BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Diabetes
About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations?*
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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 | 1,397 | 1,004 | 67.5 | 63.0-71.7 | 227 | 18.6 | 15.1-22.8 | 47 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.9 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 110 | 8.6 | 6.2-11.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 560 | 367 | 60.5 | 53.3-67.3 | 106 | 21.0 | 15.3-28.1 | 26 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.2 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.5 | 55 | 10.6 | 7.0-15.7 |
| Female | 837 | 637 | 74.2 | 68.8-79.0 | 121 | 16.4 | 12.6-21.0 | 21 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 55 | 6.7 | 4.0-10.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 719 | 478 | 64.8 | 59.2-70.0 | 134 | 20.1 | 15.9-25.0 | 29 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.4 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.0 | 73 | 8.5 | 6.0-11.9 |
| African American | 539 | 414 | 68.8 | 59.5-76.8 | 78 | 20.1 | 13.0-29.9 | 16 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 | 28 | 6.8 | 3.2-13.6 |
| Other | 65 | 50 | 78.6 | 55.2-91.6 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.2-13.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 15.8 | 4.5-42.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 17 | 13 | 94.6 | 78.4-98.8 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 3.8 | 0.7-19.2 |
| No | 1,312 | 934 | 66.3 | 61.6-70.7 | 218 | 19.3 | 15.6-23.6 | 46 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.3 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 | 106 | 8.9 | 6.4-12.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 2 | 1 | 13.6 | 1.0-71.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 86.4 | 28.5-99.0 |
| 25-34 | 10 | 9 | 95.5 | 71.4-99.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 4.5 | 0.6-28.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 35-44 | 71 | 39 | 52.0 | 35.1-68.5 | 15 | 20.3 | 10.6-35.4 | 7 | 9.2 | 3.6-21.6 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-14.7 | 9 | 16.1 | 6.6-34.5 |
| 45-54 | 204 | 138 | 57.9 | 47.8-67.4 | 38 | 22.5 | 15.1-32.3 | 12 | 11.4 | 5.9-20.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 8.2 | 4.3-15.3 |
| 55-64 | 426 | 322 | 74.0 | 64.5-81.6 | 64 | 18.8 | 11.6-29.1 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 31 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.7 |
| 65+ | 684 | 495 | 72.0 | 66.8-76.6 | 110 | 17.8 | 13.8-22.7 | 19 | 2.2 | 1.3- 4.0 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.9 | 53 | 7.2 | 5.1- 9.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 334 | 259 | 74.1 | 62.2-83.2 | 45 | 17.6 | 9.4-30.7 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.1-10.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.4 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 474 | 343 | 69.6 | 62.5-75.9 | 79 | 17.0 | 12.1-23.4 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.5-10.0 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3- 6.1 | 37 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 325 | 230 | 63.7 | 54.9-71.8 | 47 | 17.1 | 11.5-24.7 | 12 | 5.1 | 2.6- 9.9 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 | 33 | 13.3 | 7.5-22.5 |
| College Graduate | 262 | 172 | 62.8 | 52.7-71.9 | 56 | 23.5 | 16.6-32.2 | 14 | 5.7 | 2.7-11.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 | 19 | 7.9 | 3.3-17.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 293 | 220 | 78.6 | 70.8-84.8 | 45 | 12.2 | 7.8-18.4 | 9 | 2.8 | 0.8- 9.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.1 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 312 | 241 | 73.6 | 60.0-83.8 | 44 | 18.0 | 9.0-32.7 | 10 | 3.6 | 1.1-10.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 16 | 4.6 | 2.0-10.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 175 | 113 | 58.1 | 45.1-70.1 | 35 | 21.5 | 13.4-32.7 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.6- 8.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.3 | 22 | 17.4 | 8.3-32.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 129 | 89 | 57.0 | 44.0-69.1 | 21 | 20.6 | 11.7-33.7 | 8 | 11.1 | 4.7-23.9 | 1 | 3.2 | 0.5-19.1 | 10 | 8.1 | 3.8-16.7 |
| $50,000+ | 247 | 164 | 65.5 | 56.4-73.7 | 49 | 20.1 | 13.6-28.5 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.6 | 23 | 9.8 | 5.2-17.7 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 185 | 137 | 60.7 | 48.0-72.2 | 31 | 17.8 | 10.3-29.0 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.4-16.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.2 | 12 | 15.6 | 7.2-30.5 |
| Region II | 153 | 105 | 66.0 | 53.7-76.5 | 25 | 19.2 | 11.5-30.4 | 7 | 7.2 | 2.9-16.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 15 | 7.3 | 3.9-13.2 |
| Region III | 188 | 132 | 61.8 | 49.2-73.1 | 37 | 23.2 | 13.7-36.6 | 4 | 3.6 | 1.1-10.6 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.2- 7.6 | 13 | 10.0 | 4.3-21.7 |
| Region IV | 181 | 136 | 77.8 | 69.0-84.6 | 26 | 12.8 | 7.7-20.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 9.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 7.6 | 4.1-13.5 |
| Region V | 173 | 134 | 79.6 | 71.5-85.9 | 20 | 9.4 | 5.2-16.3 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 14 | 8.0 | 4.5-13.9 |
| Region VI | 189 | 131 | 63.7 | 53.0-73.2 | 30 | 19.3 | 12.7-28.3 | 9 | 8.0 | 2.4-23.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 18 | 8.7 | 5.1-14.5 |
| Region VII | 174 | 127 | 70.3 | 58.7-79.8 | 30 | 22.0 | 13.5-33.8 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.6- 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 3.6 | 1.2-10.3 |
| Region VIII | 154 | 102 | 68.0 | 57.4-77.0 | 28 | 17.6 | 11.4-26.1 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.6-11.6 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.0-14.8 | 13 | 5.9 | 3.1-11.2 |
*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.
*Includes times when checked by a family member or friend, but not when checked by a health professional.
** 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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