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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Women's Health

A Pap smear is a test for cancer of the cervix. Have you ever had a Pap smear?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,025 2,912 95.2 93.7-96.4 113 4.8 3.6- 6.3
Henderson/ Transylvania 195 192 98.7 95.4-99.6 3 1.3 0.4- 4.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 188 181 95.5 90.2-98.0 7 4.5 2.0- 9.8
Forsyth 204 197 94.5 88.1-97.5 7 5.5 2.5-11.9
Guilford 202 198 94.1 78.4-98.6 4 5.9 1.4-21.6
Mecklenburg 228 224 97.4 92.1-99.2 4 2.6 0.8- 7.9
Orange 221 212 93.2 86.3-96.7 9 6.8 3.3-13.7
Pitt 206 198 97.6 95.1-98.9 8 2.4 1.1- 4.9
Randolph 184 176 96.6 92.4-98.5 8 3.4 1.5- 7.6
Robeson 175 172 99.1 97.1-99.7 3 0.9 0.3- 2.9
Wake 207 196 92.5 85.2-96.3 11 7.5 3.7-14.8
Western NC 238 224 92.8 87.0-96.1 14 7.2 3.9-13.0
Piedmont NC 399 382 95.4 92.0-97.5 17 4.6 2.5- 8.0
Eastern NC 378 360 95.6 92.0-97.6 18 4.4 2.4- 8.0

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Henderson/Transylvania Counties. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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* Respondents who reported having hysterectomy were excluded from both numerator and denominator

#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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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