BRFSS 2010 - 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.*)

2010 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	1,653	1,232	74.2	70.9-77.2	237	13.4	11.4-15.8	44	2.7	1.7- 4.3	5	0.4	0.2- 1.3	135	9.2	7.1-11.9
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	47	35	64.9	44.0-81.3	7	14.7	5.9-32.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	19.5	6.7-44.8
Buncombe	40	31	79.3	62.1-89.9	2	4.2	0.9-17.3	4	8.8	2.9-23.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.7	2.3-22.6
Cabarrus	40	32	82.3	64.2-92.3	4	8.4	2.8-22.7	2	6.1	1.4-22.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.3	0.7-13.9
Catawba	35	28	72.9	51.1-87.4	4	19.3	7.1-42.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.9	2.3-23.3
Cumberland	48	40	84.8	69.7-93.1	4	8.4	2.7-23.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.8	2.3-18.3
Davidson	42	37	91.1	78.2-96.7	3	7.1	2.2-20.5	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.1	0.1- 7.5
Durham	68	42	50.2	34.5-65.9	13	30.5	15.5-51.4	4	6.7	2.3-17.9	0	0.0	. - .	9	12.5	5.6-25.7
Forsyth	35	28	86.1	71.6-93.8	4	8.1	2.7-21.9	1	2.1	0.3-13.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.7	0.9-14.5
Gaston	39	30	73.6	52.1-87.8	4	8.8	2.8-24.2	3	7.2	2.1-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.4	2.2-37.5
Guilford	91	63	70.6	58.5-80.3	17	18.2	11.0-28.7	3	4.2	1.1-14.4	0	0.0	. - .	8	7.0	2.8-16.3
Iredell	35	25	67.6	47.0-83.1	5	20.0	7.6-43.2	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	11.1	3.8-28.0
Johnston	53	45	79.9	63.1-90.3	5	12.9	5.0-29.4	1	1.6	0.2-10.5	1	4.0	0.6-23.4	1	1.6	0.2-10.5
Mecklenburg	73	50	63.0	48.1-75.8	11	14.2	7.4-25.7	4	4.9	1.8-12.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	17.8	8.1-34.7
New Hanover	45	35	70.5	49.3-85.5	4	11.2	4.0-27.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	18.3	6.7-41.0
Onslow	37	31	82.1	62.7-92.7	4	11.9	4.3-29.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.9	0.9-29.8
Orange	22	12	47.6	26.5-69.5	6	29.2	12.8-53.7	1	7.7	1.1-38.7	1	4.6	0.6-26.6	2	10.9	2.2-40.0
Pitt	47	39	83.4	68.0-92.3	6	11.8	4.7-26.8	1	2.2	0.3-14.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.5	0.3-15.8
Randolph	58	37	61.9	46.7-75.0	12	19.9	10.8-33.9	2	4.0	1.0-15.1	0	0.0	. - .	7	14.2	6.3-28.9
Robeson	56	39	76.8	62.7-86.7	14	20.2	11.0-34.2	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.2	0.5- 8.4
Rowan	68	52	80.6	68.6-88.7	13	14.2	7.8-24.6	1	2.7	0.4-16.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.5	0.6- 9.7
Union	39	27	68.3	50.2-82.2	8	24.3	11.9-43.1	1	2.4	0.3-15.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.1	1.6-15.2
Wake	50	36	63.2	41.2-80.8	7	9.0	3.7-20.2	2	7.0	1.7-24.2	0	0.0	. - .	5	20.8	6.3-50.5
Wayne	56	39	60.0	39.6-77.4	7	21.9	7.5-49.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	9	17.3	7.9-33.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	495	383	77.2	70.8-82.6	61	12.7	8.7-18.1	5	0.4	0.1- 1.1	3	0.7	0.2- 2.8	43	9.0	5.6-14.1
Piedmont	860	621	71.7	67.0-75.9	137	14.2	11.6-17.3	30	4.1	2.4- 7.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	71	9.9	6.9-14.1
Western NC	298	228	76.5	70.1-81.8	39	12.4	8.7-17.3	9	2.8	1.3- 5.7	1	1.1	0.2- 7.4	21	7.3	4.5-11.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	195	153	77.5	68.9-84.3	21	10.5	6.3-16.9	6	3.2	1.2- 7.9	1	1.9	0.3-12.3	14	6.9	3.7-12.5
Northwest	331	255	78.7	73.2-83.4	49	13.9	10.1-18.8	7	1.7	0.8- 3.8	0	0.0	. - .	20	5.7	3.5- 9.2
Charlotte	222	163	69.8	60.5-77.6	29	11.1	7.3-16.6	12	7.2	3.0-16.0	0	0.0	. - .	18	11.9	6.8-20.1
Greensboro	245	164	65.6	57.5-72.8	48	19.5	14.1-26.4	8	3.2	1.4- 7.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	24	11.4	6.9-18.1
Southern Regional	180	140	81.9	71.0-89.3	28	15.1	8.1-26.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	0	0.0	. - .	11	2.9	1.4- 6.2
Coastal	73	54	76.9	61.6-87.3	7	12.4	4.9-28.0	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	0	0.0	. - .	10	10.2	4.6-21.2
Wake	203	146	70.7	59.9-79.5	32	14.5	9.4-21.5	7	3.7	1.4- 9.5	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	17	10.3	4.1-23.4
Area L	21	17	86.0	65.0-95.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.9	0.4-18.4	3	11.1	3.1-32.5
Eastern	183	140	71.0	57.8-81.4	23	13.2	7.4-22.5	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	18	15.4	7.3-29.7

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

1,653

1,232

74.2

70.9-77.2

237

13.4

11.4-15.8

2.7

1.7- 4.3

0.4

0.2- 1.3

135

9.2

7.1-11.9

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

64.9

44.0-81.3

14.7

5.9-32.1

0.9

0.1- 6.6

0.0

. - .

