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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 180 121 69.5 60.0-77.7 32 18.9 12.1-28.4 *** *** *** 18 8.1 4.5-14.3
Non-Hispanic Black 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 100 *** *** *** 13 13.6 6.6-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.7 7.4-27.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 103 *** *** *** 13 12.0 5.7-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 149 77.5 67.4-85.2 21 13.4 7.1-23.9 *** *** *** 13 5.4 2.6-11.0
No 134 *** *** *** 22 15.5 8.9-25.7 *** *** *** 25 18.8 11.8-28.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 325 226 68.6 61.2-75.1 43 14.2 9.3-21.0 18 5.8 3.4- 9.8 38 11.4 7.7-16.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 228 163 71.5 62.2-79.2 31 14.8 8.9-23.6 *** *** *** 24 9.3 5.4-15.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 124 88 76.3 65.5-84.5 18 11.0 5.5-20.7 *** *** *** 13 9.2 4.7-17.1
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 94 *** *** *** 17 13.0 7.1-22.6 *** *** *** 13 14.4 7.4-26.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.1 6.4-21.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 124 85 72.5 61.4-81.4 21 12.4 6.8-21.7 *** *** *** 14 11.7 6.0-21.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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