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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Western NC	672	450	69.3	65.1-73.2	101	14.4	11.6-17.7	30	3.6	2.4- 5.4	53	6.8	4.9- 9.4	38	5.9	4.0- 8.6
GENDER
Female	672	450	69.3	65.1-73.2	101	14.4	11.6-17.7	30	3.6	2.4- 5.4	53	6.8	4.9- 9.4	38	5.9	4.0- 8.6
RACE
White	597	398	68.5	64.0-72.6	89	14.5	11.5-17.9	26	3.8	2.5- 5.7	50	7.3	5.2-10.1	34	6.0	4.0- 9.0
African American	26	18	79.6	59.4-91.3	6	14.8	5.7-33.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.6	0.6-26.5	1	1.0	0.1- 7.2
Other Minorities	2	1	42.9	4.5-92.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	57.1	7.7-95.5
AGE
18-24	46	30	60.0	42.8-75.0	7	13.9	6.0-28.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	8	24.0	11.9-42.6
25-34	122	90	75.4	65.6-83.1	18	14.6	8.6-23.5	5	4.2	1.6-10.4	6	3.9	1.5- 9.4	3	2.0	0.6- 6.1
35-44	141	114	82.8	74.7-88.7	15	10.7	6.2-17.9	6	3.9	1.6- 9.4	4	1.2	0.4- 3.7	2	1.5	0.3- 7.6
45-54	132	89	66.7	56.1-75.9	21	16.3	10.2-25.1	8	3.5	1.5- 7.7	10	10.1	4.8-19.8	4	3.4	1.0-10.9
55-64	93	67	74.6	63.7-83.1	12	12.7	6.9-22.2	2	2.1	0.5- 8.8	8	7.1	3.0-15.8	4	3.4	1.3- 8.9
65-74	64	32	56.5	42.3-69.7	16	22.1	12.5-36.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	7	10.5	4.5-22.5	8	10.1	4.4-21.5
75+	69	24	38.8	25.8-53.6	12	17.6	9.7-29.8	8	11.4	5.5-22.1	17	22.4	13.2-35.3	8	9.8	4.0-22.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	110	58	54.3	43.3-64.9	22	19.7	12.2-30.2	7	6.0	2.8-12.6	14	11.9	6.6-20.5	9	8.1	3.9-16.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	179	106	63.4	54.6-71.4	29	14.3	9.7-20.7	5	2.1	0.8- 5.4	23	11.4	6.8-18.6	16	8.7	4.7-15.7
Some Post-H.S.	183	135	75.5	67.6-82.0	25	13.2	8.7-19.5	8	3.6	1.5- 8.0	8	2.4	1.1- 5.1	7	5.3	2.3-12.0
College Graduate	198	149	77.3	69.9-83.3	25	12.9	8.2-19.7	10	4.0	2.0- 7.7	8	3.7	1.7- 8.0	6	2.2	0.8- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	84	44	59.3	46.0-71.3	12	12.3	6.4-22.1	6	6.0	2.5-13.6	14	12.8	6.9-22.4	8	9.7	4.2-21.1
$15,000- 24,999	126	76	60.0	49.5-69.7	24	20.3	13.2-30.0	7	4.6	1.8-11.1	15	11.9	6.8-20.2	4	3.1	0.8-11.9
$25,000- 34,999	102	68	66.5	55.1-76.3	14	11.9	6.6-20.4	4	3.5	1.3- 9.3	9	10.4	5.1-20.0	7	7.7	3.2-17.4
$35,000- 49,999	93	69	77.6	67.3-85.4	15	15.9	9.3-25.9	5	4.4	1.8-10.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	2	1.3	0.3- 5.6
$50,000-74,999	83	68	82.4	71.6-89.7	9	11.8	6.0-21.9	3	2.8	0.7-10.7	2	1.9	0.4- 8.6	1	1.1	0.2- 7.3
$75,000+	56	46	79.8	63.4-90.1	5	10.0	3.8-23.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	3	8.3	2.2-26.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	213	125	60.0	51.7-67.7	36	15.6	10.9-21.9	13	5.2	2.8- 9.4	24	11.2	6.8-18.0	15	8.0	4.4-14.1
No	451	322	73.6	68.6-78.0	62	13.7	10.4-17.8	16	2.9	1.7- 4.9	28	4.8	3.1- 7.5	23	5.0	3.0- 8.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	9	8	93.8	64.6-99.2	1	6.2	0.8-35.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	662	441	69.0	64.8-73.0	100	14.5	11.7-17.8	30	3.7	2.5- 5.4	53	6.9	5.0- 9.5	38	5.9	4.0- 8.7
Currently Serving	1	1	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

