BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Women ages 21 + who had a Pap Smear in the last 3 years?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,725	4,188	89.1	87.9-90.1	537	10.9	9.9-12.1
AGE
21-24	220	201	88.0	80.3-92.9	19	12.0	7.1-19.7
25-34	935	892	95.3	93.4-96.7	43	4.7	3.3- 6.6
35-44	1,070	987	92.5	90.4-94.2	83	7.5	5.8- 9.6
45-54	909	815	88.0	84.8-90.6	94	12.0	9.4-15.2
55-64	673	592	88.1	84.3-91.0	81	11.9	9.0-15.7
65-74	459	384	84.5	80.1-88.1	75	15.5	11.9-19.9
75+	459	317	69.0	63.6-73.9	142	31.0	26.1-36.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	474	354	77.0	71.6-81.6	120	23.0	18.4-28.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,266	1,059	82.5	79.5-85.1	207	17.5	14.9-20.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,247	1,129	91.2	89.1-93.0	118	8.8	7.0-10.9
College Graduate	1,732	1,644	95.3	94.0-96.4	88	4.7	3.6- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	425	318	74.2	68.3-79.3	107	25.8	20.7-31.7
$15,000- 24,999	676	561	83.3	79.5-86.6	115	16.7	13.4-20.5
$25,000- 34,999	551	478	84.2	79.4-88.0	73	15.8	12.0-20.6
$35,000- 49,999	663	616	92.2	89.0-94.6	47	7.8	5.4-11.0
$50,000-74,999	664	627	94.9	92.5-96.5	37	5.1	3.5- 7.5
$75,000+	796	764	95.4	93.3-96.9	32	4.6	3.1- 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,281	1,064	83.3	80.4-85.9	217	16.7	14.1-19.6
No	3,360	3,054	91.1	89.8-92.2	306	8.9	7.8-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	78	74	94.8	86.2-98.2	4	5.2	1.8-13.8
Non-Veteran	4,628	4,097	89.0	87.8-90.1	531	11.0	9.9-12.2
Currently Serving	19	17	89.3	62.5-97.6	2	10.7	2.4-37.5

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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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITE FEMALES

Women ages 21 + who had a Pap Smear in the last 3 years?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	4,725	4,188	89.1	87.9-90.1	537	10.9	9.9-12.1
AGE
21-24	220	201	88.0	80.3-92.9	19	12.0	7.1-19.7
25-34	935	892	95.3	93.4-96.7	43	4.7	3.3- 6.6
35-44	1,070	987	92.5	90.4-94.2	83	7.5	5.8- 9.6
45-54	909	815	88.0	84.8-90.6	94	12.0	9.4-15.2
55-64	673	592	88.1	84.3-91.0	81	11.9	9.0-15.7
65-74	459	384	84.5	80.1-88.1	75	15.5	11.9-19.9
75+	459	317	69.0	63.6-73.9	142	31.0	26.1-36.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	474	354	77.0	71.6-81.6	120	23.0	18.4-28.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,266	1,059	82.5	79.5-85.1	207	17.5	14.9-20.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,247	1,129	91.2	89.1-93.0	118	8.8	7.0-10.9
College Graduate	1,732	1,644	95.3	94.0-96.4	88	4.7	3.6- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	425	318	74.2	68.3-79.3	107	25.8	20.7-31.7
$15,000- 24,999	676	561	83.3	79.5-86.6	115	16.7	13.4-20.5
$25,000- 34,999	551	478	84.2	79.4-88.0	73	15.8	12.0-20.6
$35,000- 49,999	663	616	92.2	89.0-94.6	47	7.8	5.4-11.0
$50,000-74,999	664	627	94.9	92.5-96.5	37	5.1	3.5- 7.5
$75,000+	796	764	95.4	93.3-96.9	32	4.6	3.1- 6.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,281	1,064	83.3	80.4-85.9	217	16.7	14.1-19.6
No	3,360	3,054	91.1	89.8-92.2	306	8.9	7.8-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	78	74	94.8	86.2-98.2	4	5.2	1.8-13.8
Non-Veteran	4,628	4,097	89.0	87.8-90.1	531	11.0	9.9-12.2
Currently Serving	19	17	89.3	62.5-97.6	2	10.7	2.4-37.5