BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations? Include times when checked by a family member or friend,<br>but do not include times when checked by a health professional.*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,682	1,253	72.5	67.9-76.6	245	14.1	11.6-17.0	39	2.5	1.6- 3.8	12	0.7	0.4- 1.5	133	10.2	6.8-15.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	56	45	82.0	68.4-90.5	4	7.2	2.4-19.8	1	1.8	0.3-11.8	3	4.0	1.1-13.4	3	4.9	1.5-15.1
Buncombe	32	28	86.8	67.4-95.5	3	7.4	2.2-22.1	1	5.7	0.8-31.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Cabarrus	46	31	66.0	42.3-83.7	11	15.5	7.5-29.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	18.5	4.7-51.2
Catawba	37	25	64.3	44.6-80.2	6	19.5	8.3-39.2	3	11.0	2.9-33.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.2	1.5-16.3
Cumberland	72	60	85.0	73.8-91.9	5	5.6	2.2-13.5	2	3.1	0.7-12.0	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	4	5.0	1.5-15.4
Davidson	59	39	73.8	60.0-84.1	12	15.3	8.0-27.2	1	1.8	0.3-12.0	0	0.0	. - .	7	9.1	3.7-20.8
Durham	50	33	64.9	47.5-79.0	11	23.8	12.1-41.4	2	1.5	0.4- 6.2	1	3.8	0.5-22.4	3	6.0	1.8-18.0
Forsyth	41	29	65.6	46.9-80.5	7	15.9	7.3-31.2	2	3.9	0.8-16.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	14.5	4.8-36.5
Gaston	47	36	79.9	64.5-89.7	7	10.3	4.7-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	9.8	3.3-25.7
Guilford	60	44	71.9	56.3-83.6	12	19.8	10.1-35.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	8.3	3.0-20.7
Iredell	44	32	73.5	56.7-85.4	7	13.1	6.0-26.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	1	5.6	0.8-30.2	3	6.6	1.9-20.1
Johnston	47	33	64.7	44.0-81.1	6	12.0	5.1-25.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .	7	22.6	8.5-47.7
Mecklenburg	56	41	77.4	63.5-87.1	7	14.1	6.5-27.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	8.5	3.8-18.0
New Hanover	69	49	73.9	61.1-83.6	13	16.2	9.0-27.4	2	4.5	1.1-17.1	0	0.0	. - .	5	5.4	2.0-13.6
Onslow	52	36	67.6	50.8-80.8	12	23.7	12.3-40.8	2	3.0	0.7-12.4	1	3.2	0.5-19.4	1	2.5	0.4-16.0
Orange	24	13	55.2	32.7-75.7	4	22.3	7.9-48.9	1	6.7	0.9-35.1	0	0.0	. - .	6	15.8	6.0-35.3
Pitt	40	32	80.7	63.6-90.9	4	6.0	2.1-15.8	1	4.7	0.7-26.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.6	2.6-24.9
Randolph	39	25	62.8	42.0-79.7	10	25.3	12.1-45.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	11.9	4.1-30.0
Robeson	59	53	91.1	80.4-96.2	4	6.3	2.2-16.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.6	0.6-11.0
Rowan	66	51	75.8	59.8-86.9	11	14.2	7.5-25.1	1	6.6	1.0-33.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.4	1.0-11.1
Union	30	25	88.5	73.4-95.6	3	7.0	2.0-21.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.5	1.1-16.7
Wake	44	33	74.2	57.4-86.0	4	8.4	2.6-24.3	3	7.1	2.3-20.0	1	2.1	0.3-13.8	3	8.2	2.4-24.0
Wayne	67	54	80.8	67.0-89.8	4	6.0	1.6-19.6	3	6.1	1.7-19.1	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	5	5.9	2.3-14.4
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	560	430	71.0	60.7-79.5	72	12.6	8.4-18.4	13	2.3	1.1- 4.8	5	0.8	0.3- 2.6	40	13.4	6.2-26.5
Piedmont	770	555	72.7	67.9-77.0	126	15.1	11.8-19.2	18	2.8	1.6- 4.9	6	0.7	0.3- 1.9	65	8.7	6.2-12.0
Western NC	352	268	76.3	69.8-81.7	47	14.5	10.0-20.6	8	1.9	0.7- 5.4	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	28	7.0	4.4-10.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	233	175	77.4	70.5-83.0	32	13.5	9.3-19.2	8	3.1	1.1- 8.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	17	5.5	3.1- 9.3
Northwest	377	278	72.1	65.4-78.0	58	14.4	10.3-19.8	8	2.9	1.3- 6.6	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	32	10.1	6.3-15.9
Charlotte	198	146	72.8	62.5-81.1	32	16.3	9.9-25.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.5	0	0.0	. - .	19	10.0	5.2-18.4
Greensboro	198	140	72.6	62.4-80.9	34	16.7	10.0-26.3	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	3	0.6	0.2- 2.1	19	9.4	5.1-16.8
Southern Regional	192	161	84.5	75.1-90.8	17	5.5	2.9-10.1	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0	3	2.2	0.5- 8.4	9	6.7	2.5-16.8
Coastal	94	68	77.7	63.3-87.5	16	11.2	5.3-22.0	2	1.6	0.4- 6.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	9.6	3.7-22.5
Wake	160	114	71.4	61.5-79.7	23	14.0	8.3-22.9	8	5.6	2.3-12.8	2	1.7	0.4- 6.6	13	7.2	3.6-13.9
Area L	21	9	43.8	22.2-68.0	7	33.7	14.4-60.4	2	9.6	2.3-32.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	12.9	3.6-37.0
Eastern	209	162	67.2	44.8-83.9	26	12.1	5.7-23.7	6	1.4	0.5- 3.5	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8	13	18.8	5.0-50.6

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,682

1,253

72.5

67.9-76.6

245

14.1

11.6-17.0

2.5

1.6- 3.8

0.7

0.4- 1.5

133

10.2

6.8-15.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

82.0

68.4-90.5

7.2

2.4-19.8

1.8

0.3-11.8

4.0

1.1-13.4

4.9

1.5-15.1

Buncombe

86.8

67.4-95.5

7.4

2.2-22.1

5.7

0.8-31.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Cabarrus

66.0

42.3-83.7

15.5

7.5-29.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

18.5

4.7-51.2

Catawba

64.3

44.6-80.2

19.5

8.3-39.2

11.0

2.9-33.8

0.0

. - .

