BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last Pap smear?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Female	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
RACE
White	2,755	1,960	72.2	70.1-74.3	374	12.9	11.5-14.5	114	3.9	3.1- 4.8	201	7.0	5.8- 8.3	106	4.0	3.1- 5.2
African American	640	477	74.5	69.9-78.6	65	10.2	7.7-13.4	23	4.0	2.3- 7.0	43	6.0	4.1- 8.6	32	5.3	3.4- 8.3
Other Minorities	34	18	51.7	30.8-72.0	5	17.7	5.4-45.0	1	6.3	0.9-33.3	0	0.0	. - .	10	24.3	11.8-43.6
AGE
18-24	247	192	71.7	63.4-78.8	18	9.5	5.4-16.3	2	1.2	0.3- 4.6	0	0.0	. - .	35	17.6	11.9-25.2
25-34	816	669	82.3	79.0-85.2	86	9.0	7.1-11.3	21	2.4	1.5- 3.9	16	2.5	1.4- 4.5	24	3.8	2.4- 6.0
35-44	869	647	75.3	71.5-78.7	121	13.1	10.6-16.2	26	2.3	1.5- 3.6	48	5.8	4.1- 8.1	27	3.5	2.2- 5.6
45-54	655	470	68.7	63.9-73.1	88	14.3	11.2-17.9	33	7.0	4.6-10.5	45	7.7	5.3-11.2	19	2.4	1.4- 4.0
55-64	446	298	65.3	59.3-70.8	64	15.2	11.5-19.9	21	4.7	2.8- 8.0	42	8.9	6.1-12.9	21	5.8	3.1-10.8
65-74	308	189	61.3	53.9-68.1	54	17.5	12.8-23.4	13	5.5	2.6-11.5	36	11.3	7.4-16.8	16	4.4	2.3- 8.4
75+	278	118	45.2	38.2-52.4	41	14.7	10.6-20.1	31	9.6	6.4-14.3	62	21.0	15.8-27.4	26	9.4	5.9-14.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	474	275	60.6	54.8-66.1	66	14.2	10.7-18.7	31	5.9	3.8- 9.0	57	8.4	6.0-11.6	45	10.9	7.3-16.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	939	640	66.6	62.5-70.4	116	12.4	9.9-15.4	36	4.1	2.6- 6.3	90	9.6	7.4-12.4	57	7.3	5.4- 9.9
Some Post-H.S.	919	651	72.0	68.2-75.6	131	13.2	10.8-16.1	40	3.8	2.5- 5.7	65	7.0	5.1- 9.4	32	3.9	2.4- 6.4
College Graduate	1,318	1,042	79.5	76.7-82.1	165	11.8	9.9-14.1	40	3.2	2.2- 4.7	37	2.8	1.9- 4.2	34	2.6	1.7- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	381	215	57.3	50.7-63.8	48	12.0	8.1-17.6	23	6.0	3.8- 9.5	66	16.9	12.4-22.5	29	7.7	4.8-12.2
$15,000- 24,999	565	368	68.4	63.5-73.0	84	13.7	10.6-17.6	34	5.2	3.5- 7.8	45	6.0	4.3- 8.4	34	6.6	4.3- 9.9
$25,000- 34,999	415	307	72.0	65.6-77.6	50	10.3	7.4-14.1	14	4.9	2.4- 9.9	32	7.6	4.9-11.4	12	5.2	2.3-11.5
$35,000- 49,999	472	346	69.5	63.9-74.6	71	15.3	11.7-19.8	15	4.3	2.3- 8.0	24	6.9	4.2-11.3	16	3.9	2.2- 6.8
$50,000-74,999	453	367	80.2	75.3-84.3	48	11.6	8.4-15.8	15	3.2	1.7- 5.7	13	3.2	1.6- 6.0	10	1.9	1.0- 3.6
$75,000+	598	475	80.3	76.3-83.7	77	11.7	9.1-15.0	15	2.6	1.4- 4.6	18	3.1	1.9- 5.3	13	2.3	1.3- 4.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	921	565	64.3	60.2-68.2	135	13.6	11.1-16.5	56	5.3	3.9- 7.2	107	9.9	7.7-12.5	58	7.0	4.8-10.2
No	2,645	1,987	74.9	72.8-76.9	330	12.1	10.6-13.6	88	3.5	2.7- 4.6	137	5.2	4.2- 6.5	103	4.3	3.4- 5.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	41	32	83.2	67.6-92.2	3	6.8	1.8-21.9	3	5.0	1.5-15.7	3	5.0	1.5-15.9	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	3,612	2,576	71.9	70.0-73.7	475	12.7	11.4-14.1	144	3.9	3.2- 4.8	247	6.3	5.4- 7.4	170	5.2	4.3- 6.3
Currently Serving	2	2	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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Female

