BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,634	315	19.7	16.7-23.2	438	27.8	24.4-31.6	488	28.1	24.8-31.8	393	24.3	20.1-29.0
-Eastern NC	537	99	16.6	11.8-22.9	142	25.3	19.1-32.7	169	31.5	24.9-39.1	127	26.5	17.8-37.6
GENDER
Male	222	48	20.2	13.1-29.8	65	34.2	23.9-46.3	69	25.4	17.5-35.3	40	20.2	11.5-32.9
Female	315	51	13.7	7.9-22.7	77	18.0	12.1-25.9	100	36.6	26.4-48.1	87	31.7	18.8-48.3
RACE
White	311	58	17.2	11.8-24.3	85	27.2	20.2-35.6	93	34.6	26.6-43.7	75	21.0	14.9-28.8
African American	179	29	13.1	6.5-24.5	46	18.5	10.8-30.0	64	31.9	20.2-46.6	40	36.5	19.1-58.2
Other Minorities	41	8	27.3	7.3-64.0	10	42.0	14.4-75.7	11	13.9	5.4-31.3	12	16.8	6.4-37.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	4	57.1	16.1-90.2	3	6.5	1.4-24.9	3	36.4	7.5-80.1	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	524	93	14.6	10.3-20.2	139	26.2	19.7-33.9	165	31.5	24.7-39.2	127	27.7	18.7-39.0
AGE
18-44	42	11	17.3	5.4-43.4	14	37.0	14.2-67.6	6	5.4	1.7-16.1	11	40.3	12.2-76.7
45-54	79	15	10.2	5.3-18.6	17	19.8	10.0-35.5	24	49.7	32.9-66.5	23	20.3	11.6-33.0
55-64	165	31	25.3	15.3-38.8	51	31.2	21.4-43.1	48	23.4	15.7-33.2	35	20.2	11.9-32.0
65+	247	42	12.2	7.8-18.6	58	16.8	11.1-24.6	89	43.4	32.6-54.7	58	27.7	17.2-41.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	103	19	20.4	9.4-38.7	22	20.1	7.8-42.7	41	32.2	19.0-49.0	21	27.3	12.3-50.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	183	32	15.7	8.1-28.1	52	24.1	14.4-37.5	51	26.8	16.6-40.2	48	33.4	16.4-56.1
Some Post-H.S.	147	27	17.4	10.1-28.2	40	21.8	13.9-32.4	49	43.3	30.8-56.7	31	17.5	10.7-27.4
College Graduate	102	20	12.0	7.0-19.9	28	42.6	28.7-57.9	27	21.8	13.4-33.4	27	23.5	14.1-36.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	106	20	16.5	7.2-33.6	17	22.8	8.4-48.7	40	41.8	25.8-59.7	29	18.9	10.9-30.8
$15,000- 24,999	101	13	22.7	9.5-45.1	25	22.2	12.6-36.1	38	33.4	21.3-48.2	25	21.7	11.1-38.0
$25,000- 34,999	45	3	9.0	2.0-32.5	13	13.8	6.8-26.2	17	55.5	34.3-74.9	12	21.6	9.8-41.3
$35,000- 49,999	73	15	20.4	9.4-38.6	21	28.6	16.3-45.2	16	31.5	17.0-50.8	21	19.5	10.5-33.4
$50,000-74,999	71	19	15.9	8.8-27.1	21	35.0	19.0-55.2	21	34.7	18.9-54.9	10	14.3	6.0-30.4
$75,000+	62	14	18.0	8.6-33.7	23	54.3	36.5-71.1	15	12.8	6.6-23.4	10	14.9	6.5-30.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	323	53	15.1	9.8-22.7	76	22.0	15.6-30.0	123	41.3	32.4-50.8	71	21.5	13.8-32.1
No	196	44	19.0	11.0-30.9	62	29.2	18.2-43.3	39	18.6	11.1-29.5	51	33.2	17.9-53.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	105	23	21.8	11.3-38.0	32	29.6	17.7-45.1	30	20.1	11.4-33.0	20	28.4	13.2-50.9
Non-Veteran	388	73	16.5	10.9-24.3	95	21.7	14.9-30.7	122	33.7	25.2-43.3	98	28.1	17.4-42.0

