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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Diabetes

About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Once a year 2-3 times/year 4 or more times/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 673 106 16.4 13.3-20.0 191 28.1 24.5-32.2 209 31.7 27.6-36.1 167 23.7 20.4-27.5
GENDER
Male 282 43 16.1 11.6-21.8 83 31.2 25.4-37.6 85 29.4 23.3-36.2 71 23.4 18.5-29.1
Female 391 63 16.7 12.8-21.5 108 25.4 21.0-30.5 124 33.8 28.5-39.6 96 24.0 19.6-29.1
RACE
White 480 75 16.1 12.7-20.2 129 27.4 23.3-32.0 147 29.8 25.5-34.4 129 26.7 22.6-31.2
African American 186 30 16.3 10.9-23.5 59 29.3 22.4-37.3 59 35.3 27.0-44.6 38 19.1 13.7-26.1
Other 5 1 38.4 6.3-85.3 3 37.5 8.4-79.7 1 24.0 3.1-75.6 0 0.0 . - .
HISPANIC
Yes 12 3 37.0 12.5-70.7 2 19.5 4.6-55.0 4 22.4 7.3-51.3 3 21.1 6.3-51.7
No 652 101 15.9 12.8-19.4 187 28.4 24.7-32.5 201 31.8 27.6-36.3 163 23.9 20.5-27.7
AGE
18-24 2 0 0.0 . - . 1 42.7 4.5-92.3 1 57.3 7.7-95.5 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 24 6 27.7 11.8-52.2 7 32.5 15.4-56.0 5 17.3 6.0-40.8 6 22.5 9.8-43.7
35-44 46 9 21.2 10.5-38.1 9 20.5 10.4-36.5 11 23.6 12.9-39.2 17 34.7 21.7-50.4
45-54 118 21 17.3 11.0-26.1 43 33.8 25.3-43.6 34 30.8 22.3-40.9 20 18.0 11.5-27.2
55-64 199 30 15.7 10.6-22.6 60 30.0 23.2-37.9 67 34.8 27.1-43.4 42 19.5 14.3-26.0
65+ 281 39 13.7 9.8-18.9 70 25.1 20.0-31.1 90 33.3 26.9-40.4 82 27.9 22.5-34.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 24 20.2 12.9-30.2 35 28.3 20.2-38.0 41 34.6 25.2-45.4 24 16.9 10.9-25.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 32 15.5 10.6-21.9 63 23.9 18.5-30.4 74 33.5 26.5-41.4 70 27.1 21.4-33.7
Some Post-H.S. 183 33 18.1 12.5-25.3 58 34.3 26.9-42.7 51 25.1 18.8-32.6 41 22.5 16.4-30.0
College Graduate 125 17 11.8 7.2-18.9 34 27.3 19.5-36.7 43 35.5 26.3-45.8 31 25.4 17.9-34.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 21 15.6 9.5-24.5 36 21.9 15.3-30.2 44 38.0 28.1-49.0 38 24.5 17.4-33.4
$15,000- $24,999 147 22 16.8 10.6-25.7 34 21.5 15.0-29.9 59 39.0 29.7-49.1 32 22.6 15.8-31.3
$25,000- $34,999 81 14 17.0 9.2-29.3 27 39.6 28.0-52.6 29 28.0 19.1-39.0 11 15.4 8.3-26.7
$35,000- $49,999 86 10 9.2 4.7-17.2 29 35.5 25.1-47.3 24 30.6 20.6-42.9 23 24.8 16.4-35.6
$50,000+ 121 21 18.6 11.8-28.0 39 32.8 24.3-42.6 27 21.5 14.5-30.6 34 27.2 19.5-36.4
Health District**
Appalachia I 55 15 30.1 17.5-46.8 13 21.8 12.6-35.2 14 24.0 14.1-37.9 13 24.0 13.7-38.6
Appalachia II 63 10 12.4 6.3-22.9 21 35.5 23.7-49.4 17 26.6 16.4-40.1 15 25.6 15.6-38.9
Appalachia III 69 7 10.2 4.0-23.6 16 22.5 13.4-35.2 27 38.2 26.2-51.8 19 29.1 18.8-42.2
Catawba 37 5 10.3 3.8-24.8 10 32.9 18.0-52.3 7 18.5 7.8-38.0 15 38.3 22.6-56.9
Edisto Savannah 64 11 17.3 8.9-30.9 16 21.5 12.6-34.1 24 42.4 28.4-57.7 13 18.9 10.8-31.0
Low Country 35 5 13.7 5.1-32.2 11 29.6 14.8-50.3 13 45.9 25.1-68.2 6 10.8 4.4-24.0
Palmetto 91 14 18.1 10.3-29.9 31 31.5 22.0-42.8 26 29.6 19.8-41.7 20 20.8 13.0-31.5
Pee Dee 39 4 9.2 3.2-23.4 13 33.9 19.4-52.3 9 25.5 12.6-44.7 13 31.4 18.0-48.9
Trident 79 10 10.6 5.5-19.4 27 35.2 24.2-47.9 25 35.0 23.5-48.5 17 19.3 11.8-30.1
Upper Savannah 31 6 22.9 10.1-43.8 6 18.3 8.2-35.9 7 23.0 11.1-41.7 12 35.8 20.2-55.0
Waccamaw 58 8 13.9 6.8-26.4 10 18.5 9.8-32.1 25 40.8 28.1-54.8 15 26.8 16.1-41.0
Wateree 43 7 23.5 10.8-43.9 16 35.9 21.0-54.2 12 22.2 11.9-37.4 8 18.4 8.6-35.2
Region***
Region I 86 21 27.5 17.6-40.3 19 20.6 13.2-30.7 21 23.7 15.5-34.4 25 28.2 19.1-39.7
Region II 132 17 11.2 6.4-19.0 37 28.8 21.0-38.1 44 32.6 24.3-42.1 34 27.4 19.9-36.5
Region III 128 19 15.6 9.5-24.6 41 31.9 23.6-41.7 33 26.1 18.1-36.0 35 26.3 18.6-35.8
Region IV 82 11 16.5 8.7-29.2 29 34.9 24.0-47.8 21 23.8 14.9-35.6 21 24.8 15.9-36.5
Region V 64 11 17.3 8.9-30.9 16 21.5 12.6-34.1 24 42.4 28.4-57.7 13 18.9 10.8-31.0
Region VI 58 8 13.9 6.8-26.4 10 18.5 9.8-32.1 25 40.8 28.1-54.8 15 26.8 16.1-41.0
Region VII 79 10 10.6 5.5-19.4 27 35.2 24.2-47.9 25 35.0 23.5-48.5 17 19.3 11.8-30.1
Region VIII 35 5 13.7 5.1-32.2 11 29.6 14.8-50.3 13 45.9 25.1-68.2 6 10.8 4.4-24.0

*This question was asked of respondents who reported having been told by a doctor that they had diabetes.

#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 I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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

*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper

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