BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last Pap smear?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
North Carolina	6,636	4,692	71.7	70.3-73.0	904	13.1	12.2-14.1	277	3.9	3.4- 4.6	474	6.6	5.9- 7.4	289	4.7	4.0- 5.4
-Eastern NC	2,309	1,632	72.0	69.8-74.1	325	13.4	11.9-15.1	100	4.1	3.2- 5.3	171	7.1	6.0- 8.4	81	3.3	2.6- 4.3
GENDER
Female	2,309	1,632	72.0	69.8-74.1	325	13.4	11.9-15.1	100	4.1	3.2- 5.3	171	7.1	6.0- 8.4	81	3.3	2.6- 4.3
RACE
White	1,498	1,032	70.0	67.3-72.7	231	15.3	13.2-17.5	63	3.7	2.8- 5.0	128	8.2	6.7- 9.9	44	2.8	1.9- 4.0
African American	602	439	73.7	69.3-77.7	76	11.4	8.9-14.6	31	6.0	3.8- 9.4	29	4.4	2.9- 6.4	27	4.5	2.9- 7.0
Other Minorities	9	8	95.0	70.2-99.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.0	0.6-29.8
AGE
18-24	207	170	80.9	73.1-86.8	14	7.6	3.9-14.1	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7	2	0.6	0.1- 2.2	18	9.9	5.7-16.6
25-34	505	408	80.9	76.6-84.6	51	9.5	7.1-12.8	13	2.8	1.4- 5.5	16	3.5	2.0- 6.0	17	3.3	1.9- 5.5
35-44	479	356	73.6	68.7-78.0	68	16.1	12.5-20.5	19	3.7	2.2- 6.2	26	4.9	3.2- 7.5	10	1.7	0.9- 3.1
45-54	388	266	70.0	64.6-75.0	58	13.0	9.8-17.1	20	4.8	2.9- 7.8	38	11.0	7.7-15.3	6	1.1	0.5- 2.7
55-64	302	210	71.6	64.7-77.6	42	11.3	8.0-15.7	15	6.2	2.9-12.7	29	9.4	6.1-14.2	6	1.5	0.6- 3.9
65-74	219	123	56.4	48.7-63.8	51	22.5	16.9-29.4	10	5.6	2.8-10.7	28	11.4	7.7-16.7	7	4.1	1.7- 9.4
75+	196	89	43.5	35.8-51.4	38	22.6	16.2-30.6	20	8.2	5.2-12.9	32	18.3	12.6-25.8	17	7.4	4.4-12.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	308	172	58.3	51.6-64.8	51	15.9	11.8-21.2	21	6.7	4.1-10.7	41	12.4	8.6-17.4	23	6.7	4.2-10.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	749	494	67.7	63.6-71.5	111	14.1	11.4-17.3	42	4.2	2.9- 6.0	75	10.3	8.0-13.1	27	3.7	2.3- 6.0
Some Post-H.S.	645	486	76.0	71.8-79.8	88	12.8	10.2-16.1	21	4.4	2.5- 7.7	33	4.5	3.0- 6.5	17	2.3	1.4- 3.9
College Graduate	604	478	80.5	76.7-83.9	75	12.0	9.3-15.3	16	2.5	1.4- 4.4	22	2.9	1.8- 4.7	13	2.0	1.1- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	306	181	60.3	53.6-66.6	49	13.7	10.1-18.3	22	7.6	4.7-11.9	37	13.3	9.2-18.8	17	5.1	3.0- 8.8
$15,000- 24,999	455	300	67.2	61.8-72.2	68	13.4	10.3-17.1	23	5.4	3.3- 8.8	43	9.1	6.4-12.8	21	4.9	2.8- 8.4
$25,000- 34,999	269	195	74.2	67.8-79.6	39	12.4	8.8-17.3	9	3.3	1.6- 6.6	20	7.7	4.7-12.4	6	2.4	1.0- 5.7
$35,000- 49,999	284	232	81.7	75.8-86.4	29	10.6	7.0-15.6	9	3.2	1.5- 6.8	12	3.5	1.9- 6.4	2	1.1	0.2- 5.7
$50,000-74,999	234	186	81.2	74.6-86.4	28	12.6	8.2-18.8	5	1.0	0.4- 2.5	14	5.0	2.7- 9.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7
$75,000+	247	198	79.2	72.8-84.4	35	14.4	10.1-20.1	8	3.5	1.6- 7.4	3	1.7	0.4- 6.3	3	1.2	0.4- 3.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	650	411	64.4	59.9-68.6	104	15.1	12.2-18.5	40	5.6	3.9- 7.9	66	10.9	8.3-14.3	29	4.0	2.6- 6.1
No	1,592	1,174	74.8	72.2-77.3	212	12.8	11.0-14.8	56	3.5	2.5- 5.0	101	5.7	4.6- 7.1	49	3.1	2.2- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	76	59	80.8	69.8-88.4	10	11.4	5.8-21.2	5	5.3	2.1-13.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.5	0.6-10.3
Non-Veteran	2,202	1,544	71.5	69.2-73.7	315	13.7	12.1-15.4	95	4.1	3.2- 5.3	171	7.4	6.2- 8.7	77	3.3	2.5- 4.3
Currently Serving	31	29	93.4	74.8-98.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.6	1.4-25.2

