BRFSS 2010 - Western 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: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Once a year	2-3/year	4 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,627	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
-Western NC	294	60	24.7	18.1-32.7	82	25.5	19.9-32.0	84	25.6	19.9-32.2	68	24.3	18.5-31.2
GENDER
Male	125	23	21.4	12.5-34.0	36	24.9	17.1-34.7	36	28.0	19.4-38.5	30	25.8	17.2-36.6
Female	169	37	28.2	19.5-39.0	46	26.1	18.7-35.1	48	23.0	16.4-31.3	38	22.7	15.6-31.7
RACE
White	259	56	25.9	18.9-34.5	72	25.4	19.6-32.3	72	26.4	20.4-33.4	59	22.2	16.5-29.2
African American	10	1	9.8	1.3-47.8	3	15.4	3.8-45.3	2	9.9	2.1-36.3	4	64.9	31.5-88.2
Other Minorities	24	3	14.9	3.6-44.8	7	37.2	13.2-69.8	10	26.2	6.9-62.9	4	21.8	5.5-57.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	1	19.0	2.3-70.3	1	46.1	8.6-88.6	1	13.0	1.5-59.5	2	21.9	4.0-65.3
Non-Hispanic	288	59	24.8	18.1-33.0	80	25.0	19.5-31.5	83	25.8	20.1-32.6	66	24.3	18.5-31.4
AGE
18-44	21	6	33.0	12.4-63.1	8	20.5	8.1-42.9	2	13.5	3.3-41.8	5	33.0	13.9-60.2
45-54	42	9	33.0	17.4-53.5	14	30.4	17.3-47.9	8	7.9	2.8-20.1	11	28.7	15.8-46.3
55-64	82	21	23.1	14.1-35.5	21	27.7	17.7-40.5	20	25.9	16.0-39.0	20	23.3	14.3-35.6
65+	149	24	18.0	11.6-26.8	39	23.6	16.4-32.7	54	39.4	30.4-49.2	32	19.0	13.0-26.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	6	11.7	4.3-28.1	17	23.1	12.5-38.8	23	34.7	21.3-51.1	19	30.4	18.1-46.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	104	23	31.6	19.8-46.5	30	23.0	15.1-33.5	29	23.4	15.2-34.2	22	22.0	13.0-34.6
Some Post-H.S.	70	20	28.3	17.0-43.3	17	24.3	14.1-38.7	19	23.6	13.5-38.0	14	23.7	13.3-38.7
College Graduate	55	11	18.1	7.7-36.9	18	35.9	22.1-52.5	13	22.8	12.5-38.0	13	23.2	13.0-38.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	13	25.2	13.3-42.5	17	24.2	13.5-39.6	14	19.4	10.2-33.7	17	31.2	17.7-48.9
$15,000- 24,999	64	14	26.3	13.9-44.0	15	20.8	10.9-35.9	23	31.9	19.5-47.5	12	21.1	11.3-36.0
$25,000- 34,999	36	6	8.6	3.0-22.1	10	31.5	16.7-51.4	9	28.5	14.5-48.4	11	31.4	17.1-50.3
$35,000- 49,999	36	8	17.3	7.4-35.2	12	35.6	19.8-55.4	10	30.8	16.2-50.8	6	16.2	6.7-34.1
$50,000-74,999	24	1	5.3	0.7-29.7	8	29.7	13.3-53.7	9	34.7	15.8-60.0	6	30.3	12.4-57.2
$75,000+	24	8	47.8	24.9-71.7	10	37.2	18.3-61.1	4	10.2	3.2-28.3	2	4.8	1.1-18.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	175	26	17.1	10.9-25.8	45	23.4	16.7-31.8	58	31.9	23.9-41.1	46	27.6	19.9-36.9
No	108	32	37.9	25.2-52.6	33	26.0	17.2-37.4	24	18.2	11.0-28.4	19	17.9	10.2-29.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	57	8	9.8	4.2-21.1	20	37.4	24.4-52.5	18	33.1	20.8-48.2	11	19.7	10.4-34.3
Non-Veteran	237	52	28.8	20.8-38.3	62	22.2	16.4-29.3	66	23.5	17.4-30.9	57	25.5	18.8-33.6

