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| Total Respond.# |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| All Participants | 108934 | 74,783 | 68.7 | 68.2-69.2 | 14,798 | 13.3 | 13.0-13.7 | 4,835 | 4.3 | 4.1- 4.5 | 9,761 | 7.6 | 7.3- 7.9 | 4,757 | 6.1 | 5.8- 6.4 |
| Alabama | 1,322 | 927 | 71.0 | 68.2-73.7 | 177 | 12.8 | 11.0-14.9 | 60 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.1 | 115 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.2 | 43 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.8 |
| Alaska | 1,197 | 848 | 71.6 | 67.7-75.2 | 180 | 14.4 | 11.8-17.5 | 50 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.1 | 90 | 7.2 | 5.2-10.0 | 29 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.4 |
| Arizona | 1,310 | 871 | 72.0 | 68.6-75.2 | 189 | 12.6 | 10.5-15.1 | 63 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.2 | 137 | 7.3 | 5.8- 9.3 | 50 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 |
| Arkansas | 1,485 | 909 | 63.6 | 60.8-66.4 | 216 | 13.6 | 11.8-15.7 | 86 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 | 223 | 13.2 | 11.5-15.2 | 51 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.2 |
| California | 1,926 | 1,283 | 65.8 | 63.1-68.3 | 318 | 14.7 | 13.1-16.5 | 85 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.8 | 140 | 7.3 | 6.0- 8.9 | 100 | 7.8 | 6.2- 9.7 |
| Colorado | 1,803 | 1,234 | 69.3 | 66.9-71.7 | 293 | 15.3 | 13.6-17.2 | 80 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.5 | 130 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.1 | 66 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.8 |
| Connecticut | 2,656 | 1,959 | 73.4 | 71.1-75.4 | 324 | 11.9 | 10.4-13.5 | 94 | 3.1 | 2.4- 3.9 | 168 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.0 | 111 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.4 |
| Delaware | 1,933 | 1,439 | 75.8 | 72.9-78.4 | 231 | 11.2 | 9.5-13.2 | 66 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.2 | 138 | 5.9 | 4.8- 7.3 | 59 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.2 |
| District of Columbia | 1,151 | 889 | 76.1 | 72.7-79.2 | 124 | 10.8 | 8.7-13.2 | 32 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.5 | 56 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.9 | 50 | 6.3 | 4.4- 9.0 |
| Florida | 2,688 | 1,936 | 71.5 | 69.4-73.5 | 314 | 11.2 | 9.9-12.6 | 92 | 3.5 | 2.8- 4.4 | 200 | 6.6 | 5.6- 7.6 | 146 | 7.2 | 5.9- 8.7 |
| Georgia | 2,236 | 1,605 | 73.0 | 70.7-75.3 | 321 | 13.7 | 12.1-15.4 | 68 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.7 | 160 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.1 | 82 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.3 |
| Hawaii | 2,797 | 1,740 | 62.2 | 59.9-64.5 | 491 | 18.0 | 16.2-19.9 | 164 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.0 | 265 | 8.5 | 7.2- 9.9 | 137 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.8 |
| Idaho | 2,024 | 1,225 | 63.1 | 60.5-65.6 | 322 | 15.3 | 13.4-17.3 | 120 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.7 | 275 | 11.0 | 9.6-12.6 | 82 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.7 |
| Illinois | 1,208 | 813 | 68.0 | 64.5-71.2 | 160 | 12.5 | 10.5-14.7 | 56 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.5 | 112 | 8.2 | 6.7-10.1 | 67 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.9 |
| Indiana | 2,528 | 1,646 | 66.6 | 64.5-68.7 | 367 | 14.0 | 12.5-15.6 | 128 | 4.5 | 3.7- 5.5 | 285 | 9.4 | 8.3-10.6 | 102 | 5.5 | 4.4- 6.9 |
| Iowa | 1,606 | 1,143 | 73.5 | 70.9-76.0 | 187 | 11.2 | 9.5-13.1 | 65 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.5 | 163 | 8.6 | 7.3-10.2 | 48 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.6 |
| Kansas | 1,934 | 1,402 | 72.5 | 70.1-74.7 | 231 | 11.6 | 10.1-13.3 | 83 | 3.9 | 3.1- 5.0 | 127 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.0 | 91 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.8 |
| Kentucky | 3,008 | 2,042 | 71.2 | 68.0-74.2 | 366 | 10.2 | 8.9-11.7 | 121 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.6 | 283 | 7.2 | 6.1- 8.6 | 196 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.3 |