5.2

1.5-16.3

Cumberland

85.0

73.8-91.9

5.6

2.2-13.5

3.1

0.7-12.0

1.3

0.2- 8.7

5.0

1.5-15.4

Davidson

73.8

60.0-84.1

15.3

8.0-27.2

1.8

0.3-12.0

0.0

. - .

9.1

3.7-20.8

Durham

64.9

47.5-79.0

23.8

12.1-41.4

1.5

0.4- 6.2

3.8

0.5-22.4

6.0

1.8-18.0

Forsyth

65.6

46.9-80.5

15.9

7.3-31.2

3.9

0.8-16.7

0.0

. - .

14.5

4.8-36.5

Gaston

79.9

64.5-89.7

10.3

4.7-21.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.8

3.3-25.7

Guilford

71.9

56.3-83.6

19.8

10.1-35.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.3

3.0-20.7

Iredell

73.5

56.7-85.4

13.1

6.0-26.4

1.3

0.2- 8.6

5.6

0.8-30.2

6.6

1.9-20.1

Johnston

64.7

44.0-81.1

12.0

5.1-25.9

0.7

0.1- 4.9

0.0

. - .

22.6

8.5-47.7

Mecklenburg

77.4

63.5-87.1

14.1

6.5-27.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.5

3.8-18.0

New Hanover

73.9

61.1-83.6

16.2

9.0-27.4

4.5

1.1-17.1

0.0

. - .

5.4

2.0-13.6

Onslow

67.6

50.8-80.8

23.7

12.3-40.8

3.0

0.7-12.4

3.2

0.5-19.4

2.5

0.4-16.0

Orange

55.2

32.7-75.7

22.3

7.9-48.9

6.7

0.9-35.1

0.0

. - .

15.8

6.0-35.3

Pitt

80.7

63.6-90.9

6.0

2.1-15.8

4.7

0.7-26.6

0.0

. - .

8.6

2.6-24.9

Randolph

62.8

42.0-79.7

25.3

12.1-45.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

11.9

4.1-30.0

Robeson

91.1

80.4-96.2

6.3

2.2-16.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.6

0.6-11.0

Rowan

75.8

59.8-86.9

14.2

7.5-25.1

6.6

1.0-33.9

0.0

. - .

3.4

1.0-11.1

Union

88.5

73.4-95.6

7.0

2.0-21.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

4.5

1.1-16.7

Wake

74.2

57.4-86.0

8.4

2.6-24.3

7.1

2.3-20.0

2.1

0.3-13.8

8.2

2.4-24.0

Wayne

80.8

67.0-89.8

6.0

1.6-19.6

6.1

1.7-19.1

1.2

0.2- 8.2

5.9

2.3-14.4

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

560

430

71.0

60.7-79.5

12.6

8.4-18.4

2.3

1.1- 4.8

0.8

0.3- 2.6

13.4

6.2-26.5

Piedmont

770

555

72.7

67.9-77.0

126

15.1

11.8-19.2

2.8

1.6- 4.9

0.7

0.3- 1.9

8.7

6.2-12.0

Western NC

352

268

76.3

69.8-81.7

14.5

10.0-20.6

1.9

0.7- 5.4

0.3

0.0- 2.2

7.0

4.4-10.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

233

175

77.4

70.5-83.0

13.5

9.3-19.2

3.1

1.1- 8.7

0.5

0.1- 3.5

5.5

3.1- 9.3

Northwest

377

278

72.1

65.4-78.0

14.4

10.3-19.8

2.9

1.3- 6.6

0.4

0.1- 3.0

10.1

6.3-15.9

Charlotte

198

146

72.8

62.5-81.1

16.3

9.9-25.7

1.0

0.1- 6.5

0.0

. - .

10.0

5.2-18.4

Greensboro

198

140

72.6

62.4-80.9

16.7

10.0-26.3

0.7

0.2- 2.9

0.6

0.2- 2.1

9.4

5.1-16.8

Southern Regional

192

161

84.5

75.1-90.8

5.5

2.9-10.1

1.2

0.3- 5.0

2.2

0.5- 8.4

6.7

2.5-16.8

Coastal

77.7

63.3-87.5

11.2

5.3-22.0

1.6

0.4- 6.7

0.0

. - .

9.6

3.7-22.5

Wake

160

114

71.4

61.5-79.7

14.0

8.3-22.9

5.6

2.3-12.8

1.7

0.4- 6.6

7.2

3.6-13.9

Area L

43.8

22.2-68.0

33.7

14.4-60.4

9.6

2.3-32.0

0.0

. - .

12.9

3.6-37.0

Eastern

209

162

67.2

44.8-83.9

12.1

5.7-23.7

1.4

0.5- 3.5

0.4

0.1- 1.8

18.8

5.0-50.6

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*Respondents who reported having no feet excluded for this table.

^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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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Diabetes

About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations? Include times when checked by a family member or friend,but do not include times when checked by a health professional.*

About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations? Include times when checked by a family member or friend,
but do not include times when checked by a health professional.*