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

-Western NC

294

24.7

18.1-32.7

25.5

19.9-32.0

25.6

19.9-32.2

24.3

18.5-31.2

GENDER

Male

125

21.4

12.5-34.0

24.9

17.1-34.7

28.0

19.4-38.5

25.8

17.2-36.6

Female

169

28.2

19.5-39.0

26.1

18.7-35.1

23.0

16.4-31.3

22.7

15.6-31.7

RACE

White

259

25.9

18.9-34.5

25.4

19.6-32.3

26.4

20.4-33.4

22.2

16.5-29.2

African American

9.8

1.3-47.8

15.4

3.8-45.3

9.9

2.1-36.3

64.9

31.5-88.2

Other Minorities

14.9

3.6-44.8

37.2

13.2-69.8

26.2

6.9-62.9

21.8

5.5-57.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.0

2.3-70.3

46.1

8.6-88.6

13.0

1.5-59.5

21.9

4.0-65.3

Non-Hispanic

288

24.8

18.1-33.0

25.0

19.5-31.5

25.8

20.1-32.6

24.3

18.5-31.4

AGE

18-44

33.0

12.4-63.1

20.5

8.1-42.9

13.5

3.3-41.8

33.0

13.9-60.2

45-54

33.0

17.4-53.5

30.4

17.3-47.9

7.9

2.8-20.1

28.7

15.8-46.3

55-64

23.1

14.1-35.5

27.7

17.7-40.5

25.9

16.0-39.0

23.3

14.3-35.6

65+

149

18.0

11.6-26.8

23.6

16.4-32.7

39.4

30.4-49.2

19.0

13.0-26.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

11.7

4.3-28.1

23.1

12.5-38.8

34.7

21.3-51.1

30.4

18.1-46.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

104

31.6

19.8-46.5

23.0

15.1-33.5

23.4

15.2-34.2

22.0

13.0-34.6

Some Post-H.S.

28.3

17.0-43.3

24.3

14.1-38.7

23.6

13.5-38.0

23.7

13.3-38.7

College Graduate

18.1

7.7-36.9

35.9

22.1-52.5

22.8

12.5-38.0

23.2

13.0-38.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

25.2

13.3-42.5

24.2

13.5-39.6

19.4

10.2-33.7

31.2

17.7-48.9

$15,000- 24,999

26.3

13.9-44.0

20.8

10.9-35.9

31.9

19.5-47.5

21.1

11.3-36.0

$25,000- 34,999

8.6

3.0-22.1

31.5

16.7-51.4

28.5

14.5-48.4

31.4

17.1-50.3

$35,000- 49,999

17.3

7.4-35.2

35.6

19.8-55.4

30.8

16.2-50.8

16.2

6.7-34.1

$50,000-74,999

5.3

0.7-29.7

29.7

13.3-53.7

34.7

15.8-60.0

30.3

12.4-57.2

$75,000+

47.8

24.9-71.7

37.2

18.3-61.1

10.2

3.2-28.3

4.8

1.1-18.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

175

17.1

10.9-25.8

23.4

16.7-31.8

31.9

23.9-41.1

27.6

19.9-36.9

108

37.9

25.2-52.6

26.0

17.2-37.4

18.2

11.0-28.4

17.9

10.2-29.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

9.8

4.2-21.1

37.4

24.4-52.5

33.1

20.8-48.2

19.7

10.4-34.3

Non-Veteran

237

28.8

20.8-38.3

22.2

16.4-29.3

23.5

17.4-30.9

25.5

18.8-33.6

Back to Diabetes.

*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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