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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 6,722 | 4,490 | 67.2 | 65.6-68.8 | 1,010 | 14.6 | 13.5-15.8 | 363 | 4.9 | 4.3- 5.6 | 632 | 7.5 | 6.8- 8.3 | 227 | 5.7 | 4.6- 7.0 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 146 | 91 | 71.2 | 62.1-78.9 | 23 | 12.5 | 7.7-19.6 | 10 | 6.5 | 3.0-13.3 | 15 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.3 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.8- 9.0 |
Buncombe | 160 | 112 | 72.4 | 63.4-79.9 | 27 | 14.5 | 9.3-21.7 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 7.9 | 16 | 8.2 | 4.7-13.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.9-10.6 |
Cabarrus | 170 | 110 | 65.8 | 55.6-74.7 | 28 | 13.8 | 9.1-20.4 | 13 | 8.8 | 3.4-21.0 | 13 | 6.1 | 3.3-10.9 | 6 | 5.6 | 2.1-14.2 |
Catawba | 174 | 115 | 68.5 | 58.5-76.9 | 21 | 11.1 | 6.8-17.6 | 13 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.2 | 18 | 6.0 | 3.5-10.1 | 7 | 8.0 | 3.3-18.1 |
Cumberland | 222 | 155 | 67.6 | 58.7-75.3 | 30 | 17.6 | 11.1-26.9 | 11 | 6.5 | 3.1-13.0 | 25 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 |
Davidson | 167 | 116 | 68.5 | 57.5-77.8 | 21 | 9.8 | 5.9-15.8 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.8 | 18 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.8 | 6 | 11.7 | 4.6-26.6 |
Durham | 187 | 135 | 74.7 | 67.1-81.0 | 28 | 13.4 | 9.0-19.5 | 10 | 4.9 | 2.4- 9.7 | 10 | 4.4 | 2.1- 8.9 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.3 |
Forsyth | 177 | 132 | 75.5 | 67.5-82.0 | 25 | 13.3 | 8.6-19.9 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.8 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.4- 7.7 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.5-10.8 |
Gaston | 155 | 96 | 62.3 | 51.0-72.4 | 33 | 22.2 | 13.6-34.1 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.4- 8.2 | 18 | 8.2 | 4.8-13.7 | 2 | 3.9 | 0.7-19.6 |
Guilford | 183 | 121 | 67.6 | 59.1-75.1 | 33 | 18.2 | 12.3-26.2 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.4 | 14 | 5.5 | 3.1- 9.8 | 9 | 5.4 | 2.7-10.7 |
Iredell | 190 | 130 | 71.2 | 63.1-78.1 | 27 | 13.0 | 8.4-19.5 | 10 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.3 | 18 | 7.0 | 4.1-11.7 | 5 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.5 |
Johnston | 199 | 135 | 70.7 | 61.5-78.4 | 25 | 9.5 | 6.1-14.4 | 14 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.4 | 17 | 8.4 | 3.9-17.2 | 8 | 5.6 | 2.3-12.7 |
Mecklenburg | 405 | 283 | 71.5 | 66.2-76.3 | 62 | 12.7 | 9.7-16.5 | 16 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 | 32 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.0 | 12 | 5.2 | 2.7- 9.8 |
New Hanover | 195 | 132 | 69.2 | 61.2-76.3 | 34 | 18.1 | 12.5-25.6 | 11 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.6 | 14 | 6.7 | 3.4-12.7 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.7 |
Onslow | 160 | 117 | 70.7 | 60.6-79.1 | 22 | 15.3 | 9.0-24.8 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.3- 6.9 | 15 | 11.0 | 6.0-19.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Orange | 165 | 121 | 71.4 | 62.3-79.0 | 26 | 19.6 | 13.0-28.4 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.4 | 8 | 4.2 | 2.0- 8.6 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.4 |
Pitt | 214 | 161 | 76.7 | 68.9-82.9 | 32 | 13.0 | 8.8-18.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.1 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.6 | 6 | 5.8 | 2.2-14.5 |
Randolph | 157 | 89 | 64.2 | 54.0-73.3 | 32 | 18.7 | 12.3-27.4 | 12 | 6.6 | 3.2-12.9 | 17 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.1 | 7 | 5.2 | 2.0-12.8 |
Robeson | 153 | 99 | 67.4 | 56.9-76.3 | 16 | 9.3 | 5.2-15.9 | 12 | 7.3 | 3.1-16.2 | 18 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.4 | 8 | 7.9 | 3.5-16.8 |
Rowan | 174 | 104 | 61.7 | 50.9-71.5 | 27 | 16.4 | 8.9-28.3 | 10 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.3 | 22 | 9.0 | 5.5-14.5 | 11 | 8.6 | 3.9-17.9 |
Union | 183 | 129 | 75.4 | 67.7-81.7 | 25 | 12.4 | 8.0-18.6 | 9 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.6 | 16 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.0 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.2 |
Wake | 341 | 235 | 64.5 | 57.3-71.2 | 51 | 14.9 | 11.0-19.8 | 14 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.7 | 25 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.8 | 16 | 10.9 | 5.7-19.9 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 172 | 116 | 65.6 | 54.6-75.1 | 21 | 10.7 | 6.6-17.0 | 12 | 5.9 | 3.1-10.8 | 16 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.5 | 7 | 9.9 | 3.3-25.8 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 212 | 138 | 70.6 | 63.3-77.0 | 26 | 9.9 | 6.5-14.9 | 17 | 7.4 | 4.4-12.0 | 26 | 10.4 | 6.8-15.7 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.4 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 170 | 107 | 65.6 | 56.2-74.0 | 30 | 18.8 | 12.1-28.1 | 8 | 4.2 | 1.9- 9.0 | 14 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.2 | 11 | 6.1 | 2.9-12.5 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 203 | 138 | 70.0 | 61.1-77.7 | 23 | 9.6 | 5.8-15.7 | 10 | 4.1 | 2.0- 8.3 | 25 | 11.2 | 6.8-18.1 | 7 | 5.0 | 1.7-14.2 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 209 | 143 | 69.4 | 60.7-76.9 | 29 | 12.0 | 7.7-18.1 | 11 | 7.2 | 3.0-16.4 | 19 | 7.2 | 4.3-11.8 | 7 | 4.2 | 1.7- 9.9 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 181 | 120 | 68.3 | 59.9-75.6 | 30 | 16.1 | 10.9-23.0 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.8 | 16 | 7.8 | 4.3-13.8 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 169 | 107 | 69.2 | 59.4-77.6 | 28 | 12.9 | 8.6-18.9 | 14 | 5.1 | 2.7- 9.2 | 16 | 6.5 | 3.7-11.3 | 4 | 6.3 | 1.9-19.1 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 191 | 135 | 70.6 | 61.6-78.3 | 23 | 11.5 | 7.2-17.7 | 10 | 4.9 | 2.5- 9.4 | 18 | 6.8 | 4.1-11.0 | 5 | 6.2 | 1.9-18.0 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 225 | 140 | 62.4 | 53.8-70.3 | 32 | 17.5 | 11.0-26.9 | 14 | 4.9 | 2.7- 8.7 | 30 | 10.9 | 7.2-16.1 | 9 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.2 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 159 | 93 | 55.7 | 46.2-64.7 | 30 | 21.7 | 14.3-31.6 | 11 | 8.5 | 4.4-15.7 | 19 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.2 | 6 | 4.7 | 1.8-11.9 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 164 | 101 | 58.7 | 48.8-68.0 | 27 | 19.1 | 12.5-28.0 | 9 | 4.6 | 1.9-10.5 | 20 | 9.8 | 6.0-15.6 | 7 | 7.8 | 3.2-18.0 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 177 | 113 | 64.9 | 55.7-73.1 | 30 | 16.6 | 10.9-24.4 | 14 | 7.4 | 4.1-13.1 | 13 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.3 | 7 | 5.9 | 2.2-14.5 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 213 | 121 | 52.9 | 43.2-62.4 | 33 | 15.7 | 10.5-22.9 | 15 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.4 | 35 | 16.4 | 10.8-24.1 | 9 | 9.6 | 3.3-24.9 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 440 | 281 | 66.7 | 60.9-72.1 | 62 | 13.2 | 9.8-17.5 | 29 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.1 | 48 | 9.0 | 6.5-12.4 | 20 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 |
No | 6,282 | 4,209 | 67.3 | 65.6-68.9 | 948 | 14.7 | 13.6-15.9 | 334 | 4.8 | 4.2- 5.6 | 584 | 7.5 | 6.7- 8.3 | 207 | 5.7 | 4.6- 7.1 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 2,318 | 1,580 | 69.3 | 66.7-71.9 | 322 | 13.2 | 11.5-15.1 | 128 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.2 | 218 | 7.8 | 6.7- 9.2 | 70 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.9 |
Piedmont | 3,745 | 2,501 | 67.6 | 65.5-69.7 | 582 | 15.2 | 13.7-16.8 | 202 | 4.7 | 3.9- 5.5 | 329 | 6.5 | 5.7- 7.4 | 131 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.8 |
Western NC | 659 | 409 | 60.8 | 55.3-65.9 | 106 | 15.5 | 12.4-19.2 | 33 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.7 | 85 | 11.5 | 8.7-14.9 | 26 | 7.8 | 4.2-13.9 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 373 | 233 | 59.7 | 52.2-66.7 | 60 | 15.3 | 11.3-20.4 | 17 | 4.1 | 2.4- 7.0 | 51 | 13.5 | 9.6-18.8 | 12 | 7.4 | 2.9-17.5 |
Northwest | 1,261 | 826 | 66.0 | 62.3-69.5 | 188 | 15.6 | 13.0-18.6 | 68 | 4.4 | 3.3- 6.0 | 127 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.7 | 52 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.7 |
Charlotte | 1,061 | 704 | 68.1 | 64.3-71.6 | 172 | 15.1 | 12.5-18.0 | 60 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.5 | 97 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.9 | 28 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.2 |
Greensboro | 815 | 532 | 68.5 | 64.2-72.6 | 136 | 16.4 | 13.3-20.2 | 46 | 4.9 | 3.5- 7.0 | 69 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 | 32 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.6 |
Southern Regional | 693 | 463 | 65.6 | 60.4-70.5 | 93 | 14.1 | 10.7-18.2 | 40 | 7.8 | 4.9-12.3 | 73 | 7.7 | 5.8-10.1 | 24 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.2 |
Coastal | 369 | 255 | 72.2 | 66.5-77.3 | 61 | 16.8 | 12.6-22.0 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.2 | 26 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.2 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 |
Wake | 972 | 662 | 66.8 | 62.2-71.1 | 141 | 13.8 | 11.3-16.8 | 55 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.2 | 78 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.6 | 36 | 8.4 | 5.1-13.6 |
Area L | 288 | 195 | 71.0 | 63.7-77.4 | 40 | 11.7 | 7.8-17.1 | 13 | 4.3 | 2.3- 8.0 | 30 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.3 | 10 | 4.1 | 1.4-11.5 |
Eastern | 890 | 620 | 70.7 | 66.4-74.7 | 119 | 12.0 | 9.6-14.9 | 47 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.6 | 81 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.5 | 23 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.7 |
*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.
**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.
***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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