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.^		 Once or more times a 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
-Non-Hispanic White 340 285 82.8 76.5-87.6 55 17.2 12.4-23.5
GENDER
Male 162 137 85.6 77.6-91.1 25 14.4 8.9-22.4
Female 178 148 80.2 70.2-87.4 30 19.8 12.6-29.8
AGE
18-34 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 88 73 82.6 70.4-90.4 15 17.4 9.6-29.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 177 149 83.3 73.6-90.0 28 16.7 10.0-26.4
No 158 131 81.6 72.6-88.1 27 18.4 11.9-27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 265 221 80.9 73.4-86.7 44 19.1 13.3-26.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 241 200 83.0 75.8-88.4 41 17.0 11.6-24.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 161 130 83.6 74.6-89.9 31 16.4 10.1-25.4
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 143 124 87.1 78.3-92.7 19 12.9 7.3-21.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 79 82.9 71.1-90.5 17 17.1 9.5-28.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 142 120 84.9 76.2-90.8 22 15.1 9.2-23.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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