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 or more 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
-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
GENDER
Male 161 103 59.2 49.4-68.4 23 19.4 12.1-29.5 *** *** *** 23 14.2 8.8-22.0
Female 180 121 69.5 60.0-77.7 32 18.9 12.1-28.4 *** *** *** 18 8.1 4.5-14.3
AGE
18-34 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 80 58 82.9 72.4-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 110 *** *** *** 18 19.5 11.2-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 108 *** *** *** 15 17.7 10.1-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 85 *** *** *** 16 18.9 11.1-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 175 122 70.7 60.9-78.8 25 17.2 10.3-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 160 96 56.7 46.7-66.1 30 22.1 14.6-32.1 *** *** *** 25 15.9 10.1-24.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 264 169 62.5 54.6-69.9 45 21.5 15.2-29.5 *** *** *** 36 12.5 8.4-18.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 238 161 66.6 58.0-74.2 39 19.8 13.3-28.4 *** *** *** 27 9.8 6.0-15.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 163 109 71.5 62.4-79.1 27 15.5 9.6-24.1 *** *** *** 17 7.8 4.4-13.4
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 145 88 57.7 47.3-67.5 27 19.4 12.3-29.3 *** *** *** 22 16.6 10.2-25.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 142 93 65.6 55.1-74.8 25 17.9 10.9-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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