.6

20.5

12.9-31.2

College Graduate

21.7

12.3-35.4

42.8

28.6-58.3

25.5

14.5-41.0

10.0

4.5-20.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

16.0

6.9-33.0

26.7

16.7-40.0

31.8

19.0-48.2

25.4

15.9-37.9

$15,000- 24,999

17.0

9.5-28.4

30.4

19.4-44.2

21.3

12.4-34.2

31.3

21.1-43.8

$25,000- 34,999

28.7

14.3-49.4

22.9

11.1-41.5

24.7

13.6-40.6

23.6

12.0-41.3

$35,000- 49,999

22.2

10.9-39.9

42.0

24.2-62.2

16.1

7.7-30.6

19.7

9.0-37.8

$50,000-74,999

27.8

14.2-47.2

21.0

8.7-42.5

30.1

15.4-50.5

21.1

9.4-40.9

$75,000+

11.2

3.5-30.4

22.3

8.3-47.9

38.9

13.9-71.5

27.6

7.3-64.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

223

19.3

13.3-27.2

24.4

17.9-32.3

32.4

24.9-40.9

23.9

17.8-31.3

130

22.5

15.1-32.1

41.0

29.9-53.0

17.2

10.6-26.6

19.3

13.0-27.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

28.3

17.8-41.8

33.9

22.7-47.4

19.1

9.9-33.6

18.7

10.9-30.2

Non-Veteran

283

18.2

13.1-24.7

29.3

22.3-37.6

28.5

22.2-35.7

24.0

18.4-30.6

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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