BRFSS 2009 - Western 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: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,634	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
-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
GENDER
Male	136	22	14.1	8.8-21.9	39	34.6	24.7-46.0	35	20.9	14.2-29.6	40	30.3	21.9-40.4
Female	206	37	18.6	13.0-25.9	46	26.1	18.2-35.9	60	25.7	19.1-33.6	63	29.6	22.6-37.6
RACE
White	291	50	15.6	11.5-20.9	80	31.9	24.9-39.8	75	23.9	18.6-30.2	86	28.6	22.8-35.2
African American	18	5	22.1	7.2-50.9	1	17.5	2.7-62.0	5	19.6	6.7-45.2	7	40.8	17.8-68.6
Other Minorities	32	4	25.6	8.3-56.8	3	9.3	2.5-29.3	15	21.5	10.4-39.2	10	43.6	21.6-68.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	1	16.1	2.1-63.0	1	18.7	2.5-67.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	65.2	24.2-91.7
Non-Hispanic	335	58	16.5	12.3-21.7	83	30.4	23.8-37.9	95	24.0	19.0-29.9	99	29.1	23.5-35.4
AGE
18-44	20	3	11.6	3.3-33.3	6	45.2	22.4-70.3	3	10.4	2.7-32.7	8	32.7	14.5-58.2
45-54	45	8	16.4	7.8-31.4	11	35.4	19.1-56.0	13	20.8	10.6-36.6	13	27.4	14.6-45.5
55-64	99	15	12.3	6.9-21.1	29	32.1	20.5-46.5	26	25.8	16.9-37.3	29	29.7	20.3-41.2
65+	178	33	20.7	14.2-29.2	39	22.7	15.8-31.4	53	26.2	19.2-34.7	53	30.3	22.9-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	76	10	18.7	9.2-34.3	13	16.3	9.0-27.5	27	33.4	21.5-47.8	26	31.7	20.5-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	136	20	12.3	7.3-19.8	33	29.6	19.0-43.1	38	22.7	15.6-31.8	45	35.4	25.6-46.6
Some Post-H.S.	75	16	17.9	10.3-29.4	25	39.4	26.5-54.0	14	18.2	9.9-31.1	20	24.4	15.4-36.5
College Graduate	54	13	22.5	12.9-36.3	14	33.8	19.8-51.4	15	20.7	11.3-34.7	12	23.0	12.9-37.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	78	9	12.7	5.5-26.4	22	26.6	16.7-39.5	23	30.2	19.4-43.7	24	30.5	19.9-43.8
$15,000- 24,999	78	9	8.3	3.6-17.9	14	23.0	12.6-38.3	24	27.7	17.5-40.9	31	40.9	28.4-54.8
$25,000- 34,999	37	9	20.8	10.3-37.7	13	38.3	20.8-59.5	8	23.6	11.4-42.5	7	17.3	7.9-33.7
$35,000- 49,999	32	7	22.0	9.6-42.8	6	20.8	8.1-43.8	9	13.1	4.9-30.6	10	44.2	25.2-65.0
$50,000-74,999	27	5	11.5	4.1-28.0	7	28.5	13.0-51.6	9	37.4	19.6-59.4	6	22.6	9.2-45.9
$75,000+	30	8	20.8	9.7-39.1	10	48.9	27.8-70.4	3	6.9	2.1-21.0	9	23.4	11.0-43.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	221	41	19.2	13.7-26.4	45	22.2	15.8-30.1	72	30.7	23.8-38.5	63	27.9	21.3-35.6
No	108	15	10.5	6.0-17.8	36	43.8	31.4-57.1	21	12.8	7.4-21.2	36	32.8	22.8-44.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	63	12	17.0	9.4-28.9	18	32.5	20.2-47.8	18	26.6	16.3-40.4	15	23.8	14.1-37.3
Non-Veteran	246	37	15.0	10.4-21.3	59	28.6	21.0-37.6	70	23.8	18.0-30.8	80	32.6	25.7-40.4

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

-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

GENDER

Male

136

14.1

8.8-21.9

34.6

24.7-46.0

20.9

14.2-29.6

30.3

21.9-40.4

Female

206

18.6

13.0-25.9

26.1

18.2-35.9

25.7

19.1-33.6

29.6

22.6-37.6

RACE

White

291

15.6

11.5-20.9

31.9

24.9-39.8

23.9

18.6-30.2

28.6

22.8-35.2

African American

22.1

7.2-50.9

17.5

2.7-62.0

19.6

6.7-45.2

40.8

17.8-68.6

Other Minorities

25.6

8.3-56.8

9.3

2.5-29.3

21.5

10.4-39.2

43.6

21.6-68.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.1

2.1-63.0

18.7

2.5-67.1

0.0

. - .

65.2

24.2-91.7

Non-Hispanic

335

16.5

12.3-21.7

30.4

23.8-37.9

24.0

19.0-29.9

29.1

23.5-35.4

AGE

18-44

11.6

3.3-33.3

45.2

22.4-70.3

10.4

2.7-32.7

32.7

14.5-58.2

45-54

16.4

7.8-31.4

35.4

19.1-56.0

20.8

10.6-36.6

27.4

14.6-45.5

55-64

12.3

6.9-21.1

32.1

20.5-46.5

25.8

16.9-37.3

29.7

20.3-41.2

65+

178

20.7

14.2-29.2

22.7

15.8-31.4

26.2

19.2-34.7

30.3

22.9-39.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

18.7

9.2-34.3

16.3

9.0-27.5

33.4

21.5-47.8

31.7

20.5-45.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

136

12.3

7.3-19.8

29.6

19.0-43.1

22.7

15.6-31.8

35.4

25.6-46.6

Some Post-H.S.

17.9

10.3-29.4

39.4

26.5-54.0

18.2

9.9-31.1

24.4

15.4-36.5

College Graduate

22.5

12.9-36.3

33.8

19.8-51.4

20.7

11.3-34.7

23.0

12.9-37.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.7

5.5-26.4

26.6

16.7-39.5

30.2

19.4-43.7

30.5

19.9-43.8

$15,000- 24,999

8.3

3.6-17.9

23.0

12.6-38.3

27.7

17.5-40.9

40.9

28.4-54.8

$25,000- 34,999

20.8

10.3-37.7

38.3

20.8-59.5

23.6

11.4-42.5

17.3

7.9-33.7

$35,000- 49,999

22.0

9.6-42.8

20.8

8.1-43.8

13.1

4.9-30.6

44.2

25.2-65.0

$50,000-74,999

11.5

4.1-28.0

28.5

13.0-51.6

37.4

19.6-59.4

22.6

9.2-45.9

$75,000+

20.8

9.7-39.1

48.9

27.8-70.4

6.9

2.1-21.0

23.4

11.0-43.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

221

19.2

13.7-26.4

22.2

15.8-30.1

30.7

23.8-38.5

27.9

21.3-35.6

108

10.5

6.0-17.8

43.8

31.4-57.1

12.8

7.4-21.2

32.8

22.8-44.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.0

9.4-28.9

32.5

20.2-47.8

26.6

16.3-40.4

23.8

14.1-37.3

Non-Veteran

246

15.0

10.4-21.3

28.6

21.0-37.6

23.8

18.0-30.8

32.6

25.7-40.4

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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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