2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-MALES 265 227 84.6 78.1-89.5 38 15.4 10.5-21.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 162 137 85.6 77.6-91.1 25 14.4 8.9-22.4
Non-Hispanic Black 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 75 67 89.9 77.1-95.9 *** *** ***
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 85 76 89.7 79.4-95.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 130 110 85.7 76.5-91.7 20 14.3 8.3-23.5
No 128 111 84.5 74.2-91.1 17 15.5 8.9-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 98 94.8 87.1-98.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 159 129 78.7 69.3-85.9 30 21.3 14.1-30.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 172 149 86.5 77.9-92.1 23 13.5 7.9-22.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 117 102 90.8 82.7-95.3 15 9.2 4.7-17.3
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 129 111 85.4 75.3-91.8 18 14.6 8.2-24.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 102 89 87.5 77.1-93.6 13 12.5 6.4-22.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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