| Louisiana | 2,084 | 1,564 | 75.2 | 72.9-77.3 | 208 | 10.3 | 8.8-12.0 | 66 | 3.0 | 2.2- 3.9 | 151 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.9 | 95 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.3 |
| Maine | 1,146 | 834 | 73.6 | 70.7-76.3 | 160 | 13.9 | 11.8-16.2 | 49 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.8 | 73 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.0 | 30 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.1 |
| Maryland | 2,099 | 1,605 | 76.8 | 74.3-79.1 | 242 | 11.8 | 10.0-13.9 | 76 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.5 | 110 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.2 | 66 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.3 |
| Massachusetts | 3,636 | 2,696 | 73.9 | 72.1-75.7 | 432 | 11.4 | 10.2-12.7 | 106 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.6 | 218 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.8 | 184 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.2 |
| Michigan | 2,655 | 1,810 | 69.0 | 66.7-71.2 | 389 | 14.3 | 12.7-16.1 | 135 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.6 | 232 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.3 | 89 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.5 |
| Minnesota | 2,033 | 1,388 | 68.6 | 66.2-70.9 | 357 | 17.3 | 15.5-19.2 | 85 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.0 | 147 | 6.2 | 5.1- 7.4 | 56 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.4 |
| Mississippi | 1,706 | 1,112 | 66.7 | 64.0-69.3 | 233 | 13.5 | 11.7-15.5 | 75 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.1 | 209 | 11.1 | 9.4-12.9 | 77 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.2 |
| Missouri | 2,084 | 1,380 | 69.1 | 66.3-71.8 | 248 | 11.2 | 9.4-13.3 | 90 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.2 | 257 | 9.7 | 8.3-11.3 | 109 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.0 |
| Montana | 1,648 | 1,070 | 68.2 | 65.1-71.2 | 218 | 12.6 | 10.6-14.9 | 85 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.6 | 210 | 10.1 | 8.4-12.1 | 65 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.8 |
| Nebraska | 2,019 | 1,406 | 70.6 | 68.2-72.9 | 263 | 12.8 | 11.2-14.6 | 74 | 3.4 | 2.7- 4.4 | 186 | 7.5 | 6.4- 8.7 | 90 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.5 |
| Nevada | 1,156 | 762 | 64.6 | 60.5-68.5 | 151 | 13.8 | 11.3-16.8 | 65 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.8 | 130 | 10.0 | 7.8-12.7 | 48 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.6 |
| New Hampshire | 2,364 | 1,754 | 74.6 | 72.6-76.6 | 303 | 12.2 | 10.8-13.7 | 84 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.4 | 151 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.0 | 72 | 3.8 | 2.9- 5.0 |
| New Jersey | 3,099 | 2,148 | 69.3 | 65.7-72.7 | 379 | 12.6 | 10.0-15.8 | 131 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.8 | 242 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.3 | 199 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.3 |
| New Mexico | 2,043 | 1,285 | 63.2 | 60.6-65.8 | 289 | 14.5 | 12.7-16.5 | 134 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.0 | 234 | 9.8 | 8.4-11.4 | 101 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.6 |
| New York | 2,251 | 1,525 | 67.4 | 65.0-69.7 | 306 | 13.0 | 11.5-14.7 | 114 | 4.7 | 3.8- 5.8 | 182 | 7.0 | 6.0- 8.2 | 124 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.8 |
| North Carolina | 2,998 | 2,260 | 75.8 | 73.2-78.1 | 354 | 11.3 | 9.5-13.3 | 92 | 2.9 | 2.1- 3.9 | 179 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.6 | 113 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.4 |
| North Dakota | 1,284 | 860 | 68.4 | 65.4-71.1 | 182 | 14.4 | 12.3-16.8 | 63 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.5 | 134 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.3 | 45 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.1 |
| Ohio | 1,846 | 1,278 | 68.7 | 66.1-71.2 | 263 | 13.6 | 11.9-15.5 | 80 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.4 | 152 | 8.4 | 6.9-10.0 | 73 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.7 |
