2021 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 594 504 83.4 79.2-86.8 90 16.6 13.2-20.8
GENDER
Male 257 227 87.7 81.7-91.8 30 12.3 8.2-18.3
Female 337 277 79.8 73.7-84.7 60 20.2 15.3-26.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 310 259 80.8 74.7-85.7 51 19.2 14.3-25.3
Non-Hispanic Black 195 174 89.7 83.2-93.9 21 10.3 6.1-16.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 154 130 84.1 75.8-89.9 24 15.9 10.1-24.2
65-74 183 162 88.1 80.4-93.0 21 11.9 7.0-19.6
75+ 128 113 84.8 74.2-91.5 15 15.2 8.5-25.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 60 77.1 65.1-85.9 19 22.9 14.1-34.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 138 84.0 75.1-90.1 22 16.0 9.9-24.9
Some Post-H.S. 192 167 83.8 76.2-89.4 25 16.2 10.6-23.8
College Graduate 161 137 87.8 81.1-92.4 24 12.2 7.6-18.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 326 285 86.0 80.4-90.2 41 14.0 9.8-19.6
No 254 207 79.2 72.3-84.7 47 20.8 15.3-27.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 496 417 83.0 78.5-86.8 79 17.0 13.2-21.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 160 133 80.3 71.3-86.9 27 19.7 13.1-28.7
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 272 233 83.0 76.3-88.2 39 17.0 11.8-23.7
Unable to Work 106 94 89.0 79.8-94.3 12 11.0 5.7-20.2
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 63 83.1 71.1-90.8 13 16.9 9.2-28.9
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 162 138 84.7 76.9-90.2 24 15.3 9.8-23.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 55 90.6 78.3-96.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 231 192 80.8 73.6-86.4 39 19.2 13.6-26.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 162 138 84.7 76.9-90.2 24 15.3 9.8-23.1
HOUSING
Own 415 352 84.2 79.4-88.1 63 15.8 11.9-20.6
Rent 124 106 82.8 72.3-89.8 18 17.2 10.2-27.7
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 125 108 87.4 78.8-92.8 17 12.6 7.2-21.2
Regional City or Suburban County 163 138 81.5 73.2-87.7 25 18.5 12.3-26.8
Rural 306 258 82.6 76.1-87.5 48 17.4 12.5-23.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 227 189 82.2 74.3-88.1 38 17.8 11.9-25.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 225 195 83.7 76.7-88.9 30 16.3 11.1-23.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 142 120 84.4 76.4-90.1 22 15.6 9.9-23.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 136 112 82.7 73.9-88.9 24 17.3 11.1-26.1
2nd Quartile 148 130 84.9 76.4-90.7 18 15.1 9.3-23.6
3rd Quartile 166 141 82.4 73.7-88.7 25 17.6 11.3-26.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 144 121 83.1 73.2-89.8 23 16.9 10.2-26.8

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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