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Was your last Pap smear done as part of a routine exam, or to check a current or previous problem?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Routine exam   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Current/previous prob.   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Other   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	1805	1737  96.6  (95.6-97.4)	62   3.1  ( 2.3- 4.1)	6   0.3  ( 0.1- 0.6)
GENDER
Female	1805	1737  96.6  (95.6-97.4)	62   3.1  ( 2.3- 4.1)	6   0.3  ( 0.1- 0.6)
RACE
White	1358	1307  96.6  (95.4-97.5)	47   3.1  ( 2.3- 4.3)	4   0.3  ( 0.1- 0.7)
African American	377	361  96.1  (93.3-97.8)	15   3.7  ( 2.0- 6.6)	1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.2)
AGE
18-24	144	136  95.7  (91.1-98.0)	8   4.3  ( 2.0- 8.9)
25-34	319	310  97.0  (93.9-98.6)	9   3.0  ( 1.4- 6.1)
35-44	361	345  95.9  (93.0-97.7)	16   4.1  ( 2.3- 7.0)
45-54	331	321  97.6  (95.3-98.8)	7   1.8  ( 0.8- 3.9)	3   0.6  ( 0.2- 2.2)
55-64	240	235  98.2  (95.4-99.3)	4   1.6  ( 0.6- 4.3)	1   0.3  ( 0.0- 1.8)
65+	394	375  95.7  (93.2-97.3)	17   3.7  ( 2.2- 6.0)	2   0.6  ( 0.1- 2.4)
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	294	284  96.1  (92.4-98.1)	9   3.4  ( 1.6- 7.1)	1   0.5  ( 0.1- 3.1)
H.S. or G.E.D.	586	555  95.4  (93.3-96.9)	30   4.5  ( 3.0- 6.6)	1   0.1  ( 0.0- 0.7)
Some Post-H.S.	461	447  97.5  (95.6-98.5)	12   2.2  ( 1.2- 3.9)	2   0.4  ( 0.1- 1.5)
College Graduate	462	449  97.8  (96.0-98.8)	11   2.0  ( 1.1- 3.8)	2   0.2  ( 0.0- 0.9)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	229	219  96.5  (93.4-98.2)	10   3.5  ( 1.8- 6.6)
$15,000- 24,999	380	361  94.7  (91.3-96.8)	18   5.1  ( 3.0- 8.5)	1   0.2  ( 0.0- 1.2)
$25,000- 34,999	245	233  95.9  (92.7-97.8)	9   3.2  ( 1.6- 6.3)	3   0.8  ( 0.2- 3.0)
$35,000- 49,999	256	247  97.0  (94.1-98.5)	9   3.0  ( 1.5- 5.9)
$50,000+	398	391  98.5  (96.4-99.4)	7   1.5  ( 0.6- 3.6)

#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.