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,636

4,692

71.7

70.3-73.0

904

13.1

12.2-14.1

277

3.9

3.4- 4.6

474

6.6

5.9- 7.4

289

4.7

4.0- 5.4

-Eastern NC

2,309

1,632

72.0

69.8-74.1

325

13.4

11.9-15.1

100

4.1

3.2- 5.3

171

7.1

6.0- 8.4

3.3

2.6- 4.3

GENDER

Female

2,309

1,632

72.0

69.8-74.1

325

13.4

11.9-15.1

100

4.1

3.2- 5.3

171

7.1

6.0- 8.4

3.3

2.6- 4.3

RACE

White

1,498

1,032

70.0

67.3-72.7

231

15.3

13.2-17.5

3.7

2.8- 5.0

128

8.2

6.7- 9.9

2.8

1.9- 4.0

African American

602

439

73.7

69.3-77.7

11.4

8.9-14.6

6.0

3.8- 9.4

4.4

2.9- 6.4

4.5

2.9- 7.0

Other Minorities

95.0

70.2-99.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.0

0.6-29.8

AGE

18-24

207

170

80.9

73.1-86.8

7.6

3.9-14.1

1.1

0.3- 3.7

0.6

0.1- 2.2

9.9

5.7-16.6

25-34

505

408

80.9

76.6-84.6

9.5

7.1-12.8

2.8

1.4- 5.5

3.5

2.0- 6.0

3.3

1.9- 5.5

35-44

479

356

73.6

68.7-78.0

16.1

12.5-20.5

3.7

2.2- 6.2

4.9

3.2- 7.5

1.7

0.9- 3.1

45-54

388

266

70.0

64.6-75.0

13.0

9.8-17.1

4.8

2.9- 7.8

11.0

7.7-15.3

1.1

0.5- 2.7

55-64

302

210

71.6

64.7-77.6

11.3

8.0-15.7

6.2

2.9-12.7

9.4

6.1-14.2

1.5

0.6- 3.9

65-74

219

123

56.4

48.7-63.8

22.5

16.9-29.4

5.6

2.8-10.7

11.4

7.7-16.7

4.1

1.7- 9.4

75+

196

43.5

35.8-51.4

22.6

16.2-30.6

8.2

5.2-12.9

18.3

12.6-25.8

7.4

4.4-12.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

308

172

58.3

51.6-64.8

15.9

11.8-21.2

6.7

4.1-10.7

12.4

8.6-17.4

6.7

4.2-10.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

749

494

67.7

63.6-71.5

111

14.1

11.4-17.3

4.2

2.9- 6.0

10.3

8.0-13.1

3.7

2.3- 6.0

Some Post-H.S.

645

486

76.0

71.8-79.8

12.8

10.2-16.1

4.4

2.5- 7.7

4.5

3.0- 6.5

2.3

1.4- 3.9

College Graduate

604

478

80.5

76.7-83.9

12.0

9.3-15.3

2.5

1.4- 4.4

2.9

1.8- 4.7

2.0

1.1- 3.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

306

181

60.3

53.6-66.6

13.7

10.1-18.3

7.6

4.7-11.9

13.3

9.2-18.8

5.1

3.0- 8.8

$15,000- 24,999

455

300

67.2

61.8-72.2

13.4

10.3-17.1

5.4

3.3- 8.8

9.1

6.4-12.8

4.9

2.8- 8.4

$25,000- 34,999

269

195

74.2

67.8-79.6

12.4

8.8-17.3

3.3

1.6- 6.6

7.7

4.7-12.4

2.4

1.0- 5.7

$35,000- 49,999

284

232

81.7

75.8-86.4

10.6

7.0-15.6

3.2

1.5- 6.8

3.5

1.9- 6.4

1.1

0.2- 5.7

$50,000-74,999

234

186

81.2

74.6-86.4

12.6

8.2-18.8

1.0

0.4- 2.5

5.0

2.7- 9.1

0.2

0.0- 1.7

$75,000+

247

198

79.2

72.8-84.4

14.4

10.1-20.1

3.5

1.6- 7.4

1.7

0.4- 6.3

1.2

0.4- 3.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

650

411

64.4

59.9-68.6

104

15.1

12.2-18.5

5.6

3.9- 7.9

10.9

8.3-14.3

4.0

2.6- 6.1

1,592

1,174

74.8

72.2-77.3

212

12.8

11.0-14.8

3.5

2.5- 5.0

101

5.7

4.6- 7.1

3.1

2.2- 4.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

80.8

69.8-88.4

11.4

5.8-21.2

5.3

2.1-13.2

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.6-10.3

Non-Veteran

2,202

1,544

71.5

69.2-73.7

315

13.7

12.1-15.4

4.1

3.2- 5.3

171

7.4

6.2- 8.7

3.3

2.5- 4.3

Currently Serving

93.4

74.8-98.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

6.6

1.4-25.2

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* 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 percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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