SC BRFSS 2002: (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.*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for South Carolina

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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	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	419	309	70.9	64.2-76.7	57	13.2	9.4-18.2	18	6.5	3.4-12.1	3	0.4	0.1- 1.7	32	9.0	5.6-14.2
GENDER
Male	157	117	67.8	56.3-77.4	22	14.8	8.9-23.6	8	8.3	3.2-19.6	0	0.0	. - .	10	9.1	3.9-19.8
Female	262	192	73.6	66.0-80.0	35	11.8	7.6-17.8	10	5.0	2.2-10.8	3	0.8	0.2- 3.2	22	8.9	5.4-14.4
RACE
White	280	205	69.1	60.8-76.3	38	14.3	9.5-20.9	11	5.1	2.4-10.7	2	0.5	0.1- 3.0	24	10.9	6.2-18.6
African American	127	93	72.1	59.6-81.9	19	12.6	6.9-21.9	6	8.5	2.8-23.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	8	6.6	2.9-14.5

Total
Respond.#

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

419

309

70.9

64.2-76.7

13.2

9.4-18.2

6.5

3.4-12.1

0.4

0.1- 1.7

9.0

5.6-14.2

GENDER

Male

157

117

67.8

56.3-77.4

14.8

8.9-23.6

8.3

3.2-19.6

0.0

. - .

9.1

3.9-19.8

Female

262

192

73.6

66.0-80.0

11.8

7.6-17.8

5.0

2.2-10.8

0.8

0.2- 3.2

8.9

5.4-14.4

RACE

White

280

205

69.1

60.8-76.3

14.3

9.5-20.9

5.1

2.4-10.7

0.5

0.1- 3.0

10.9

6.2-18.6

African American

127

72.1

59.6-81.9

12.6

6.9-21.9

8.5

2.8-23.2

0.2

0.0- 1.4

6.6

2.9-14.5

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

Respondents who reported having no feet excluded for this table.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia 1: Anderson,Oconee
Appalachia 2: Greenville,Pickens
Appalachia 3: Cherokee,Spartanburg,Union
Catawba: Chester,Lancaster,York
Edisto: Bamberg,Calhoun,Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort,Colleton,Hampton,Jasper
Savannah: Aiken,Allendale,Barnwell
Palmetto: Fairfield,Lexington,Newberry,Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Florence,Marion,Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley,Charleston,Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville,Edgefield,Greenwood,Laurens,McCormick,Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown,Horry,Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon,Kershaw,Lee,Sumter

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