BRFSS 2010 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,627	312	21.0	18.2-24.1	479	28.0	25.1-31.3	474	27.6	24.6-30.9	362	23.3	20.3-26.7
-Piedmont NC	846	155	18.7	15.4-22.6	264	29.4	25.3-33.8	248	28.7	24.6-33.1	179	23.2	19.0-27.9
GENDER
Male	334	77	20.9	15.7-27.3	126	36.7	29.7-44.3	74	22.3	16.7-29.3	57	20.0	13.9-28.0
Female	512	78	16.8	12.8-21.8	138	23.0	18.8-27.8	174	34.3	28.9-40.1	122	25.9	20.7-31.9
RACE
White	608	121	19.7	15.8-24.1	192	31.1	26.2-36.5	159	25.3	20.9-30.2	136	23.9	19.5-29.0
African American	205	28	16.3	10.1-25.0	60	26.4	19.4-34.8	81	38.6	29.9-48.0	36	18.8	12.3-27.7
Other Minorities	24	3	12.1	2.9-39.4	7	26.9	10.0-54.9	7	17.1	5.9-40.6	7	43.9	16.5-75.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	23	4	21.4	6.9-49.9	8	23.6	8.9-49.2	5	13.3	3.9-37.1	6	41.7	14.9-74.6
Non-Hispanic	820	151	18.6	15.2-22.5	254	29.6	25.5-34.1	243	29.6	25.4-34.1	172	22.2	18.3-26.5
AGE
18-44	50	12	25.1	12.7-43.5	13	20.7	10.9-35.7	11	19.9	8.9-38.6	14	34.4	18.1-55.4
45-54	113	27	21.8	13.9-32.4	35	33.5	22.5-46.6	27	19.8	12.6-29.6	24	25.0	15.4-37.7
55-64	266	49	19.7	14.2-26.5	93	30.3	24.0-37.3	83	33.3	26.1-41.2	41	16.8	11.8-23.4
65+	413	66	14.0	10.5-18.4	121	29.4	23.9-35.5	127	33.4	27.5-40.0	99	23.2	18.3-29.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	22	11.7	6.8-19.4	36	23.0	14.2-35.1	74	37.0	27.3-47.9	49	28.3	20.3-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	265	55	23.0	16.5-31.1	87	32.1	25.1-40.0	68	25.9	19.5-33.7	55	18.9	13.2-26.4
Some Post-H.S.	207	42	19.0	12.9-27.2	65	26.2	19.6-34.2	61	31.3	23.4-40.6	39	23.4	15.5-33.8
College Graduate	193	36	19.3	12.9-27.8	76	35.5	26.9-45.2	45	21.4	14.8-29.9	36	23.8	14.1-37.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	145	21	14.3	8.1-24.0	26	24.0	14.0-37.9	64	39.8	29.1-51.7	34	21.8	14.3-31.7
$15,000- 24,999	167	19	11.5	6.3-20.0	56	26.6	19.1-35.7	51	32.2	22.7-43.4	41	29.7	19.9-41.8
$25,000- 34,999	105	26	27.2	17.6-39.6	36	31.9	21.1-45.1	22	23.6	14.2-36.4	21	17.3	10.0-28.3
$35,000- 49,999	123	24	17.1	10.2-27.1	43	27.2	18.3-38.4	36	29.0	19.2-41.3	20	26.7	13.3-46.5
$50,000-74,999	90	17	18.5	9.9-31.9	34	38.7	26.7-52.2	21	23.4	13.8-36.9	18	19.5	11.1-31.9
$75,000+	100	28	30.2	20.2-42.4	40	38.5	27.9-50.4	20	19.9	12.3-30.4	12	11.4	5.9-21.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	504	76	14.6	11.0-19.0	143	27.7	22.3-33.8	169	33.5	27.7-39.8	116	24.3	18.6-30.9
No	322	75	24.9	18.8-32.2	117	32.6	26.5-39.4	70	20.8	15.7-26.9	60	21.7	15.9-28.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	145	36	23.4	15.8-33.1	59	38.5	29.2-48.7	32	27.6	18.9-38.5	18	10.5	6.0-17.8
Non-Veteran	701	119	17.8	14.2-22.2	205	27.7	23.2-32.6	216	28.9	24.4-33.8	161	25.6	20.8-31.0

