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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Diabetes

Have you ever had any sores or irritations on your feet that took more than four weeks to heal?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 696 96 14.7 11.6-18.4 600 85.3 81.6-88.4
GENDER
Male 288 41 14.7 10.0-21.2 247 85.3 78.8-90.0
Female 408 55 14.6 11.0-19.2 353 85.4 80.8-89.0
RACE
White 491 72 15.1 11.9-19.0 419 84.9 81.0-88.1
African American 196 24 14.6 8.8-23.3 172 85.4 76.7-91.2
Other 5 0 0.0 . - . 5 100 . - .
HISPANIC
Yes 14 3 17.6 5.2-45.8 11 82.4 54.2-94.8
No 671 90 14.3 11.2-18.1 581 85.7 81.9-88.8
AGE
18-24 2 1 42.7 4.5-92.3 1 57.3 7.7-95.5
25-34 24 5 19.1 7.7-40.1 19 80.9 59.9-92.3
35-44 46 9 16.7 8.4-30.6 37 83.3 69.4-91.6
45-54 120 16 11.8 7.0-19.3 104 88.2 80.7-93.0
55-64 202 37 20.7 14.0-29.5 165 79.3 70.5-86.0
65+ 298 28 10.2 6.4-15.8 270 89.8 84.2-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 17 14.2 8.6-22.5 120 85.8 77.5-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 248 27 13.1 7.9-20.9 221 86.9 79.1-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 184 34 18.3 12.8-25.6 150 81.7 74.4-87.2
College Graduate 125 18 13.5 8.3-21.2 107 86.5 78.8-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 149 29 22.8 15.0-33.2 120 77.2 66.8-85.0
$15,000- $24,999 150 22 18.7 11.2-29.5 128 81.3 70.5-88.8
$25,000- $34,999 81 11 9.6 4.7-18.5 70 90.4 81.5-95.3
$35,000- $49,999 86 5 7.1 2.8-16.8 81 92.9 83.2-97.2
$50,000+ 120 16 11.2 6.8-18.0 104 88.8 82.0-93.2
Health District**
Appalachia I 55 7 11.6 5.5-23.1 48 88.4 76.9-94.5
Appalachia II 67 9 14.5 7.0-27.5 58 85.5 72.5-93.0
Appalachia III 73 10 13.8 6.9-25.5 63 86.2 74.5-93.1
Catawba 38 2 5.5 1.3-20.3 36 94.5 79.7-98.7
Edisto Savannah 64 10 13.9 7.0-25.7 54 86.1 74.3-93.0
Low Country 36 8 26.3 9.3-55.5 28 73.7 44.5-90.7
Palmetto 94 9 9.8 4.7-19.2 85 90.2 80.8-95.3
Pee Dee 43 8 25.6 12.7-44.9 35 74.4 55.1-87.3
Trident 81 9 14.1 6.3-28.5 72 85.9 71.5-93.7
Upper Savannah 32 4 14.8 5.6-33.6 28 85.2 66.4-94.4
Waccamaw 59 7 9.0 4.0-19.1 52 91.0 80.9-96.0
Wateree 45 9 23.0 11.5-40.8 36 77.0 59.2-88.5
Region***
Region I 87 11 12.8 7.1-22.1 76 87.2 77.9-92.9
Region II 140 19 14.1 8.6-22.3 121 85.9 77.7-91.4
Region III 132 11 8.4 4.4-15.6 121 91.6 84.4-95.6
Region IV 88 17 24.3 14.9-37.0 71 75.7 63.0-85.1
Region V 64 10 13.9 7.0-25.7 54 86.1 74.3-93.0
Region VI 59 7 9.0 4.0-19.1 52 91.0 80.9-96.0
Region VII 81 9 14.1 6.3-28.5 72 85.9 71.5-93.7
Region VIII 36 8 26.3 9.3-55.5 28 73.7 44.5-90.7

*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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