2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

About how many times in the past 12 months 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%)
TOTAL 531 444 82.6 78.5-86.1 87 17.4 13.9-21.5
GENDER
Male 226 197 86.5 80.8-90.7 29 13.5 9.3-19.2
Female 305 247 79.5 73.4-84.6 58 20.5 15.4-26.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 296 249 83.2 77.7-87.6 47 16.8 12.4-22.3
Non-Hispanic Black 143 124 84.9 76.0-90.8 19 15.1 9.2-24.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 71 82.9 72.1-90.1 16 17.1 9.9-27.9
55-64 140 116 82.2 74.0-88.3 24 17.8 11.7-26.0
65-74 151 130 87.4 80.4-92.2 21 12.6 7.8-19.6
75+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 125 81.6 73.8-87.5 29 18.4 12.5-26.2
Some Post-H.S. 171 146 85.4 78.6-90.3 25 14.6 9.7-21.4
College Graduate 130 117 89.4 82.0-94.0 13 10.6 6.0-18.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 301 250 82.4 76.6-86.9 51 17.6 13.1-23.4
No 214 182 83.9 77.2-88.9 32 16.1 11.1-22.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 78 87.2 77.6-93.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 443 366 81.7 77.0-85.6 77 18.3 14.4-23.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 172 140 80.6 72.9-86.5 32 19.4 13.5-27.1
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 220 193 87.6 80.9-92.1 27 12.4 7.9-19.1
Unable to Work 110 85 75.2 64.8-83.3 25 24.8 16.7-35.2
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 98 83 84.9 75.0-91.4 15 15.1 8.6-25.0
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 99 92 92.6 84.2-96.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 103 80.2 70.0-87.6 23 19.8 12.4-30.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 61 83.9 73.1-91.0 12 16.1 9.0-26.9
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 199 174 87.4 81.4-91.6 25 12.6 8.4-18.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 103 80.2 70.0-87.6 23 19.8 12.4-30.0
HOUSING
Own 359 305 84.5 79.6-88.4 54 15.5 11.6-20.4
Rent 137 107 73.2 63.3-81.2 30 26.8 18.8-36.7
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 111 90 76.2 64.7-84.9 21 23.8 15.1-35.3
Regional City or Suburban County 149 128 86.3 79.0-91.4 21 13.7 8.6-21.0
Rural 271 226 83.4 77.8-87.8 45 16.6 12.2-22.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 175 143 82.1 74.8-87.6 32 17.9 12.4-25.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 194 167 84.1 76.8-89.5 27 15.9 10.5-23.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 134 81.0 73.2-87.0 28 19.0 13.0-26.8

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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