BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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
-Piedmont NC	3,793	3,662	94.0	92.2-95.4	131	6.0	4.6- 7.8
RACE
White	2,887	2,809	95.3	93.1-96.9	78	4.7	3.1- 6.9
African American	621	598	95.4	92.6-97.2	23	4.6	2.8- 7.4
Other Minorities	260	232	82.6	74.9-88.4	28	17.4	11.6-25.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	230	205	84.5	76.6-90.0	25	15.5	10.0-23.4
Non-Hispanic	3,556	3,450	94.9	93.1-96.3	106	5.1	3.7- 6.9
AGE
18-24	200	165	78.0	68.6-85.1	35	22.0	14.9-31.4
25-34	647	628	94.9	91.7-96.9	19	5.1	3.1- 8.3
35-44	860	846	98.4	97.1-99.1	14	1.6	0.9- 2.9
45-54	739	729	98.6	96.7-99.4	10	1.4	0.6- 3.3
55-64	568	562	99.2	98.2-99.6	6	0.8	0.4- 1.8
65-74	376	358	94.6	90.7-96.9	18	5.4	3.1- 9.3
75+	360	333	91.3	87.1-94.3	27	8.7	5.7-12.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	438	400	88.3	82.5-92.3	38	11.7	7.7-17.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,002	960	93.9	90.8-96.0	42	6.1	4.0- 9.2
Some Post-H.S.	981	950	92.0	86.4-95.4	31	8.0	4.6-13.6
College Graduate	1,364	1,344	97.3	95.5-98.4	20	2.7	1.6- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	381	356	90.7	84.7-94.5	25	9.3	5.5-15.3
$15,000- 24,999	577	549	94.5	91.2-96.6	28	5.5	3.4- 8.8
$25,000- 34,999	396	385	95.5	91.0-97.8	11	4.5	2.2- 9.0
$35,000- 49,999	500	483	93.0	88.2-96.0	17	7.0	4.0-11.8
$50,000-74,999	502	497	97.4	93.3-99.0	5	2.6	1.0- 6.7
$75,000+	845	838	98.9	97.3-99.5	7	1.1	0.5- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,110	1,067	93.6	90.5-95.8	43	6.4	4.2- 9.5
No	2,599	2,518	94.7	92.4-96.3	81	5.3	3.7- 7.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	67	64	95.0	81.5-98.8	3	5.0	1.2-18.5
Non-Veteran	3,724	3,596	94.0	92.2-95.4	128	6.0	4.6- 7.8

*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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

Women's Health

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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
-Piedmont NC	3,793	3,662	94.0	92.2-95.4	131	6.0	4.6- 7.8
RACE
White	2,887	2,809	95.3	93.1-96.9	78	4.7	3.1- 6.9
African American	621	598	95.4	92.6-97.2	23	4.6	2.8- 7.4
Other Minorities	260	232	82.6	74.9-88.4	28	17.4	11.6-25.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	230	205	84.5	76.6-90.0	25	15.5	10.0-23.4
Non-Hispanic	3,556	3,450	94.9	93.1-96.3	106	5.1	3.7- 6.9
AGE
18-24	200	165	78.0	68.6-85.1	35	22.0	14.9-31.4
25-34	647	628	94.9	91.7-96.9	19	5.1	3.1- 8.3
35-44	860	846	98.4	97.1-99.1	14	1.6	0.9- 2.9
45-54	739	729	98.6	96.7-99.4	10	1.4	0.6- 3.3
55-64	568	562	99.2	98.2-99.6	6	0.8	0.4- 1.8
65-74	376	358	94.6	90.7-96.9	18	5.4	3.1- 9.3
75+	360	333	91.3	87.1-94.3	27	8.7	5.7-12.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	438	400	88.3	82.5-92.3	38	11.7	7.7-17.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,002	960	93.9	90.8-96.0	42	6.1	4.0- 9.2
Some Post-H.S.	981	950	92.0	86.4-95.4	31	8.0	4.6-13.6
College Graduate	1,364	1,344	97.3	95.5-98.4	20	2.7	1.6- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	381	356	90.7	84.7-94.5	25	9.3	5.5-15.3
$15,000- 24,999	577	549	94.5	91.2-96.6	28	5.5	3.4- 8.8
$25,000- 34,999	396	385	95.5	91.0-97.8	11	4.5	2.2- 9.0
$35,000- 49,999	500	483	93.0	88.2-96.0	17	7.0	4.0-11.8
$50,000-74,999	502	497	97.4	93.3-99.0	5	2.6	1.0- 6.7
$75,000+	845	838	98.9	97.3-99.5	7	1.1	0.5- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,110	1,067	93.6	90.5-95.8	43	6.4	4.2- 9.5
No	2,599	2,518	94.7	92.4-96.3	81	5.3	3.7- 7.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	67	64	95.0	81.5-98.8	3	5.0	1.2-18.5
Non-Veteran	3,724	3,596	94.0	92.2-95.4	128	6.0	4.6- 7.8