BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	55	11	16.9	8.9-29.7	10	28.7	15.0-48.0	24	39.6	25.7-55.5	10	14.8	7.4-27.4
Buncombe	32	6	15.5	6.6-32.4	10	39.8	22.2-60.5	10	25.9	13.1-44.7	6	18.8	8.4-36.7
Cabarrus	44	8	27.7	10.9-54.5	17	28.7	15.8-46.3	10	14.9	6.9-29.2	9	28.8	12.8-52.7
Catawba	36	5	9.6	3.8-22.1	10	26.7	13.7-45.5	10	33.1	17.7-53.2	11	30.6	15.9-50.7
Cumberland	70	11	14.5	7.4-26.6	12	12.6	6.4-23.4	30	47.7	33.8-61.9	17	25.1	15.3-38.5
Davidson	57	11	17.0	8.3-31.5	19	38.9	25.3-54.6	15	24.1	13.7-38.7	12	20.0	10.7-34.2
Durham	50	10	23.1	11.4-41.3	20	43.6	27.8-60.8	17	28.4	16.3-44.7	3	4.9	1.5-14.8
Forsyth	41	6	13.8	4.9-33.1	17	49.1	31.8-66.6	11	18.5	9.4-33.2	7	18.6	8.8-35.4
Gaston	47	12	32.0	16.7-52.3	11	20.7	10.8-36.1	12	30.8	16.3-50.3	12	16.5	8.8-29.1
Guilford	61	21	34.0	21.5-49.1	10	14.4	7.4-26.1	19	38.2	24.8-53.7	11	13.4	6.8-24.9
Iredell	44	11	23.2	12.7-38.7	8	19.4	9.8-34.9	13	32.7	19.1-49.9	12	24.7	13.8-40.1
Johnston	46	6	13.2	5.4-28.9	13	21.5	11.6-36.5	14	28.5	16.0-45.5	13	36.8	20.0-57.6
Mecklenburg	54	11	25.7	13.9-42.6	13	27.9	15.9-44.2	15	22.5	12.7-36.6	15	23.8	13.9-37.8
New Hanover	68	16	24.4	14.6-38.0	23	35.0	23.0-49.2	16	21.8	12.8-34.4	13	18.8	9.7-33.3
Onslow	50	9	20.4	10.7-35.5	10	21.9	11.2-38.6	19	33.2	20.5-48.9	12	24.4	12.6-41.9
Orange	23	5	22.2	8.3-47.5	6	32.0	14.1-57.5	8	25.6	11.8-46.9	4	20.2	7.3-44.9
Pitt	40	6	13.6	6.0-28.2	13	37.1	21.9-55.4	10	28.3	15.2-46.5	11	20.9	11.1-36.0
Randolph	39	7	17.5	7.5-35.7	9	30.6	12.2-58.3	11	27.0	13.3-47.1	12	24.8	12.3-43.9
Robeson	54	9	19.2	9.3-35.7	12	17.9	9.7-30.9	16	24.7	14.5-38.8	17	38.1	23.3-55.5
Rowan	61	9	12.7	6.1-24.6	19	35.2	21.6-51.6	21	35.1	22.6-50.1	12	17.0	8.6-30.7
Union	30	5	13.9	4.9-33.9	9	26.1	12.5-46.6	7	28.3	12.8-51.5	9	31.7	14.8-55.2
Wake	44	11	25.1	13.7-41.6	18	41.1	26.2-57.8	4	5.4	1.9-14.4	11	28.3	15.4-46.2
Wayne	63	16	24.1	13.7-38.8	15	24.8	14.5-38.9	15	25.0	13.1-42.3	17	26.2	15.0-41.7
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	755	157	22.8	18.5-27.8	211	29.1	24.6-34.1	224	26.8	22.6-31.4	163	21.3	17.3-25.9
Western NC	342	59	16.4	12.3-21.5	85	30.2	23.7-37.6	95	23.4	18.5-29.1	103	30.0	24.3-36.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	228	42	18.2	13.1-24.8	58	30.7	23.2-39.4	70	24.2	18.3-31.3	58	26.8	20.3-34.4
Northwest	364	62	16.3	11.6-22.3	101	32.7	26.3-39.9	100	26.8	21.3-33.3	101	24.2	19.2-29.9
Charlotte	194	40	27.5	18.5-38.9	55	22.7	16.1-30.8	49	22.3	15.8-30.7	50	27.4	19.0-37.9
Greensboro	196	48	23.8	16.0-33.7	39	24.3	15.1-36.8	70	36.0	26.3-46.8	39	16.0	10.3-23.9
Southern Regional	179	29	11.0	6.8-17.3	39	18.3	11.1-28.6	64	40.8	30.0-52.7	47	29.9	20.5-41.5
Coastal	91	19	20.2	9.6-37.7	30	24.0	13.7-38.5	24	23.0	12.3-38.9	18	32.8	15.3-56.8
Wake	158	30	21.3	13.8-31.3	55	36.1	26.8-46.5	44	23.2	15.9-32.5	29	19.5	12.4-29.1
Area L	21	6	40.4	19.0-66.3	3	13.3	4.2-35.3	9	38.4	18.6-62.9	3	7.9	2.3-23.3
Eastern	203	39	11.7	6.4-20.4	58	35.1	21.7-51.3	58	25.0	15.3-38.2	48	28.1	12.0-52.9

