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A Pap smear is a test for cancer of the cervix. Have you ever had a Pap smear?
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
1869 |
1808 96.4 (95.2-97.3) |
61 3.6 ( 2.7- 4.8) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
| Female |
1869 |
1808 96.4 (95.2-97.3) |
61 3.6 ( 2.7- 4.8) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
| White |
1400 |
1361 96.9 (95.5-97.8) |
39 3.1 ( 2.2- 4.5) |
| African American |
397 |
377 94.6 (91.3-96.7) |
20 5.4 ( 3.3- 8.7) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
158 |
144 89.2 (81.8-93.8) |
14 10.8 ( 6.2-18.2) |
| 25-34 |
328 |
320 97.4 (94.4-98.8) |
8 2.6 ( 1.2- 5.6) |
| 35-44 |
365 |
361 99.2 (97.8-99.7) |
4 0.8 ( 0.3- 2.2) |
| 45-54 |
335 |
331 98.9 (97.1-99.6) |
4 1.1 ( 0.4- 2.9) |
| 55-64 |
244 |
240 98.7 (96.4-99.5) |
4 1.3 ( 0.5- 3.6) |
| 65+ |
423 |
396 93.3 (89.9-95.6) |
27 6.7 ( 4.4-10.1) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
320 |
296 92.8 (88.9-95.4) |
24 7.2 ( 4.6-11.1) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
601 |
586 96.3 (93.6-97.9) |
15 3.7 ( 2.1- 6.4) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
472 |
461 97.4 (95.0-98.6) |
11 2.6 ( 1.4- 5.0) |
| College Graduate |
474 |
463 97.9 (96.1-98.9) |
11 2.1 ( 1.1- 3.9) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
241 |
229 93.6 (88.0-96.7) |
12 6.4 ( 3.3-12.0) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
390 |
380 97.3 (94.7-98.7) |
10 2.7 ( 1.3- 5.3) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
254 |
245 97.0 (94.1-98.5) |
9 3.0 ( 1.5- 5.9) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
261 |
256 97.2 (92.7-98.9) |
5 2.8 ( 1.1- 7.3) |
| $50,000+ |
403 |
399 98.8 (96.5-99.6) |
4 1.2 ( 0.4- 3.5) |
| #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. |
