BRFSS 2009 - 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: North Carolina

Diabetes-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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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
-AFRICAN AMERICANS	363	66	17.3	12.0-24.3	89	24.5	17.8-32.6	133	29.3	22.5-37.2	75	29.0	18.8-41.8
GENDER
Male	122	23	19.0	10.9-30.9	36	35.9	23.9-50.0	44	22.6	15.0-32.5	19	22.5	11.5-39.3
Female	241	43	16.1	9.8-25.4	53	16.6	10.8-24.6	89	33.9	23.8-45.7	56	33.4	19.4-51.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	94.3	50.8-99.6	1	5.7	0.4-49.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	361	66	17.7	12.3-24.8	88	22.8	16.8-30.2	132	29.8	22.9-37.8	75	29.6	19.4-42.5
AGE
18-44	32	5	10.4	2.9-30.9	6	15.0	4.4-40.0	10	16.7	6.2-37.7	11	58.0	26.5-84.0
45-54	66	14	21.2	10.8-37.5	18	36.6	22.2-53.7	19	20.5	10.7-35.7	15	21.7	10.6-39.4
55-64	124	21	22.9	12.6-38.0	35	30.5	18.7-45.7	43	27.7	18.6-39.2	25	18.8	11.3-29.7
65+	139	26	13.6	7.8-22.5	29	17.1	10.1-27.4	61	43.4	30.2-57.7	23	25.9	13.0-45.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	83	17	18.2	9.3-32.6	15	24.3	10.8-45.9	35	29.3	17.1-45.3	16	28.2	12.0-53.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	144	28	19.4	10.4-33.2	36	20.6	12.0-33.0	46	23.8	14.6-36.4	34	36.2	18.8-58.3
Some Post-H.S.	73	14	15.9	8.0-29.2	20	24.1	14.0-38.3	29	46.1	30.6-62.5	10	13.9	6.7-26.5
College Graduate	61	7	11.8	4.2-28.9	18	37.7	22.2-56.3	22	25.1	14.5-39.8	14	25.4	13.2-43.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	89	20	25.3	13.2-42.9	13	10.2	4.7-20.8	35	47.4	32.0-63.3	21	17.1	9.7-28.5
$15,000- 24,999	79	14	23.2	11.2-42.1	15	14.3	7.4-26.1	32	30.1	18.8-44.4	18	32.3	17.7-51.6
$25,000- 34,999	39	4	7.6	2.4-21.3	11	42.4	18.6-70.3	14	28.7	12.5-53.2	10	21.3	9.2-41.8
$35,000- 49,999	34	6	11.6	3.6-31.4	10	36.3	17.2-60.9	12	26.2	12.8-46.2	6	26.0	10.0-52.5
$50,000- 74,999	38	7	9.3	3.9-20.5	14	45.3	26.3-65.8	10	23.6	11.2-43.0	7	21.9	9.1-44.0
$75,000+	18	2	14.5	3.4-44.7	9	59.6	32.1-82.2	5	18.2	5.6-45.3	2	7.7	1.8-27.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	223	41	21.7	14.3-31.5	43	18.0	11.8-26.3	98	38.6	29.4-48.7	41	21.8	13.0-34.2
No	121	22	11.6	5.5-22.9	41	32.4	18.8-49.9	27	14.6	7.9-25.3	31	41.4	22.1-63.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	53	9	14.3	4.2-38.5	16	26.2	12.6-46.5	19	27.0	13.8-46.1	9	32.6	12.1-63.0
Non-Veteran	278	55	18.9	12.7-27.1	65	22.9	15.7-32.2	101	29.7	21.8-39.0	57	28.5	16.9-43.7

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

-AFRICAN AMERICANS

363

17.3

12.0-24.3

24.5

17.8-32.6

133

29.3

22.5-37.2

29.0

18.8-41.8

GENDER

Male

122

19.0

10.9-30.9

35.9

23.9-50.0

22.6

15.0-32.5

22.5

11.5-39.3

Female

241

16.1

9.8-25.4

16.6

10.8-24.6

33.9

23.8-45.7

33.4

19.4-51.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

94.3

50.8-99.6

5.7

0.4-49.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

361

17.7

12.3-24.8

22.8

16.8-30.2

132

29.8

22.9-37.8

29.6

19.4-42.5

AGE

18-44

10.4

2.9-30.9

15.0

4.4-40.0

16.7

6.2-37.7

58.0

26.5-84.0

45-54

21.2

10.8-37.5

36.6

22.2-53.7

20.5

10.7-35.7

21.7

10.6-39.4

55-64

124

22.9

12.6-38.0

30.5

18.7-45.7

27.7

18.6-39.2

18.8

11.3-29.7

65+

139

13.6

7.8-22.5

17.1

10.1-27.4

43.4

30.2-57.7

25.9

13.0-45.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.2

9.3-32.6

24.3

10.8-45.9

29.3

17.1-45.3

28.2

12.0-53.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

144

19.4

10.4-33.2

20.6

12.0-33.0

23.8

14.6-36.4

36.2

18.8-58.3

Some Post-H.S.

15.9

8.0-29.2

24.1

14.0-38.3

46.1

30.6-62.5

13.9

6.7-26.5

College Graduate

11.8

4.2-28.9

37.7

22.2-56.3

25.1

14.5-39.8

25.4

13.2-43.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.3

13.2-42.9

10.2

4.7-20.8

47.4

32.0-63.3

17.1

9.7-28.5

$15,000- 24,999

23.2

11.2-42.1

14.3

7.4-26.1

30.1

18.8-44.4

32.3

17.7-51.6

$25,000- 34,999

7.6

2.4-21.3

42.4

18.6-70.3

28.7

12.5-53.2

21.3

9.2-41.8

$35,000- 49,999

11.6

3.6-31.4

36.3

17.2-60.9

26.2

12.8-46.2

26.0

10.0-52.5

$50,000- 74,999

9.3

3.9-20.5

45.3

26.3-65.8

23.6

11.2-43.0

21.9

9.1-44.0

$75,000+

14.5

3.4-44.7

59.6

32.1-82.2

18.2

5.6-45.3

7.7

1.8-27.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

223

21.7

14.3-31.5

18.0

11.8-26.3

38.6

29.4-48.7

21.8

13.0-34.2

121

11.6

5.5-22.9

32.4

18.8-49.9

14.6

7.9-25.3

41.4

22.1-63.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.3

4.2-38.5

26.2

12.6-46.5

27.0

13.8-46.1

32.6

12.1-63.0

Non-Veteran

278

18.9

12.7-27.1

22.9

15.7-32.2

101

29.7

21.8-39.0

28.5

16.9-43.7

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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.

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