19.5

6.7-44.8

Buncombe

79.3

62.1-89.9

4.2

0.9-17.3

8.8

2.9-23.6

0.0

. - .

7.7

2.3-22.6

Cabarrus

82.3

64.2-92.3

8.4

2.8-22.7

6.1

1.4-22.7

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.7-13.9

Catawba

72.9

51.1-87.4

19.3

7.1-42.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.9

2.3-23.3

Cumberland

84.8

69.7-93.1

8.4

2.7-23.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

6.8

2.3-18.3

Davidson

91.1

78.2-96.7

7.1

2.2-20.5

0.7

0.1- 5.1

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.1- 7.5

Durham

50.2

34.5-65.9

30.5

15.5-51.4

6.7

2.3-17.9

0.0

. - .

12.5

5.6-25.7

Forsyth

86.1

71.6-93.8

8.1

2.7-21.9

2.1

0.3-13.5

0.0

. - .

3.7

0.9-14.5

Gaston

73.6

52.1-87.8

8.8

2.8-24.2

7.2

2.1-21.4

0.0

. - .

10.4

2.2-37.5

Guilford

70.6

58.5-80.3

18.2

11.0-28.7

4.2

1.1-14.4

0.0

. - .

7.0

2.8-16.3

Iredell

67.6

47.0-83.1

20.0

7.6-43.2

1.3

0.2- 8.9

0.0

. - .

11.1

3.8-28.0

Johnston

79.9

63.1-90.3

12.9

5.0-29.4

1.6

0.2-10.5

4.0

0.6-23.4

1.6

0.2-10.5

Mecklenburg

63.0

48.1-75.8

14.2

7.4-25.7

4.9

1.8-12.7

0.0

. - .

17.8

8.1-34.7

New Hanover

70.5

49.3-85.5

11.2

4.0-27.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

18.3

6.7-41.0

Onslow

82.1

62.7-92.7

11.9

4.3-29.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.9

0.9-29.8

Orange

47.6

26.5-69.5

29.2

12.8-53.7

7.7

1.1-38.7

4.6

0.6-26.6

10.9

2.2-40.0

Pitt

83.4

68.0-92.3

11.8

4.7-26.8

2.2

0.3-14.4

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.3-15.8

Randolph

61.9

46.7-75.0

19.9

10.8-33.9

4.0

1.0-15.1

0.0

. - .

14.2

6.3-28.9

Robeson

76.8

62.7-86.7

20.2

11.0-34.2

0.8

0.1- 5.8

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.5- 8.4

Rowan

80.6

68.6-88.7

14.2

7.8-24.6

2.7

0.4-16.8

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.6- 9.7

Union

68.3

50.2-82.2

24.3

11.9-43.1

2.4

0.3-15.2

0.0

. - .

5.1

1.6-15.2

Wake

63.2

41.2-80.8

9.0

3.7-20.2

7.0

1.7-24.2

0.0

. - .

20.8

6.3-50.5

Wayne

60.0

39.6-77.4

21.9

7.5-49.4

0.0

. - .

0.8

0.1- 5.5

17.3

7.9-33.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

495

383

77.2

70.8-82.6

12.7

8.7-18.1

0.4

0.1- 1.1

0.7

0.2- 2.8

9.0

5.6-14.1

Piedmont

860

621

71.7

67.0-75.9

137

14.2

11.6-17.3

4.1

2.4- 7.0

0.1

0.0- 0.5

9.9

6.9-14.1

Western NC

298

228

76.5

70.1-81.8

12.4

8.7-17.3

2.8

1.3- 5.7

1.1

0.2- 7.4

7.3

4.5-11.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

195

153

77.5

68.9-84.3

10.5

6.3-16.9

3.2

1.2- 7.9

1.9

0.3-12.3

6.9

3.7-12.5

Northwest

331

255

78.7

73.2-83.4

13.9

10.1-18.8

1.7

0.8- 3.8

0.0

. - .

5.7

3.5- 9.2

Charlotte

222

163

69.8

60.5-77.6

11.1

7.3-16.6

7.2

3.0-16.0

0.0

. - .

11.9

6.8-20.1

Greensboro

245

164

65.6

57.5-72.8

19.5

14.1-26.4

3.2

1.4- 7.2

0.3

0.0- 2.1

11.4

6.9-18.1

Southern Regional

180

140

81.9

71.0-89.3

15.1

8.1-26.3

0.1

0.0- 0.8

0.0

. - .

2.9

1.4- 6.2

Coastal

76.9

61.6-87.3

12.4

4.9-28.0

0.5

0.1- 2.2

0.0

. - .

10.2

4.6-21.2

Wake

203

146

70.7

59.9-79.5

14.5

9.4-21.5

3.7

1.4- 9.5

0.9

0.1- 6.1

10.3

4.1-23.4

Area L

86.0

65.0-95.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.4-18.4

11.1

3.1-32.5

Eastern

183

140

71.0

57.8-81.4

13.2

7.4-22.5

0.3

0.0- 1.9

0.1

0.0- 0.8

15.4

7.3-29.7

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*Respondents who reported having no feet were NOT asked this question.

NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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.

This page was generated on 11AUG11.

2010 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.*