2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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.*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 or more times/day 1-6 times/week Less than once a week Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 599 408 65.0 59.7-70.0 80 16.2 12.3-21.1 37 6.3 4.3- 9.2 74 12.5 9.5-16.3
GENDER
Male 268 176 60.8 53.0-68.2 37 18.5 12.8-26.1 19 6.9 3.9-11.8 36 13.8 9.3-19.8
Female 331 232 68.9 61.7-75.4 43 14.0 9.2-20.8 18 5.8 3.4- 9.7 38 11.3 7.6-16.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 341 224 64.6 57.8-71.0 55 19.1 13.9-25.8 21 5.2 3.2- 8.5 41 11.0 7.6-15.7
Non-Hispanic Black 176 134 69.5 59.0-78.3 13 11.6 5.8-21.9 *** *** *** 19 11.0 6.3-18.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.3 6.8-24.4
55-64 177 124 64.1 54.0-73.0 27 20.3 13.0-30.3 *** *** *** 19 12.7 7.4-20.9
65-74 168 109 59.6 49.0-69.3 23 19.0 11.3-30.2 16 10.1 5.7-17.2 20 11.3 6.5-18.9
75+ 117 83 74.8 63.5-83.5 11 5.8 2.6-12.6 *** *** *** 16 10.7 5.9-18.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.8 8.2-25.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 190 135 70.6 61.4-78.4 25 16.0 9.7-25.2 *** *** *** 21 9.1 5.6-14.6
Some Post-H.S. 173 123 66.1 56.2-74.7 19 14.9 8.8-24.3 12 6.7 3.4-12.6 19 12.3 7.1-20.5
College Graduate 133 *** *** *** 22 18.4 11.2-28.8 *** *** *** 18 17.1 9.8-28.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.7 6.9-25.5
$15,000- 24,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 81 74.4 63.9-82.6 13 9.6 5.1-17.4 *** *** *** 15 10.5 5.7-18.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 235 73.0 65.6-79.4 37 15.3 10.0-22.9 18 4.3 2.5- 7.1 29 7.4 4.6-11.5
No 267 161 55.7 48.0-63.2 43 18.0 12.5-25.1 19 8.7 5.2-14.3 44 17.6 12.5-24.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 84 73.3 62.8-81.7 14 10.8 5.7-19.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 483 324 63.2 57.1-68.9 66 17.4 12.9-23.1 28 5.6 3.5- 8.8 65 13.8 10.3-18.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** 12 10.8 5.6-19.8 *** *** *** 17 16.5 9.8-26.2
Regional City or Suburban County 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.7 4.9-18.4 12 12.0 6.3-21.7
Rural 398 280 68.0 61.1-74.2 53 15.9 11.0-22.4 20 5.3 3.0- 9.4 45 10.8 7.3-15.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 175 107 54.7 45.0-64.0 26 19.1 12.1-28.8 11 5.6 2.8-11.0 31 20.6 13.9-29.4
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 243 168 69.9 61.8-76.8 37 15.5 10.2-22.8 14 6.9 3.6-12.6 24 7.8 4.8-12.4
Unable to Work 150 *** *** *** 14 15.3 7.8-27.7 *** *** *** 14 6.4 3.4-11.7
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 225 142 59.6 51.0-67.6 35 16.4 10.8-24.1 13 7.1 3.7-13.2 35 16.9 11.5-24.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 117 81 74.4 63.9-82.6 13 9.6 5.1-17.4 *** *** *** 15 10.5 5.7-18.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 11.8 7.3-18.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 228 150 64.1 55.6-71.8 33 15.3 9.8-22.9 15 7.5 4.2-13.2 30 13.1 8.4-19.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 117 65.1 56.1-73.2 27 17.1 10.9-25.6 12 5.7 3.0-10.5 21 12.1 7.5-18.8

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*Asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes. Respondents who reported having no feet excluded from this table.

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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