2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

Including times when checked by a family member or friend, about how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations?*

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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%)
TOTAL 543 356 62.3 57.2-67.1 85 18.3 14.3-23.0 45 7.3 5.3-10.0 57 12.1 9.2-15.8
GENDER
Male 224 142 62.2 54.8-69.1 38 17.2 12.3-23.6 19 8.8 5.4-13.8 25 11.8 7.6-17.7
Female 319 214 62.3 55.3-68.8 47 19.0 13.5-26.1 26 6.2 4.0- 9.5 32 12.4 8.7-17.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 295 183 58.6 51.7-65.2 51 21.4 15.7-28.5 24 6.8 4.3-10.5 37 13.2 9.4-18.1
Non-Hispanic Black 156 107 66.7 57.6-74.6 25 16.1 10.6-23.7 11 6.7 3.6-12.2 13 10.5 5.8-18.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** 14 17.9 10.1-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 140 91 60.0 50.3-69.0 21 18.4 11.6-27.8 *** *** *** 19 15.8 9.8-24.3
65-74 154 104 66.6 57.2-74.8 24 18.0 11.4-27.2 14 7.8 4.4-13.6 12 7.6 4.2-13.5
75+ 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.2 7.0-23.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 102 64.9 55.9-73.0 22 14.9 9.7-22.3 *** *** *** 17 14.6 9.0-22.8
Some Post-H.S. 178 107 57.7 49.3-65.7 33 21.3 14.8-29.6 20 9.8 6.0-15.5 18 11.2 6.9-17.7
College Graduate 131 91 70.4 61.1-78.4 19 13.4 8.4-20.7 11 7.7 3.8-14.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 310 201 60.5 53.6-67.1 55 20.6 15.1-27.4 24 7.5 4.8-11.6 30 11.3 7.7-16.3
No 218 145 64.7 56.9-71.8 29 15.8 10.6-23.0 20 7.2 4.4-11.5 24 12.3 8.0-18.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** 12 13.6 7.6-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 455 294 61.2 55.6-66.5 73 19.2 14.7-24.6 39 7.4 5.2-10.4 49 12.3 9.1-16.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 173 107 59.4 50.7-67.5 25 16.5 10.9-24.4 16 8.4 5.0-14.0 25 15.7 10.3-23.1
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 220 152 65.1 56.3-72.9 35 21.4 14.3-30.7 18 6.6 3.8-11.1 15 7.0 4.0-12.0
Unable to Work 118 74 59.6 49.0-69.3 20 16.7 10.2-26.2 *** *** *** 14 15.6 9.2-25.2
Other not in Labor Force 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** 17 19.8 11.8-31.2 *** *** *** 11 14.3 7.6-25.5
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 101 72 73.1 62.8-81.3 14 13.9 8.0-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 137 86 60.9 50.0-70.8 20 18.0 10.0-30.3 12 6.7 3.5-12.4 19 14.4 8.9-22.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 198 134 65.9 58.1-73.0 27 14.2 9.4-20.8 18 8.8 5.3-14.2 19 11.1 6.8-17.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 137 86 60.9 50.0-70.8 20 18.0 10.0-30.3 12 6.7 3.5-12.4 19 14.4 8.9-22.4
HOUSING
Own 362 236 61.7 55.4-67.5 59 19.3 14.4-25.4 30 7.2 4.9-10.6 37 11.8 8.4-16.3
Rent 144 95 64.2 54.7-72.7 19 12.9 7.9-20.2 13 8.7 4.7-15.6 17 14.2 8.5-22.7
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 116 68 57.9 47.3-67.9 22 19.4 12.0-29.9 *** *** *** 17 16.4 10.0-25.7
Regional City or Suburban County 152 98 59.4 49.3-68.9 26 20.6 12.7-31.5 11 7.3 3.8-13.7 17 12.7 7.8-20.0
Rural 275 190 66.1 59.2-72.5 37 16.3 11.5-22.6 25 7.8 5.0-11.8 23 9.8 6.1-15.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 180 128 69.5 61.2-76.7 25 15.9 10.6-23.2 18 8.7 5.2-14.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 199 124 58.5 49.8-66.6 40 23.8 16.6-32.8 14 5.6 3.1-10.0 21 12.2 7.8-18.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 164 104 61.4 52.7-69.5 20 12.9 7.9-20.5 13 8.4 4.8-14.5 27 17.2 11.6-24.7

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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 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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