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

RACE

White

2,755

1,960

72.2

70.1-74.3

374

12.9

11.5-14.5

114

3.9

3.1- 4.8

201

7.0

5.8- 8.3

106

4.0

3.1- 5.2

African American

640

477

74.5

69.9-78.6

10.2

7.7-13.4

4.0

2.3- 7.0

6.0

4.1- 8.6

5.3

3.4- 8.3

Other Minorities

51.7

30.8-72.0

17.7

5.4-45.0

6.3

0.9-33.3

0.0

. - .

24.3

11.8-43.6

AGE

18-24

247

192

71.7

63.4-78.8

9.5

5.4-16.3

1.2

0.3- 4.6

0.0

. - .

17.6

11.9-25.2

25-34

816

669

82.3

79.0-85.2

9.0

7.1-11.3

2.4

1.5- 3.9

2.5

1.4- 4.5

3.8

2.4- 6.0

35-44

869

647

75.3

71.5-78.7

121

13.1

10.6-16.2

2.3

1.5- 3.6

5.8

4.1- 8.1

3.5

2.2- 5.6

45-54

655

470

68.7

63.9-73.1

14.3

11.2-17.9

7.0

4.6-10.5

7.7

5.3-11.2

2.4

1.4- 4.0

55-64

446

298

65.3

59.3-70.8

15.2

11.5-19.9

4.7

2.8- 8.0

8.9

6.1-12.9

5.8

3.1-10.8

65-74

308

189

61.3

53.9-68.1

17.5

12.8-23.4

5.5

2.6-11.5

11.3

7.4-16.8

4.4

2.3- 8.4

75+

278

118

45.2

38.2-52.4

14.7

10.6-20.1

9.6

6.4-14.3

21.0

15.8-27.4

9.4

5.9-14.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

474

275

60.6

54.8-66.1

14.2

10.7-18.7

5.9

3.8- 9.0

8.4

6.0-11.6

10.9

7.3-16.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

939

640

66.6

62.5-70.4

116

12.4

9.9-15.4

4.1

2.6- 6.3

9.6

7.4-12.4

7.3

5.4- 9.9

Some Post-H.S.

919

651

72.0

68.2-75.6

131

13.2

10.8-16.1

3.8

2.5- 5.7

7.0

5.1- 9.4

3.9

2.4- 6.4

College Graduate

1,318

1,042

79.5

76.7-82.1

165

11.8

9.9-14.1

3.2

2.2- 4.7

2.8

1.9- 4.2

2.6

1.7- 4.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

381

215

57.3

50.7-63.8

12.0

8.1-17.6

6.0

3.8- 9.5

16.9

12.4-22.5

7.7

4.8-12.2

$15,000- 24,999

565

368

68.4

63.5-73.0

13.7

10.6-17.6

5.2

3.5- 7.8

6.0

4.3- 8.4

6.6

4.3- 9.9

$25,000- 34,999

415

307

72.0

65.6-77.6

10.3

7.4-14.1

4.9

2.4- 9.9

7.6

4.9-11.4

5.2

2.3-11.5

$35,000- 49,999

472

346

69.5

63.9-74.6

15.3

11.7-19.8

4.3

2.3- 8.0

6.9

4.2-11.3

3.9

2.2- 6.8

$50,000-74,999

453

367

80.2

75.3-84.3

11.6

8.4-15.8

3.2

1.7- 5.7

3.2

1.6- 6.0

1.9

1.0- 3.6

$75,000+

598

475

80.3

76.3-83.7

11.7

9.1-15.0

2.6

1.4- 4.6

3.1

1.9- 5.3

2.3

1.3- 4.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

921

565

64.3

60.2-68.2

135

13.6

11.1-16.5

5.3

3.9- 7.2

107

9.9

7.7-12.5

7.0

4.8-10.2

2,645

1,987

74.9

72.8-76.9

330

12.1

10.6-13.6

3.5

2.7- 4.6

137

5.2

4.2- 6.5

103

4.3

3.4- 5.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

83.2

67.6-92.2

6.8

1.8-21.9

5.0

1.5-15.7

5.0

1.5-15.9

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

3,612

2,576

71.9

70.0-73.7

475

12.7

11.4-14.1

144

3.9

3.2- 4.8

247

6.3

5.4- 7.4

170

5.2

4.3- 6.3

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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