BRFSS Survey Results 2010 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 | 1,451 | 1,043 | 69.6 | 65.0-73.8 | 230 | 17.5 | 13.9-21.7 | 46 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.4 | 10 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 | 122 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 545 | 366 | 63.3 | 55.8-70.2 | 102 | 22.6 | 16.4-30.1 | 19 | 5.1 | 2.6- 9.6 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 | 53 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.7 |
| Female | 906 | 677 | 75.6 | 70.4-80.2 | 128 | 12.6 | 9.5-16.5 | 27 | 3.9 | 1.7- 8.7 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 69 | 7.8 | 5.5-10.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 732 | 500 | 65.7 | 59.7-71.2 | 129 | 18.1 | 13.9-23.1 | 20 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.7 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 | 78 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.4 |
| African American | 589 | 443 | 74.2 | 66.8-80.5 | 84 | 14.7 | 9.4-22.2 | 25 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 32 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.1 |
| Other | 61 | 46 | 74.4 | 46.4-90.7 | 9 | 23.1 | 7.6-52.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 19 | 12 | 79.5 | 41.9-95.4 | 6 | 19.6 | 4.2-57.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 7.3 |
| No | 1,371 | 983 | 69.1 | 64.4-73.5 | 217 | 17.1 | 13.5-21.5 | 45 | 4.7 | 2.8- 7.9 | 10 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.7 | 116 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 5 | 2 | 75.5 | 26.4-96.3 | 1 | 12.1 | 1.1-62.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 12.4 | 1.7-53.6 |
| 25-34 | 19 | 11 | 55.3 | 23.3-83.4 | 3 | 19.1 | 3.2-63.2 | 2 | 16.3 | 2.5-59.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 9.3 | 2.5-29.3 |
| 35-44 | 66 | 44 | 57.7 | 39.3-74.1 | 14 | 33.0 | 17.8-52.9 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 7.0 | 2.3-19.7 |
| 45-54 | 168 | 127 | 78.4 | 67.3-86.5 | 22 | 9.9 | 5.6-16.8 | 6 | 6.8 | 2.0-20.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 |
| 55-64 | 440 | 316 | 70.5 | 63.4-76.7 | 73 | 17.1 | 12.2-23.4 | 18 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 30 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.3 |
| 65+ | 753 | 543 | 71.1 | 66.1-75.6 | 117 | 15.3 | 12.0-19.3 | 17 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.1 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 69 | 11.0 | 8.1-14.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 318 | 230 | 72.2 | 61.7-80.7 | 45 | 12.2 | 7.7-18.7 | 12 | 7.3 | 2.3-20.7 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.2 | 27 | 7.7 | 4.5-12.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 537 | 377 | 68.2 | 60.2-75.3 | 98 | 19.9 | 13.8-27.8 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.5- 4.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 | 50 | 10.1 | 6.6-15.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 330 | 259 | 72.1 | 62.7-79.9 | 38 | 14.5 | 8.7-23.3 | 9 | 6.3 | 2.4-15.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 22 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.4 |
| College Graduate | 264 | 177 | 67.3 | 56.7-76.4 | 48 | 21.5 | 13.2-33.0 | 16 | 5.4 | 2.9-10.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 22 | 5.6 | 3.1-10.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 314 | 231 | 68.9 | 56.2-79.2 | 46 | 18.5 | 9.7-32.6 | 9 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.3 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.7 | 25 | 7.3 | 4.1-12.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 348 | 256 | 75.6 | 67.7-82.1 | 56 | 14.2 | 9.3-21.0 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 24 | 8.6 | 5.0-14.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 156 | 113 | 72.3 | 60.4-81.7 | 27 | 19.9 | 11.5-32.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 | 13 | 7.2 | 3.6-13.8 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 153 | 111 | 69.3 | 54.5-81.0 | 24 | 20.2 | 10.0-36.5 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.3 | 13 | 8.1 | 3.9-16.1 |
| $50,000+ | 233 | 150 | 61.8 | 51.8-70.8 | 43 | 17.7 | 11.6-26.1 | 13 | 9.5 | 4.4-19.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 26 | 10.9 | 6.2-18.4 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 164 | 119 | 70.8 | 58.3-80.8 | 28 | 19.6 | 11.8-30.8 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.3- 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 8.2 | 2.9-21.0 |
| Region II | 166 | 109 | 63.0 | 50.0-74.4 | 31 | 21.3 | 12.4-34.2 | 8 | 8.9 | 2.9-24.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 6.8 | 3.7-12.1 |
| Region III | 183 | 135 | 74.7 | 63.3-83.5 | 27 | 14.8 | 7.6-26.8 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.6 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.3 | 15 | 8.0 | 4.4-14.1 |
| Region IV | 226 | 166 | 71.5 | 63.0-78.7 | 34 | 14.1 | 9.2-21.0 | 11 | 6.6 | 3.3-12.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 14 | 7.7 | 4.0-14.5 |
| Region V | 212 | 161 | 71.9 | 62.0-80.0 | 31 | 14.0 | 9.3-20.5 | 6 | 7.2 | 2.2-21.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.3 | 12 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.5 |
| Region VI | 174 | 129 | 70.2 | 56.9-80.8 | 21 | 17.9 | 8.9-32.7 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 | 18 | 9.8 | 5.3-17.6 |
| Region VII | 178 | 122 | 67.3 | 51.6-79.9 | 33 | 20.1 | 10.1-36.2 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.7-12.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 9.6 | 4.6-19.1 |
| Region VIII | 148 | 102 | 68.4 | 56.8-78.1 | 25 | 14.4 | 9.0-22.1 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 4.8 | 13 | 12.2 | 5.9-23.5 |
*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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