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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%) | ||
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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 168 | 128 | 75.9 | 67.5-82.7 | 17 | 10.1 | 6.0-16.7 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.6 | 12 | 6.1 | 3.3-11.1 | 8 | 6.7 | 2.9-14.6 |
Buncombe | 157 | 111 | 70.3 | 61.9-77.5 | 19 | 13.3 | 8.3-20.5 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.9- 9.8 | 11 | 6.3 | 3.2-11.8 | 10 | 5.8 | 3.0-10.9 |
Cabarrus | 174 | 123 | 72.7 | 64.8-79.3 | 18 | 12.4 | 7.5-19.7 | 7 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.1 | 17 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.8 | 9 | 4.0 | 2.0- 8.1 |
Catawba | 138 | 96 | 66.8 | 57.3-75.0 | 22 | 17.5 | 11.5-25.7 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.6- 9.0 | 9 | 7.5 | 3.5-15.5 | 5 | 4.3 | 1.6-10.9 |
Cumberland | 218 | 158 | 71.3 | 64.1-77.6 | 27 | 12.3 | 8.3-18.0 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.8-10.4 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.8-10.6 | 11 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.1 |
Davidson | 154 | 108 | 72.6 | 63.9-80.0 | 16 | 11.4 | 6.5-19.5 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.2 | 17 | 8.6 | 5.1-14.1 | 7 | 4.2 | 1.8- 9.2 |
Durham | 204 | 153 | 72.3 | 64.6-79.0 | 25 | 13.0 | 8.6-19.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.3 | 11 | 6.1 | 3.3-11.0 | 12 | 7.2 | 3.5-14.0 |
Forsyth | 204 | 152 | 77.2 | 70.4-82.8 | 26 | 10.2 | 6.8-15.0 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.4 | 11 | 5.8 | 3.0-11.1 | 9 | 4.1 | 1.9- 8.7 |
Gaston | 153 | 99 | 66.7 | 57.9-74.5 | 27 | 17.0 | 11.4-24.6 | 9 | 6.1 | 2.9-12.5 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.5- 8.8 | 12 | 6.5 | 3.4-12.1 |
Guilford | 176 | 138 | 78.4 | 70.2-84.8 | 17 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 1.7-11.2 | 7 | 4.2 | 1.5-10.9 | 7 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.5 |
Iredell | 176 | 119 | 68.0 | 59.8-75.3 | 35 | 18.1 | 12.8-25.0 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.2 | 10 | 6.7 | 3.4-12.8 | 7 | 5.5 | 2.3-12.3 |
Johnston | 235 | 160 | 65.8 | 57.6-73.2 | 40 | 18.0 | 12.7-25.0 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.1 | 17 | 9.4 | 5.1-16.6 | 11 | 4.7 | 2.3- 9.2 |
Mecklenburg | 306 | 227 | 74.6 | 68.8-79.7 | 34 | 11.3 | 7.9-16.0 | 7 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.0 | 29 | 7.9 | 5.2-11.8 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.0 |
New Hanover | 158 | 114 | 73.5 | 65.1-80.4 | 28 | 16.9 | 11.4-24.2 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 6.2 | 9 | 6.6 | 3.2-13.1 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.5 |
Onslow | 177 | 129 | 71.2 | 63.1-78.1 | 20 | 12.6 | 7.8-19.6 | 12 | 7.4 | 4.1-13.0 | 10 | 5.3 | 2.8- 9.8 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.4- 8.9 |
Orange | 213 | 165 | 74.3 | 66.5-80.9 | 28 | 16.8 | 11.1-24.6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.8 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.5 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.4 |
Pitt | 179 | 125 | 71.8 | 64.2-78.3 | 25 | 12.7 | 8.4-18.8 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.9 | 14 | 7.0 | 4.1-11.7 | 9 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.6 |
Randolph | 141 | 98 | 69.2 | 59.5-77.4 | 15 | 9.7 | 5.7-16.1 | 8 | 6.0 | 2.6-13.3 | 14 | 11.2 | 5.9-20.3 | 6 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.9 |
Robeson | 174 | 118 | 68.7 | 59.9-76.3 | 26 | 12.9 | 8.5-19.2 | 9 | 5.2 | 2.4-11.2 | 15 | 9.0 | 4.8-16.1 | 6 | 4.2 | 1.7-10.3 |
Rowan | 189 | 129 | 69.5 | 61.7-76.3 | 23 | 10.1 | 6.6-15.3 | 9 | 4.4 | 2.1- 9.0 | 20 | 11.2 | 6.8-18.1 | 8 | 4.7 | 2.3- 9.5 |
Union | 209 | 145 | 70.2 | 62.4-77.0 | 25 | 10.3 | 6.5-15.9 | 11 | 5.1 | 2.7- 9.4 | 18 | 7.0 | 4.1-11.7 | 10 | 7.4 | 3.9-13.8 |
Wake | 292 | 221 | 73.7 | 67.5-79.1 | 34 | 11.8 | 8.2-16.6 | 11 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.6 | 11 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.4 | 15 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.0 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 173 | 128 | 74.7 | 67.1-81.0 | 20 | 12.5 | 7.9-19.1 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.9 | 14 | 6.9 | 4.0-11.6 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.3 |
Northeast Partnership II | 207 | 149 | 74.3 | 67.1-80.4 | 33 | 15.2 | 10.4-21.6 | 8 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.6 | 13 | 5.9 | 3.3-10.4 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.3 |