-Western NC

672

450

69.3

65.1-73.2

101

14.4

11.6-17.7

3.6

2.4- 5.4

6.8

4.9- 9.4

5.9

4.0- 8.6

GENDER

Female

672

450

69.3

65.1-73.2

101

14.4

11.6-17.7

3.6

2.4- 5.4

6.8

4.9- 9.4

5.9

4.0- 8.6

RACE

White

597

398

68.5

64.0-72.6

14.5

11.5-17.9

3.8

2.5- 5.7

7.3

5.2-10.1

6.0

4.0- 9.0

African American

79.6

59.4-91.3

14.8

5.7-33.4

0.0

. - .

4.6

0.6-26.5

1.0

0.1- 7.2

Other Minorities

42.9

4.5-92.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

57.1

7.7-95.5

AGE

18-24

60.0

42.8-75.0

13.9

6.0-28.9

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.3-13.7

24.0

11.9-42.6

25-34

122

75.4

65.6-83.1

14.6

8.6-23.5

4.2

1.6-10.4

3.9

1.5- 9.4

2.0

0.6- 6.1

35-44

141

114

82.8

74.7-88.7

10.7

6.2-17.9

3.9

1.6- 9.4

1.2

0.4- 3.7

1.5

0.3- 7.6

45-54

132

66.7

56.1-75.9

16.3

10.2-25.1

3.5

1.5- 7.7

10.1

4.8-19.8

3.4

1.0-10.9

55-64

74.6

63.7-83.1

12.7

6.9-22.2

2.1

0.5- 8.8

7.1

3.0-15.8

3.4

1.3- 8.9

65-74

56.5

42.3-69.7

22.1

12.5-36.0

0.8

0.1- 5.6

10.5

4.5-22.5

10.1

4.4-21.5

75+

38.8

25.8-53.6

17.6

9.7-29.8

11.4

5.5-22.1

22.4

13.2-35.3

9.8

4.0-22.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

110

54.3

43.3-64.9

19.7

12.2-30.2

6.0

2.8-12.6

11.9

6.6-20.5

8.1

3.9-16.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

179

106

63.4

54.6-71.4

14.3

9.7-20.7

2.1

0.8- 5.4

11.4

6.8-18.6

8.7

4.7-15.7

Some Post-H.S.

183

135

75.5

67.6-82.0

13.2

8.7-19.5

3.6

1.5- 8.0

2.4

1.1- 5.1

5.3

2.3-12.0

College Graduate

198

149

77.3

69.9-83.3

12.9

8.2-19.7

4.0

2.0- 7.7

3.7

1.7- 8.0

2.2

0.8- 5.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

59.3

46.0-71.3

12.3

6.4-22.1

6.0

2.5-13.6

12.8

6.9-22.4

9.7

4.2-21.1

$15,000- 24,999

126

60.0

49.5-69.7

20.3

13.2-30.0

4.6

1.8-11.1

11.9

6.8-20.2

3.1

0.8-11.9

$25,000- 34,999

102

66.5

55.1-76.3

11.9

6.6-20.4

3.5

1.3- 9.3

10.4

5.1-20.0

7.7

3.2-17.4

$35,000- 49,999

77.6

67.3-85.4

15.9

9.3-25.9

4.4

1.8-10.4

0.8

0.2- 3.3

1.3

0.3- 5.6

$50,000-74,999

82.4

71.6-89.7

11.8

6.0-21.9

2.8

0.7-10.7

1.9

0.4- 8.6

1.1

0.2- 7.3

$75,000+

79.8

63.4-90.1

10.0

3.8-23.7

0.5

0.1- 3.6

1.3

0.2- 9.0

8.3

2.2-26.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

213

125

60.0

51.7-67.7

15.6

10.9-21.9

5.2

2.8- 9.4

11.2

6.8-18.0

8.0

4.4-14.1

451

322

73.6

68.6-78.0

13.7

10.4-17.8

2.9

1.7- 4.9

4.8

3.1- 7.5

5.0

3.0- 8.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

93.8

64.6-99.2

6.2

0.8-35.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

662

441

69.0

64.8-73.0

100

14.5

11.7-17.8

3.7

2.5- 5.4

6.9

5.0- 9.5

5.9

4.0- 8.7

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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