Total
Respond.^

Once a year

2-3/year

4 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,627

312

21.0

18.2-24.1

479

28.0

25.1-31.3

474

27.6

24.6-30.9

362

23.3

20.3-26.7

-Piedmont NC

846

155

18.7

15.4-22.6

264

29.4

25.3-33.8

248

28.7

24.6-33.1

179

23.2

19.0-27.9

GENDER

Male

334

20.9

15.7-27.3

126

36.7

29.7-44.3

22.3

16.7-29.3

20.0

13.9-28.0

Female

512

16.8

12.8-21.8

138

23.0

18.8-27.8

174

34.3

28.9-40.1

122

25.9

20.7-31.9

RACE

White

608

121

19.7

15.8-24.1

192

31.1

26.2-36.5

159

25.3

20.9-30.2

136

23.9

19.5-29.0

African American

205

16.3

10.1-25.0

26.4

19.4-34.8

38.6

29.9-48.0

18.8

12.3-27.7

Other Minorities

12.1

2.9-39.4

26.9

10.0-54.9

17.1

5.9-40.6

43.9

16.5-75.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.4

6.9-49.9

23.6

8.9-49.2

13.3

3.9-37.1

41.7

14.9-74.6

Non-Hispanic

820

151

18.6

15.2-22.5

254

29.6

25.5-34.1

243

29.6

25.4-34.1

172

22.2

18.3-26.5

AGE

18-44

25.1

12.7-43.5

20.7

10.9-35.7

19.9

8.9-38.6

34.4

18.1-55.4

45-54

113

21.8

13.9-32.4

33.5

22.5-46.6

19.8

12.6-29.6

25.0

15.4-37.7

55-64

266

19.7

14.2-26.5

30.3

24.0-37.3

33.3

26.1-41.2

16.8

11.8-23.4

65+

413

14.0

10.5-18.4

121

29.4

23.9-35.5

127

33.4

27.5-40.0

23.2

18.3-29.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

11.7

6.8-19.4

23.0

14.2-35.1

37.0

27.3-47.9

28.3

20.3-38.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

265

23.0

16.5-31.1

32.1

25.1-40.0

25.9

19.5-33.7

18.9

13.2-26.4

Some Post-H.S.

207

19.0

12.9-27.2

26.2

19.6-34.2

31.3

23.4-40.6

23.4

15.5-33.8

College Graduate

193

19.3

12.9-27.8

35.5

26.9-45.2

21.4

14.8-29.9

23.8

14.1-37.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

145

14.3

8.1-24.0

24.0

14.0-37.9

39.8

29.1-51.7

21.8

14.3-31.7

$15,000- 24,999

167

11.5

6.3-20.0

26.6

19.1-35.7

32.2

22.7-43.4

29.7

19.9-41.8

$25,000- 34,999

105

27.2

17.6-39.6

31.9

21.1-45.1

23.6

14.2-36.4

17.3

10.0-28.3

$35,000- 49,999

123

17.1

10.2-27.1

27.2

18.3-38.4

29.0

19.2-41.3

26.7

13.3-46.5

$50,000-74,999

18.5

9.9-31.9

38.7

26.7-52.2

23.4

13.8-36.9

19.5

11.1-31.9

$75,000+

100

30.2

20.2-42.4

38.5

27.9-50.4

19.9

12.3-30.4

11.4

5.9-21.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

504

14.6

11.0-19.0

143

27.7

22.3-33.8

169

33.5

27.7-39.8

116

24.3

18.6-30.9

322

24.9

18.8-32.2

117

32.6

26.5-39.4

20.8

15.7-26.9

21.7

15.9-28.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

145

23.4

15.8-33.1

38.5

29.2-48.7

27.6

18.9-38.5

10.5

6.0-17.8

Non-Veteran

701

119

17.8

14.2-22.2

205

27.7

23.2-32.6

216

28.9

24.4-33.8

161

25.6

20.8-31.0

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

^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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