BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (A Pap smear is a test for cancer of the cervix. Have you ever had a Pap smear?*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,800	6,573	94.4	93.1-95.4	227	5.6	4.6- 6.9
-Northeastern Partnership	445	425	95.2	90.0-97.7	20	4.8	2.3-10.0
RACE
White	271	260	94.4	85.1-98.1	11	5.6	1.9-14.9
African American	150	141	95.2	90.1-97.7	9	4.8	2.3- 9.9
Other Minorities	22	22	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	15	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	426	406	94.8	89.3-97.6	20	5.2	2.4-10.7
AGE
18-24	23	21	85.9	54.8-96.8	2	14.1	3.2-45.2
25-34	60	59	98.9	92.4-99.8	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6
35-44	72	69	96.7	89.2-99.1	3	3.3	0.9-10.8
45-54	99	99	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	79	76	96.6	88.8-99.0	3	3.4	1.0-11.2
65-74	56	53	95.5	86.2-98.6	3	4.5	1.4-13.8
75+	49	43	88.8	75.1-95.5	6	11.2	4.5-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	85	79	95.2	88.4-98.1	6	4.8	1.9-11.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	148	140	95.1	88.9-97.9	8	4.9	2.1-11.1
Some Post-H.S.	113	109	97.7	92.9-99.3	4	2.3	0.7- 7.1
College Graduate	99	97	92.2	64.0-98.8	2	7.8	1.2-36.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	74	71	96.4	87.4-99.1	3	3.6	0.9-12.6
$15,000- 24,999	96	92	96.9	90.7-99.0	4	3.1	1.0- 9.3
$25,000- 34,999	55	51	85.4	51.5-97.0	4	14.6	3.0-48.5
$35,000- 49,999	56	54	94.2	77.5-98.7	2	5.8	1.3-22.5
$50,000-74,999	50	50	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	42	41	97.5	84.5-99.7	1	2.5	0.3-15.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	159	153	97.4	93.7-99.0	6	2.6	1.0- 6.3
No	277	263	93.9	85.8-97.5	14	6.1	2.5-14.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	16	14	93.3	73.6-98.6	2	6.7	1.4-26.4
Non-Veteran	429	411	95.3	89.7-97.9	18	4.7	2.1-10.3

*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.

**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.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	6,800	6,573	94.4	93.1-95.4	227	5.6	4.6- 6.9
-Northeastern Partnership	445	425	95.2	90.0-97.7	20	4.8	2.3-10.0
RACE
White	271	260	94.4	85.1-98.1	11	5.6	1.9-14.9
African American	150	141	95.2	90.1-97.7	9	4.8	2.3- 9.9
Other Minorities	22	22	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	15	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	426	406	94.8	89.3-97.6	20	5.2	2.4-10.7
AGE
18-24	23	21	85.9	54.8-96.8	2	14.1	3.2-45.2
25-34	60	59	98.9	92.4-99.8	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6
35-44	72	69	96.7	89.2-99.1	3	3.3	0.9-10.8
45-54	99	99	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	79	76	96.6	88.8-99.0	3	3.4	1.0-11.2
65-74	56	53	95.5	86.2-98.6	3	4.5	1.4-13.8
75+	49	43	88.8	75.1-95.5	6	11.2	4.5-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	85	79	95.2	88.4-98.1	6	4.8	1.9-11.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	148	140	95.1	88.9-97.9	8	4.9	2.1-11.1
Some Post-H.S.	113	109	97.7	92.9-99.3	4	2.3	0.7- 7.1
College Graduate	99	97	92.2	64.0-98.8	2	7.8	1.2-36.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	74	71	96.4	87.4-99.1	3	3.6	0.9-12.6
$15,000- 24,999	96	92	96.9	90.7-99.0	4	3.1	1.0- 9.3
$25,000- 34,999	55	51	85.4	51.5-97.0	4	14.6	3.0-48.5
$35,000- 49,999	56	54	94.2	77.5-98.7	2	5.8	1.3-22.5
$50,000-74,999	50	50	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	42	41	97.5	84.5-99.7	1	2.5	0.3-15.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	159	153	97.4	93.7-99.0	6	2.6	1.0- 6.3
No	277	263	93.9	85.8-97.5	14	6.1	2.5-14.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	16	14	93.3	73.6-98.6	2	6.7	1.4-26.4
Non-Veteran	429	411	95.3	89.7-97.9	18	4.7	2.1-10.3