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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,442	5,716	89.2	88.2-90.1	726	10.8	9.9-11.8
-Piedmont NC	3,548	3,148	89.0	87.6-90.3	400	11.0	9.7-12.4
RACE
White	2,689	2,395	89.4	87.8-90.9	294	10.6	9.1-12.2
African American	614	541	88.4	84.6-91.3	73	11.6	8.7-15.4
Other Minorities	33	24	76.9	57.3-89.2	9	23.1	10.8-42.7
AGE
21-24	176	158	87.7	79.6-92.8	18	12.3	7.2-20.4
25-34	816	776	93.7	91.0-95.6	40	6.3	4.4- 9.0
35-44	869	794	90.7	87.9-92.9	75	9.3	7.1-12.1
45-54	655	591	89.9	86.4-92.6	64	10.1	7.4-13.6
55-64	446	383	85.2	79.9-89.3	63	14.8	10.7-20.1
65-74	308	256	84.3	78.3-88.8	52	15.7	11.2-21.7
75+	278	190	69.6	62.6-75.7	88	30.4	24.3-37.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	456	358	81.4	76.3-85.7	98	18.6	14.3-23.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	897	758	83.2	79.7-86.2	139	16.8	13.8-20.3
Some Post-H.S.	891	801	90.0	87.2-92.3	90	10.0	7.7-12.8
College Graduate	1,300	1,230	94.5	92.6-95.9	70	5.5	4.1- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	374	281	75.6	69.3-80.9	93	24.4	19.1-30.7
$15,000- 24,999	548	470	86.9	83.1-90.0	78	13.1	10.0-16.9
$25,000- 34,999	408	364	86.7	80.7-91.1	44	13.3	8.9-19.3
$35,000- 49,999	465	427	89.4	84.7-92.8	38	10.6	7.2-15.3
$50,000-74,999	449	426	94.9	91.9-96.8	23	5.1	3.2- 8.1
$75,000+	589	561	95.0	92.5-96.7	28	5.0	3.3- 7.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	901	741	83.9	80.5-86.9	160	16.1	13.1-19.5
No	2,563	2,337	90.7	89.2-92.1	226	9.3	7.9-10.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	41	38	95.0	84.1-98.5	3	5.0	1.5-15.9
Non-Veteran	3,505	3,108	88.9	87.5-90.2	397	11.1	9.8-12.5
Currently Serving	2	2	100	. - .	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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	6,442	5,716	89.2	88.2-90.1	726	10.8	9.9-11.8
-Piedmont NC	3,548	3,148	89.0	87.6-90.3	400	11.0	9.7-12.4
RACE
White	2,689	2,395	89.4	87.8-90.9	294	10.6	9.1-12.2
African American	614	541	88.4	84.6-91.3	73	11.6	8.7-15.4
Other Minorities	33	24	76.9	57.3-89.2	9	23.1	10.8-42.7
AGE
21-24	176	158	87.7	79.6-92.8	18	12.3	7.2-20.4
25-34	816	776	93.7	91.0-95.6	40	6.3	4.4- 9.0
35-44	869	794	90.7	87.9-92.9	75	9.3	7.1-12.1
45-54	655	591	89.9	86.4-92.6	64	10.1	7.4-13.6
55-64	446	383	85.2	79.9-89.3	63	14.8	10.7-20.1
65-74	308	256	84.3	78.3-88.8	52	15.7	11.2-21.7
75+	278	190	69.6	62.6-75.7	88	30.4	24.3-37.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	456	358	81.4	76.3-85.7	98	18.6	14.3-23.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	897	758	83.2	79.7-86.2	139	16.8	13.8-20.3
Some Post-H.S.	891	801	90.0	87.2-92.3	90	10.0	7.7-12.8
College Graduate	1,300	1,230	94.5	92.6-95.9	70	5.5	4.1- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	374	281	75.6	69.3-80.9	93	24.4	19.1-30.7
$15,000- 24,999	548	470	86.9	83.1-90.0	78	13.1	10.0-16.9
$25,000- 34,999	408	364	86.7	80.7-91.1	44	13.3	8.9-19.3
$35,000- 49,999	465	427	89.4	84.7-92.8	38	10.6	7.2-15.3
$50,000-74,999	449	426	94.9	91.9-96.8	23	5.1	3.2- 8.1
$75,000+	589	561	95.0	92.5-96.7	28	5.0	3.3- 7.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	901	741	83.9	80.5-86.9	160	16.1	13.1-19.5
No	2,563	2,337	90.7	89.2-92.1	226	9.3	7.9-10.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	41	38	95.0	84.1-98.5	3	5.0	1.5-15.9
Non-Veteran	3,505	3,108	88.9	87.5-90.2	397	11.1	9.8-12.5
Currently Serving	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Women's Health

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