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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	393	273	72.1	66.5-77.1	57	14.2	10.7-18.7	16	3.2	1.8- 5.5	25	5.1	3.0- 8.4	22	5.4	3.2- 9.1
GENDER
Female	393	273	72.1	66.5-77.1	57	14.2	10.7-18.7	16	3.2	1.8- 5.5	25	5.1	3.0- 8.4	22	5.4	3.2- 9.1
RACE
White	336	231	70.4	64.4-75.8	51	15.1	11.2-20.0	12	3.2	1.8- 5.8	23	5.6	3.3- 9.3	19	5.6	3.2- 9.8
African American	16	13	91.0	70.9-97.6	2	7.6	1.7-28.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.4	0.2-10.1
Other Minorities	2	1	42.9	4.5-92.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	57.1	7.7-95.5
AGE
18-24	27	16	55.5	33.9-75.2	6	20.2	8.2-41.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.4	0.5-20.6	4	21.0	7.4-46.7
25-34	71	57	80.1	67.1-88.8	9	13.1	6.3-25.3	2	3.5	0.8-14.0	3	3.3	0.9-11.4	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	80	66	85.2	74.5-91.9	10	11.8	6.0-22.1	3	2.8	0.7-11.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	82	57	69.7	55.7-80.8	12	16.4	8.8-28.5	6	4.4	1.7-10.8	4	5.8	1.4-21.4	3	3.7	0.8-15.2
55-64	50	37	76.1	61.0-86.6	6	12.6	5.4-26.9	1	2.5	0.3-15.7	3	4.1	1.1-14.2	3	4.7	1.5-13.9
65-74	40	19	59.3	41.3-75.2	10	19.7	9.1-37.5	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	4	6.8	2.2-18.9	6	12.9	4.9-29.7
75+	39	17	47.6	29.8-66.0	4	10.5	3.8-25.6	3	7.0	2.2-20.0	9	22.2	10.8-40.1	6	12.8	4.5-31.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	49	29	59.0	41.9-74.2	9	20.3	9.5-38.1	3	4.4	1.3-13.6	5	10.4	4.0-24.4	3	5.8	1.6-19.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	108	65	66.6	55.1-76.4	18	15.8	9.7-24.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	13	9.4	4.3-19.4	10	7.4	3.2-16.2
Some Post-H.S.	109	79	74.2	63.4-82.6	12	10.1	5.4-18.0	7	5.1	2.0-12.0	5	2.8	1.1- 7.0	6	7.9	3.2-18.0
College Graduate	125	98	80.0	70.5-87.0	18	14.5	8.4-23.8	4	3.4	1.2- 8.9	2	1.0	0.2- 4.3	3	1.1	0.3- 4.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	50	29	65.0	47.8-79.0	6	10.7	4.4-24.0	3	5.1	1.4-16.6	7	7.7	3.2-17.4	5	11.5	4.1-28.5
$15,000- 24,999	68	43	64.0	49.5-76.4	13	21.7	12.0-35.9	5	5.1	1.6-15.4	5	8.5	3.3-19.9	2	0.8	0.1- 4.1
$25,000- 34,999	64	40	65.8	51.2-77.9	10	13.0	6.3-24.9	3	4.7	1.5-13.9	6	8.2	3.3-19.2	5	8.4	2.8-22.1
$35,000- 49,999	54	40	76.5	62.4-86.5	9	17.5	8.9-31.5	3	4.2	1.3-12.5	1	0.4	0.0- 2.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5
$50,000-74,999	49	43	87.6	73.3-94.8	4	8.7	3.1-22.5	1	2.9	0.4-17.9	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	37	31	77.5	55.1-90.7	4	12.4	4.2-31.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.0	0.3-13.3	1	8.0	1.2-39.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	120	77	64.4	53.0-74.4	17	13.0	7.4-21.8	7	4.9	2.1-11.1	10	8.6	3.7-18.8	9	9.1	4.3-18.3
No	265	193	75.8	69.4-81.2	37	14.4	10.2-20.0	8	2.3	1.0- 5.0	14	3.4	1.9- 6.3	13	4.0	1.9- 8.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	8	7	93.5	63.2-99.2	1	6.5	0.8-36.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	384	265	71.8	66.1-76.8	56	14.3	10.7-18.9	16	3.2	1.8- 5.6	25	5.2	3.1- 8.5	22	5.5	3.2- 9.2
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

393

273

72.1

66.5-77.1

14.2

10.7-18.7

3.2

1.8- 5.5

5.1

3.0- 8.4

5.4

3.2- 9.1

GENDER

Female

393

273

72.1

66.5-77.1

14.2

10.7-18.7

3.2

1.8- 5.5

5.1

3.0- 8.4

5.4

3.2- 9.1

RACE

White

336

231

70.4

64.4-75.8

15.1

11.2-20.0

3.2

1.8- 5.8

5.6

3.3- 9.3

5.6

3.2- 9.8

African American

91.0

70.9-97.6

7.6

1.7-28.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1.4

0.2-10.1

Other Minorities

42.9

4.5-92.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

57.1

7.7-95.5

AGE

18-24

55.5

33.9-75.2

20.2

8.2-41.6

0.0

. - .

3.4

0.5-20.6

21.0

7.4-46.7

25-34

80.1

67.1-88.8

13.1

6.3-25.3

3.5

0.8-14.0

3.3

0.9-11.4

0.0

. - .

35-44

85.2

74.5-91.9

11.8

6.0-22.1

2.8

0.7-11.0

0.1

0.0- 0.6

0.0

. - .

45-54

69.7

55.7-80.8

16.4

8.8-28.5

4.4

1.7-10.8

5.8

1.4-21.4

3.7

0.8-15.2

55-64

76.1

61.0-86.6

12.6

5.4-26.9

2.5

0.3-15.7

4.1

1.1-14.2

4.7

1.5-13.9

65-74

59.3

41.3-75.2

19.7

9.1-37.5

1.3

0.2- 8.7

6.8

2.2-18.9

12.9

4.9-29.7

75+

47.6

29.8-66.0

10.5

3.8-25.6

7.0

2.2-20.0

22.2

10.8-40.1

12.8

4.5-31.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

59.0

41.9-74.2

20.3

9.5-38.1

4.4

1.3-13.6

10.4

4.0-24.4

5.8

1.6-19.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

108

66.6

55.1-76.4

15.8

9.7-24.7

0.8

0.2- 3.3

9.4

4.3-19.4

7.4

3.2-16.2

Some Post-H.S.

109

74.2

63.4-82.6

10.1

5.4-18.0

5.1

2.0-12.0

2.8

1.1- 7.0

7.9

3.2-18.0

College Graduate

125

80.0

70.5-87.0

14.5

8.4-23.8

3.4

1.2- 8.9

1.0

0.2- 4.3

1.1

0.3- 4.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

65.0

47.8-79.0

10.7

4.4-24.0

5.1

1.4-16.6

7.7

3.2-17.4

11.5

4.1-28.5

$15,000- 24,999

64.0

49.5-76.4

21.7

12.0-35.9

5.1

1.6-15.4

8.5

3.3-19.9

0.8

0.1- 4.1

$25,000- 34,999

65.8

51.2-77.9

13.0

6.3-24.9

4.7

1.5-13.9

8.2

3.3-19.2

8.4

2.8-22.1

$35,000- 49,999

76.5

62.4-86.5

17.5

8.9-31.5

4.2

1.3-12.5

0.4

0.0- 2.6

1.4

0.2- 9.5

$50,000-74,999

87.6

73.3-94.8

8.7

3.1-22.5

2.9

0.4-17.9

0.7

0.1- 5.1

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

77.5

55.1-90.7

12.4

4.2-31.5

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.3-13.3

8.0

1.2-39.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

120

64.4

53.0-74.4

13.0

7.4-21.8

4.9

2.1-11.1

8.6

3.7-18.8

9.1

4.3-18.3

265

193

75.8

69.4-81.2

14.4

10.2-20.0

2.3

1.0- 5.0

3.4

1.9- 6.3

4.0

1.9- 8.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

93.5

63.2-99.2

6.5

0.8-36.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

384

265

71.8

66.1-76.8

14.3

10.7-18.9

3.2

1.8- 5.6

5.2

3.1- 8.5

5.5

3.2- 9.2

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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