| Oklahoma | 2,664 | 1,766 | 68.4 | 66.2-70.4 | 311 | 10.8 | 9.5-12.2 | 126 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.3 | 344 | 10.7 | 9.5-12.0 | 117 | 5.8 | 4.6- 7.4 |
| Oregon | 1,303 | 799 | 62.6 | 59.6-65.6 | 241 | 18.0 | 15.7-20.5 | 67 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.7 | 149 | 9.7 | 8.1-11.5 | 47 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,167 | 4,161 | 66.9 | 65.3-68.5 | 856 | 13.7 | 12.6-14.9 | 291 | 4.7 | 4.1- 5.5 | 637 | 9.7 | 8.8-10.7 | 222 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.0 |
| Rhode Island | 1,840 | 1,402 | 76.2 | 73.9-78.3 | 214 | 11.0 | 9.5-12.7 | 50 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.7 | 91 | 4.8 | 3.8- 5.9 | 83 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 |
| South Carolina | 1,817 | 1,253 | 68.2 | 65.2-71.0 | 276 | 15.6 | 13.5-17.9 | 90 | 4.6 | 3.5- 6.0 | 144 | 7.3 | 5.9- 8.9 | 54 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.2 |
| South Dakota | 2,128 | 1,537 | 72.8 | 70.5-75.0 | 246 | 11.4 | 9.9-13.2 | 61 | 2.5 | 1.9- 3.3 | 209 | 8.5 | 7.3- 9.9 | 75 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.3 |
| Tennessee | 1,298 | 996 | 77.5 | 74.8-80.0 | 121 | 8.8 | 7.2-10.6 | 35 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.9 | 80 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.0 | 66 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.4 |
| Texas | 2,652 | 1,699 | 63.5 | 61.3-65.6 | 398 | 14.9 | 13.4-16.6 | 151 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.5 | 252 | 8.6 | 7.5- 9.8 | 152 | 7.5 | 6.3- 9.1 |
| Utah | 1,597 | 974 | 59.5 | 56.0-62.9 | 265 | 16.8 | 14.4-19.5 | 84 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.2 | 180 | 9.1 | 7.5-11.0 | 94 | 9.9 | 7.6-12.8 |
| Vermont | 1,972 | 1,415 | 72.5 | 70.2-74.6 | 257 | 13.2 | 11.6-14.9 | 84 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.6 | 162 | 7.5 | 6.4- 8.9 | 54 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.4 |
| Virginia | 1,932 | 1,315 | 67.9 | 64.9-70.6 | 318 | 16.0 | 14.0-18.3 | 101 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.2 | 146 | 7.3 | 5.9- 9.1 | 52 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.5 |
| Washington | 2,208 | 1,448 | 66.0 | 63.4-68.4 | 365 | 15.5 | 13.8-17.3 | 127 | 5.9 | 4.7- 7.5 | 190 | 7.7 | 6.6- 9.1 | 78 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.4 |
| West Virginia | 1,442 | 954 | 68.6 | 65.8-71.2 | 197 | 12.7 | 10.9-14.7 | 59 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.4 | 173 | 10.1 | 8.6-11.8 | 59 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.0 |
| Wisconsin | 1,970 | 1,371 | 69.2 | 66.7-71.6 | 263 | 13.7 | 12.0-15.7 | 98 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.4 | 185 | 8.8 | 7.5-10.3 | 53 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.6 |
| Wyoming | 1,432 | 895 | 63.9 | 60.9-66.7 | 225 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.6 | 87 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.1 | 175 | 10.3 | 8.8-12.0 | 50 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.0 |
| Guam | 429 | 285 | 62.5 | 56.8-67.8 | 45 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.6 | 18 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.7 | 42 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.6 | 39 | 11.9 | 8.4-16.6 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,005 | 1,184 | 57.8 | 55.0-60.5 | 232 | 9.9 | 8.5-11.5 | 119 | 5.6 | 4.5- 6.9 | 227 | 8.8 | 7.6-10.3 | 243 | 17.9 | 15.5-20.5 |
| Virgin Islands | 1,115 | 681 | 59.1 | 55.3-62.9 | 180 | 15.7 | 13.1-18.8 | 70 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.3 | 111 | 8.9 | 7.1-11.2 | 73 | 9.8 | 7.4-12.9 |
+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.
* Respondents who reported having hysterectomy were excluded from both numerator and denominator.* This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a Pap smear and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
#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.
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