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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
North Carolina	6,713	6,424	95.4	94.6-96.0	289	4.6	4.0- 5.4
-Western NC	682	644	94.2	91.5-96.1	38	5.8	3.9- 8.5
GENDER
Female	682	644	94.2	91.5-96.1	38	5.8	3.9- 8.5
RACE
White	605	571	94.1	91.1-96.1	34	5.9	3.9- 8.9
African American	27	26	99.0	93.0-99.9	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0
Other Minorities	2	1	42.9	4.5-92.3	1	57.1	7.7-95.5
AGE
18-24	46	38	76.0	57.4-88.1	8	24.0	11.9-42.6
25-34	123	120	98.0	93.9-99.4	3	2.0	0.6- 6.1
35-44	141	139	98.5	92.4-99.7	2	1.5	0.3- 7.6
45-54	132	128	96.6	89.1-99.0	4	3.4	1.0-10.9
55-64	94	90	96.6	91.1-98.8	4	3.4	1.2- 8.9
65-74	66	58	90.1	78.8-95.7	8	9.9	4.3-21.2
75+	75	67	91.2	79.7-96.4	8	8.8	3.6-20.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	116	107	92.2	84.4-96.3	9	7.8	3.7-15.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	180	164	91.3	84.3-95.3	16	8.7	4.7-15.7
Some Post-H.S.	184	177	94.7	88.0-97.7	7	5.3	2.3-12.0
College Graduate	200	194	97.9	94.7-99.2	6	2.1	0.8- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	85	77	90.4	79.1-95.9	8	9.6	4.1-20.9
$15,000- 24,999	128	124	96.9	88.3-99.2	4	3.1	0.8-11.7
$25,000- 34,999	103	96	92.3	82.7-96.8	7	7.7	3.2-17.3
$35,000- 49,999	93	91	98.7	94.4-99.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.6
$50,000-74,999	83	82	98.9	92.7-99.8	1	1.1	0.2- 7.3
$75,000+	56	53	91.7	73.2-97.8	3	8.3	2.2-26.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	219	204	92.2	86.3-95.7	15	7.8	4.3-13.7
No	454	431	95.0	91.7-97.0	23	5.0	3.0- 8.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	672	634	94.2	91.4-96.0	38	5.8	4.0- 8.6
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,713

6,424

95.4

94.6-96.0

289

4.6

4.0- 5.4

-Western NC

682

644

94.2

91.5-96.1

5.8

3.9- 8.5

GENDER

Female

682

644

94.2

91.5-96.1

5.8

3.9- 8.5

RACE

White

605

571

94.1

91.1-96.1

5.9

3.9- 8.9

African American

99.0

93.0-99.9

1.0

0.1- 7.0

Other Minorities

42.9

4.5-92.3

57.1

7.7-95.5

AGE

18-24

76.0

57.4-88.1

24.0

11.9-42.6

25-34

123

120

98.0

93.9-99.4

2.0

0.6- 6.1

35-44

141

139

98.5

92.4-99.7

1.5

0.3- 7.6

45-54

132

128

96.6

89.1-99.0

3.4

1.0-10.9

55-64

96.6

91.1-98.8

3.4

1.2- 8.9

65-74

90.1

78.8-95.7

9.9

4.3-21.2

75+

91.2

79.7-96.4

8.8

3.6-20.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

116

107

92.2

84.4-96.3

7.8

3.7-15.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

180

164

91.3

84.3-95.3

8.7

4.7-15.7

Some Post-H.S.

184

177

94.7

88.0-97.7

5.3

2.3-12.0

College Graduate

200

194

97.9

94.7-99.2

2.1

0.8- 5.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

90.4

79.1-95.9

9.6

4.1-20.9

$15,000- 24,999

128

124

96.9

88.3-99.2

3.1

0.8-11.7

$25,000- 34,999

103

92.3

82.7-96.8

7.7

3.2-17.3

$35,000- 49,999

98.7

94.4-99.7

1.3

0.3- 5.6

$50,000-74,999

98.9

92.7-99.8

1.1

0.2- 7.3

$75,000+

91.7

73.2-97.8

8.3

2.2-26.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

219

204

92.2

86.3-95.7

7.8

4.3-13.7

454

431

95.0

91.7-97.0

5.0

3.0- 8.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

672

634

94.2

91.4-96.0

5.8

4.0- 8.6

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* 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.

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