Northeast Partnership I | 172 | 114 | 69.3 | 61.2-76.3 | 23 | 13.1 | 8.3-19.9 | 10 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.0 | 18 | 9.3 | 5.6-15.0 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.9 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 167 | 114 | 72.4 | 64.5-79.1 | 18 | 9.5 | 5.8-15.1 | 13 | 7.8 | 4.3-13.7 | 17 | 7.9 | 4.7-13.1 | 5 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.4 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 221 | 158 | 72.3 | 64.9-78.7 | 36 | 14.9 | 10.4-20.9 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.3-10.4 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.8 | 6 | 3.3 | 1.3- 8.0 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 173 | 116 | 70.7 | 63.1-77.3 | 28 | 13.7 | 9.3-19.7 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.3 | 16 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.1 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 182 | 125 | 72.5 | 65.1-78.9 | 29 | 13.6 | 9.2-19.6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.0 | 14 | 7.5 | 4.2-12.9 | 9 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.9 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 194 | 131 | 70.2 | 62.4-77.0 | 32 | 17.6 | 12.1-24.9 | 14 | 5.6 | 3.2- 9.7 | 11 | 3.8 | 2.0- 7.4 | 6 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.4 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 235 | 167 | 69.3 | 62.1-75.7 | 30 | 14.2 | 9.7-20.2 | 11 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.1 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.6 | 13 | 7.7 | 4.1-13.8 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 163 | 119 | 73.9 | 66.0-80.5 | 18 | 10.7 | 6.6-17.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.8 | 12 | 7.0 | 3.8-12.6 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.5- 9.5 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 147 | 93 | 64.0 | 55.0-72.1 | 20 | 13.1 | 8.2-20.3 | 8 | 5.5 | 2.5-11.5 | 15 | 10.2 | 5.5-18.0 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.9-13.2 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 163 | 94 | 54.2 | 45.4-62.8 | 31 | 17.4 | 12.0-24.5 | 13 | 7.7 | 4.4-13.1 | 16 | 12.1 | 7.3-19.5 | 9 | 8.6 | 4.0-17.7 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 244 | 168 | 72.9 | 65.9-78.9 | 39 | 14.5 | 10.3-20.2 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.4 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.5- 9.5 | 12 | 5.0 | 2.4-10.1 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 435 | 300 | 70.8 | 65.7-75.3 | 65 | 15.2 | 11.7-19.6 | 20 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.4 | 37 | 7.7 | 5.5-10.8 | 13 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.5 |
No | 6,201 | 4,392 | 71.7 | 70.3-73.1 | 839 | 13.0 | 12.0-14.0 | 257 | 3.9 | 3.4- 4.6 | 437 | 6.5 | 5.8- 7.3 | 276 | 4.8 | 4.1- 5.6 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
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 |
Piedmont | 3,655 | 2,610 | 72.1 | 70.2-73.9 | 478 | 12.6 | 11.3-14.0 | 147 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 250 | 6.3 | 5.3- 7.3 | 170 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.3 |
Western NC | 672 | 450 | 69.3 | 65.1-73.2 | 101 | 14.4 | 11.6-17.7 | 30 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.4 | 53 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.4 | 38 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.6 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
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 |
Northwest | 1,187 | 819 | 70.1 | 66.9-73.1 | 170 | 13.1 | 11.1-15.5 | 52 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.7 | 94 | 7.5 | 5.9- 9.5 | 52 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.2 |
Charlotte | 966 | 677 | 70.7 | 67.0-74.2 | 118 | 12.1 | 9.8-14.8 | 44 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.2 | 83 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.7 | 44 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.0 |
Greensboro | 871 | 643 | 74.1 | 70.1-77.6 | 106 | 12.5 | 10.1-15.5 | 34 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.3 | 51 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.0 | 37 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.8 |
Southern Regional | 718 | 504 | 70.0 | 65.7-73.9 | 102 | 13.1 | 10.6-16.0 | 35 | 5.1 | 3.2- 7.9 | 46 | 6.3 | 4.4- 8.9 | 31 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.4 |
Coastal | 328 | 227 | 71.5 | 66.0-76.5 | 56 | 15.5 | 11.8-20.1 | 12 | 3.3 | 1.8- 6.0 | 27 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.9 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 |
Wake | 972 | 702 | 72.7 | 69.0-76.2 | 137 | 13.0 | 10.6-15.8 | 26 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.7 | 56 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.5 | 51 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.5 |
Area L | 276 | 193 | 74.0 | 68.1-79.2 | 28 | 9.5 | 6.3-14.0 | 20 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.5 | 27 | 7.5 | 5.0-11.2 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.2 |
Eastern | 867 | 623 | 73.2 | 69.6-76.6 | 121 | 14.1 | 11.5-17.2 | 34 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.0 | 61 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.4 | 28 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.4 |
* 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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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