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,634

315

19.7

16.7-23.2

438

27.8

24.4-31.6

488

28.1

24.8-31.8

393

24.3

20.1-29.0

-Eastern NC

537

16.6

11.8-22.9

142

25.3

19.1-32.7

169

31.5

24.9-39.1

127

26.5

17.8-37.6

GENDER

Male

222

20.2

13.1-29.8

34.2

23.9-46.3

25.4

17.5-35.3

20.2

11.5-32.9

Female

315

13.7

7.9-22.7

18.0

12.1-25.9

100

36.6

26.4-48.1

31.7

18.8-48.3

RACE

White

311

17.2

11.8-24.3

27.2

20.2-35.6

34.6

26.6-43.7

21.0

14.9-28.8

African American

179

13.1

6.5-24.5

18.5

10.8-30.0

31.9

20.2-46.6

36.5

19.1-58.2

Other Minorities

27.3

7.3-64.0

42.0

14.4-75.7

13.9

5.4-31.3

16.8

6.4-37.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

57.1

16.1-90.2

6.5

1.4-24.9

36.4

7.5-80.1

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

524

14.6

10.3-20.2

139

26.2

19.7-33.9

165

31.5

24.7-39.2

127

27.7

18.7-39.0

AGE

18-44

17.3

5.4-43.4

37.0

14.2-67.6

5.4

1.7-16.1

40.3

12.2-76.7

45-54

10.2

5.3-18.6

19.8

10.0-35.5

49.7

32.9-66.5

20.3

11.6-33.0

55-64

165

25.3

15.3-38.8

31.2

21.4-43.1

23.4

15.7-33.2

20.2

11.9-32.0

65+

247

12.2

7.8-18.6

16.8

11.1-24.6

43.4

32.6-54.7

27.7

17.2-41.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

103

20.4

9.4-38.7

20.1

7.8-42.7

32.2

19.0-49.0

27.3

12.3-50.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

183

15.7

8.1-28.1

24.1

14.4-37.5

26.8

16.6-40.2

33.4

16.4-56.1

Some Post-H.S.

147

17.4

10.1-28.2

21.8

13.9-32.4

43.3

30.8-56.7

17.5

10.7-27.4

College Graduate

102

12.0

7.0-19.9

42.6

28.7-57.9

21.8

13.4-33.4

23.5

14.1-36.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

106

16.5

7.2-33.6

22.8

8.4-48.7

41.8

25.8-59.7

18.9

10.9-30.8

$15,000- 24,999

101

22.7

9.5-45.1

22.2

12.6-36.1

33.4

21.3-48.2

21.7

11.1-38.0

$25,000- 34,999

9.0

2.0-32.5

13.8

6.8-26.2

55.5

34.3-74.9

21.6

9.8-41.3

$35,000- 49,999

20.4

9.4-38.6

28.6

16.3-45.2

31.5

17.0-50.8

19.5

10.5-33.4

$50,000-74,999

15.9

8.8-27.1

35.0

19.0-55.2

34.7

18.9-54.9

14.3

6.0-30.4

$75,000+

18.0

8.6-33.7

54.3

36.5-71.1

12.8

6.6-23.4

14.9

6.5-30.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

323

15.1

9.8-22.7

22.0

15.6-30.0

123

41.3

32.4-50.8

21.5

13.8-32.1

196

19.0

11.0-30.9

29.2

18.2-43.3

18.6

11.1-29.5

33.2

17.9-53.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

105

21.8

11.3-38.0

29.6

17.7-45.1

20.1

11.4-33.0

28.4

13.2-50.9

Non-Veteran

388

16.5

10.9-24.3

21.7

14.9-30.7

122

33.7

25.2-43.3

28.1

17.4-42.0

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^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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