2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?*

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  Total
Respond.^
One or more times/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 589 494 81.6 76.8-85.6 95 18.4 14.4-23.2
-Eastern NC 292 246 80.1 72.0-86.3 46 19.9 13.7-28.0
GENDER
Male 132 114 84.7 73.8-91.5 18 15.3 8.5-26.2
Female 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 144 118 78.4 67.5-86.3 26 21.6 13.7-32.5
Non-Hispanic Black 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 164 138 80.5 69.0-88.4 26 19.5 11.6-31.0
No 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 232 192 76.9 67.1-84.4 40 23.1 15.6-32.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 262 221 79.5 70.7-86.2 41 20.5 13.8-29.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 102 82.1 70.9-89.6 19 17.9 10.4-29.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^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.

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