BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Diabetes
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 # Respondents |
1 or more times/day | 1 or more times/week | 1 or more times/month | 1 or more times/year | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,082 | 763 | 69.6 | 65.8-73.1 | 166 | 15.8 | 13.1-19.0 | 42 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.9 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 103 | 9.8 | 7.7-12.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 430 | 286 | 64.3 | 58.2-70.0 | 64 | 17.0 | 12.7-22.4 | 19 | 4.2 | 2.4- 7.2 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.3 | 55 | 13.1 | 9.5-17.9 |
| Female | 652 | 477 | 74.3 | 69.8-78.3 | 102 | 14.8 | 11.6-18.5 | 23 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 48 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 702 | 483 | 69.9 | 65.5-73.9 | 114 | 15.6 | 12.6-19.1 | 30 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.7 | 68 | 9.1 | 6.9-11.9 |
| African American | 334 | 251 | 70.8 | 63.4-77.1 | 47 | 16.9 | 11.8-23.7 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.9- 7.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 25 | 8.1 | 4.9-13.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 35-44 | 63 | 35 | 60.9 | 44.3-75.4 | 14 | 23.0 | 11.4-40.8 | 5 | 3.9 | 1.5-10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 12.2 | 5.5-25.2 |
| 45-54 | 219 | 167 | 77.5 | 70.0-83.6 | 33 | 12.8 | 8.5-18.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.6 | 13 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.5 |
| 55-64 | 307 | 215 | 68.1 | 61.3-74.3 | 53 | 16.6 | 12.2-22.1 | 10 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.3 | 26 | 9.8 | 6.3-15.0 |
| 65+ | 470 | 333 | 69.5 | 64.0-74.5 | 60 | 13.6 | 10.1-18.0 | 21 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 53 | 11.9 | 8.5-16.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 249 | 183 | 71.8 | 63.7-78.7 | 28 | 12.1 | 7.8-18.4 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.6- 7.6 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.7 | 27 | 11.4 | 6.8-18.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 370 | 269 | 71.0 | 64.1-77.0 | 61 | 18.0 | 12.9-24.5 | 13 | 4.7 | 2.4- 9.1 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.5 | 24 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 255 | 172 | 66.8 | 59.0-73.8 | 43 | 17.8 | 12.4-24.7 | 12 | 4.3 | 2.0- 9.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.8 | 27 | 10.3 | 6.6-15.7 |
| College Graduate | 205 | 137 | 67.9 | 59.5-75.3 | 34 | 14.1 | 9.7-20.3 | 9 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 24 | 14.6 | 9.1-22.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 239 | 180 | 72.2 | 64.2-79.1 | 30 | 13.4 | 8.7-20.2 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 5.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.5 | 20 | 11.1 | 6.7-18.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 210 | 144 | 66.2 | 56.6-74.6 | 39 | 22.2 | 14.8-32.1 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.7- 7.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.8 | 16 | 7.4 | 4.2-12.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 130 | 93 | 71.8 | 59.7-81.4 | 18 | 11.5 | 6.3-20.0 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.5- 9.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 12.8 | 5.9-25.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 115 | 77 | 65.7 | 53.9-75.8 | 23 | 19.9 | 12.3-30.6 | 4 | 6.9 | 2.3-18.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 7.5 | 3.6-15.1 |
| $50,000+ | 206 | 137 | 67.0 | 58.7-74.4 | 34 | 16.1 | 10.8-23.3 | 13 | 6.4 | 3.2-12.3 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.3 | 20 | 8.9 | 5.4-14.4 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 87 | 65 | 74.8 | 62.6-84.0 | 12 | 14.4 | 7.7-25.4 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 7.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.1 | 7 | 7.1 | 2.7-17.2 |
| Appalachia II | 52 | 36 | 71.7 | 56.4-83.3 | 8 | 13.0 | 6.3-25.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 13.3 | 5.3-29.6 |
| Appalachia III | 60 | 47 | 83.8 | 72.6-91.0 | 10 | 13.2 | 6.8-24.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.2 |
| Catawba | 45 | 37 | 82.5 | 67.1-91.6 | 3 | 5.3 | 1.6-16.2 | 2 | 4.7 | 0.9-20.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 7.5 | 2.3-21.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 153 | 99 | 60.2 | 49.5-70.0 | 32 | 22.9 | 14.7-33.9 | 5 | 5.6 | 1.9-15.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.2 | 16 | 10.1 | 5.7-17.2 |
| Low Country | 111 | 79 | 71.5 | 61.2-80.0 | 13 | 10.7 | 5.9-18.7 | 9 | 8.7 | 4.2-17.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 9.1 | 4.7-16.9 |
| Palmetto | 88 | 52 | 57.8 | 45.3-69.3 | 16 | 22.5 | 13.2-35.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 3.3-16.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.5 | 12 | 10.8 | 5.9-19.0 |
| Pee Dee | 111 | 82 | 70.3 | 57.7-80.4 | 14 | 16.7 | 8.5-30.3 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.6-13.2 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.0 | 6 | 5.2 | 2.0-12.7 |
| Trident | 110 | 69 | 63.9 | 51.7-74.6 | 23 | 15.7 | 9.5-24.9 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.5-14.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 17.5 | 9.7-29.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 76 | 58 | 73.6 | 60.2-83.7 | 7 | 9.2 | 3.5-22.0 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.8-11.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 8.3 | 7 | 12.0 | 5.5-24.0 |
| Waccamaw | 109 | 79 | 68.3 | 56.8-78.0 | 15 | 15.2 | 8.9-24.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.0 | 12 | 13.8 | 6.9-25.7 |
| Wateree | 66 | 48 | 72.4 | 58.3-83.1 | 11 | 16.2 | 8.5-28.8 | 2 | 5.7 | 1.4-20.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 5.7 | 2.2-14.1 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 163 | 123 | 74.3 | 65.5-81.4 | 19 | 12.0 | 7.1-19.6 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.2 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.6- 6.9 | 14 | 9.3 | 5.1-16.4 |
| Region II | 112 | 83 | 78.8 | 69.7-85.7 | 18 | 13.1 | 8.1-20.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 7.3 | 3.4-15.0 |
| Region III | 133 | 89 | 65.3 | 55.2-74.1 | 19 | 17.3 | 10.5-27.2 | 9 | 6.7 | 3.2-13.4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.7 | 15 | 9.8 | 5.7-16.3 |
| Region IV | 177 | 130 | 71.1 | 61.8-78.9 | 25 | 16.5 | 10.1-25.7 | 9 | 5.9 | 2.8-11.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.5 | 11 | 5.4 | 2.7-10.4 |
| Region V | 153 | 99 | 60.2 | 49.5-70.0 | 32 | 22.9 | 14.7-33.9 | 5 | 5.6 | 1.9-15.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.2 | 16 | 10.1 | 5.7-17.2 |
| Region VI | 109 | 79 | 68.3 | 56.8-78.0 | 15 | 15.2 | 8.9-24.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.0 | 12 | 13.8 | 6.9-25.7 |
| Region VII | 110 | 69 | 63.9 | 51.7-74.6 | 23 | 15.7 | 9.5-24.9 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.5-14.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 17.5 | 9.7-29.6 |
| Region VIII | 111 | 79 | 71.5 | 61.2-80.0 | 13 | 10.7 | 5.9-18.7 | 9 | 8.7 | 4.2-17.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 9.1 | 4.7-16.9 |
Some demographic sections have been suppressed: Rows contained less than 50 respondents.
*This question was asked of respondents who reported having been told by a doctor that they had diabetes. Respondents who reported having no feet were excluded from this table.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. 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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