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

16.9

8.9-29.7

28.7

15.0-48.0

39.6

25.7-55.5

14.8

7.4-27.4

Buncombe

15.5

6.6-32.4

39.8

22.2-60.5

25.9

13.1-44.7

18.8

8.4-36.7

Cabarrus

27.7

10.9-54.5

28.7

15.8-46.3

14.9

6.9-29.2

28.8

12.8-52.7

Catawba

9.6

3.8-22.1

26.7

13.7-45.5

33.1

17.7-53.2

30.6

15.9-50.7

Cumberland

14.5

7.4-26.6

12.6

6.4-23.4

47.7

33.8-61.9

25.1

15.3-38.5

Davidson

17.0

8.3-31.5

38.9

25.3-54.6

24.1

13.7-38.7

20.0

10.7-34.2

Durham

23.1

11.4-41.3

43.6

27.8-60.8

28.4

16.3-44.7

4.9

1.5-14.8

Forsyth

13.8

4.9-33.1

49.1

31.8-66.6

18.5

9.4-33.2

18.6

8.8-35.4

Gaston

32.0

16.7-52.3

20.7

10.8-36.1

30.8

16.3-50.3

16.5

8.8-29.1

Guilford

34.0

21.5-49.1

14.4

7.4-26.1

38.2

24.8-53.7

13.4

6.8-24.9

Iredell

23.2

12.7-38.7

19.4

9.8-34.9

32.7

19.1-49.9

24.7

13.8-40.1

Johnston

13.2

5.4-28.9

21.5

11.6-36.5

28.5

16.0-45.5

36.8

20.0-57.6

Mecklenburg

25.7

13.9-42.6

27.9

15.9-44.2

22.5

12.7-36.6

23.8

13.9-37.8

New Hanover

24.4

14.6-38.0

35.0

23.0-49.2

21.8

12.8-34.4

18.8

9.7-33.3

Onslow

20.4

10.7-35.5

21.9

11.2-38.6

33.2

20.5-48.9

24.4

12.6-41.9

Orange

22.2

8.3-47.5

32.0

14.1-57.5

25.6

11.8-46.9

20.2

7.3-44.9

Pitt

13.6

6.0-28.2

37.1

21.9-55.4

28.3

15.2-46.5

20.9

11.1-36.0

Randolph

17.5

7.5-35.7

30.6

12.2-58.3

27.0

13.3-47.1

24.8

12.3-43.9

Robeson

19.2

9.3-35.7

17.9

9.7-30.9

24.7

14.5-38.8

38.1

23.3-55.5

Rowan

12.7

6.1-24.6

35.2

21.6-51.6

35.1

22.6-50.1

17.0

8.6-30.7

Union

13.9

4.9-33.9

26.1

12.5-46.6

28.3

12.8-51.5

31.7

14.8-55.2

Wake

25.1

13.7-41.6

41.1

26.2-57.8

5.4

1.9-14.4

28.3

15.4-46.2

Wayne

24.1

13.7-38.8

24.8

14.5-38.9

25.0

13.1-42.3

26.2

15.0-41.7

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

755

157

22.8

18.5-27.8

211

29.1

24.6-34.1

224

26.8

22.6-31.4

163

21.3

17.3-25.9

Western NC

342

16.4

12.3-21.5

30.2

23.7-37.6

23.4

18.5-29.1

103

30.0

24.3-36.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

228

18.2

13.1-24.8

30.7

23.2-39.4

24.2

18.3-31.3

26.8

20.3-34.4

Northwest

364

16.3

11.6-22.3

101

32.7

26.3-39.9

100

26.8

21.3-33.3

101

24.2

19.2-29.9

Charlotte

194

27.5

18.5-38.9

22.7

16.1-30.8

22.3

15.8-30.7

27.4

19.0-37.9

Greensboro

196

23.8

16.0-33.7

24.3

15.1-36.8

36.0

26.3-46.8

16.0

10.3-23.9

Southern Regional

179

11.0

6.8-17.3

18.3

11.1-28.6

40.8

30.0-52.7

29.9

20.5-41.5

Coastal

20.2

9.6-37.7

24.0

13.7-38.5

23.0

12.3-38.9

32.8

15.3-56.8

Wake

158

21.3

13.8-31.3

36.1

26.8-46.5

23.2

15.9-32.5

19.5

12.4-29.1

Area L

40.4

19.0-66.3

13.3

4.2-35.3

38.4

18.6-62.9

7.9

2.3-23.3

Eastern

203

11.7

6.4-20.4

35.1

21.7-51.3

25.0

15.3-38.2

28.1

12.0-52.9

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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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