BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (A Pap smear is a test for cancer of the cervix. Have you ever had a Pap smear?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,713	6,424	95.4	94.6-96.0	289	4.6	4.0- 5.4
-Northeastern Partnership	435	422	97.6	95.5-98.8	13	2.4	1.2- 4.5
GENDER
Female	435	422	97.6	95.5-98.8	13	2.4	1.2- 4.5
RACE
White	247	241	97.4	93.4-99.0	6	2.6	1.0- 6.6
African American	166	159	97.5	94.7-98.9	7	2.5	1.1- 5.3
AGE
18-24	29	26	89.8	67.1-97.5	3	10.2	2.5-32.9
25-34	79	78	99.1	93.9-99.9	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1
35-44	83	81	98.1	92.6-99.5	2	1.9	0.5- 7.4
45-54	73	73	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	78	76	98.7	94.8-99.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.2
65-74	39	39	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
75+	53	48	91.6	80.7-96.6	5	8.4	3.4-19.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	72	95.6	89.3-98.3	5	4.4	1.7-10.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	161	158	99.0	96.8-99.7	3	1.0	0.3- 3.2
Some Post-H.S.	110	106	97.3	92.9-99.0	4	2.7	1.0- 7.1
College Graduate	87	86	97.1	82.3-99.6	1	2.9	0.4-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	78	74	96.2	89.8-98.7	4	3.8	1.3-10.2
$15,000- 24,999	86	83	97.4	91.9-99.2	3	2.6	0.8- 8.1
$25,000- 34,999	40	39	98.9	92.7-99.9	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3
$35,000- 49,999	65	65	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	35	35	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	30	29	96.9	80.9-99.6	1	3.1	0.4-19.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	140	134	96.8	92.8-98.6	6	3.2	1.4- 7.2
No	280	273	97.8	94.7-99.1	7	2.2	0.9- 5.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	423	410	97.5	95.3-98.7	13	2.5	1.3- 4.7
Currently Serving	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

* Respondents who reported having hysterectomy were excluded from both numerator and denominator

^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: Northeastern Partnership**

Women's Health

A Pap smear is a test for cancer of the cervix. Have you ever had a Pap smear?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	6,713	6,424	95.4	94.6-96.0	289	4.6	4.0- 5.4
-Northeastern Partnership	435	422	97.6	95.5-98.8	13	2.4	1.2- 4.5
GENDER
Female	435	422	97.6	95.5-98.8	13	2.4	1.2- 4.5
RACE
White	247	241	97.4	93.4-99.0	6	2.6	1.0- 6.6
African American	166	159	97.5	94.7-98.9	7	2.5	1.1- 5.3
AGE
18-24	29	26	89.8	67.1-97.5	3	10.2	2.5-32.9
25-34	79	78	99.1	93.9-99.9	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1
35-44	83	81	98.1	92.6-99.5	2	1.9	0.5- 7.4
45-54	73	73	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	78	76	98.7	94.8-99.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.2
65-74	39	39	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
75+	53	48	91.6	80.7-96.6	5	8.4	3.4-19.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	72	95.6	89.3-98.3	5	4.4	1.7-10.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	161	158	99.0	96.8-99.7	3	1.0	0.3- 3.2
Some Post-H.S.	110	106	97.3	92.9-99.0	4	2.7	1.0- 7.1
College Graduate	87	86	97.1	82.3-99.6	1	2.9	0.4-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	78	74	96.2	89.8-98.7	4	3.8	1.3-10.2
$15,000- 24,999	86	83	97.4	91.9-99.2	3	2.6	0.8- 8.1
$25,000- 34,999	40	39	98.9	92.7-99.9	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3
$35,000- 49,999	65	65	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	35	35	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	30	29	96.9	80.9-99.6	1	3.1	0.4-19.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	140	134	96.8	92.8-98.6	6	3.2	1.4- 7.2
No	280	273	97.8	94.7-99.1	7	2.2	0.9- 5.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	423	410	97.5	95.3-98.7	13	2.5	1.3- 4.7
Currently Serving	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .