BRFSS 2006 - Western 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
-Western NC	673	647	92.4	86.4-95.8	26	7.6	4.2-13.6
RACE
White	607	588	93.1	86.5-96.7	19	6.9	3.3-13.5
African American	19	18	96.9	80.4-99.6	1	3.1	0.4-19.6
Other Minorities	43	37	78.8	55.1-91.9	6	21.2	8.1-44.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	19	91.4	57.9-98.8	1	8.6	1.2-42.1
Non-Hispanic	650	625	92.4	86.1-95.9	25	7.6	4.1-13.9
AGE
18-24	33	25	66.9	43.6-84.1	8	33.1	15.9-56.4
25-34	97	95	98.0	91.6-99.6	2	2.0	0.4- 8.4
35-44	120	116	95.7	87.1-98.6	4	4.3	1.4-12.9
45-54	138	138	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	115	113	99.4	97.2-99.9	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8
65-74	86	84	97.4	85.8-99.6	2	2.6	0.4-14.2
75+	77	69	91.8	83.6-96.1	8	8.2	3.9-16.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	96	90	94.0	83.4-98.0	6	6.0	2.0-16.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	198	189	87.1	71.4-94.8	9	12.9	5.2-28.6
Some Post-H.S.	168	163	96.0	89.3-98.6	5	4.0	1.4-10.7
College Graduate	207	201	95.1	87.6-98.2	6	4.9	1.8-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	90	85	93.2	81.3-97.7	5	6.8	2.3-18.7
$15,000- 24,999	122	119	97.9	90.4-99.6	3	2.1	0.4- 9.6
$25,000- 34,999	96	93	89.5	60.3-97.9	3	10.5	2.1-39.7
$35,000- 49,999	103	101	95.6	83.9-98.9	2	4.4	1.1-16.1
$50,000-74,999	74	73	99.4	95.6-99.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4
$75,000+	86	86	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	237	228	95.8	90.8-98.2	9	4.2	1.8- 9.2
No	424	408	90.8	82.2-95.5	16	9.2	4.5-17.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	15	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	658	632	92.2	86.1-95.7	26	7.8	4.3-13.9

*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: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	673	647	92.4	86.4-95.8	26	7.6	4.2-13.6
RACE
White	607	588	93.1	86.5-96.7	19	6.9	3.3-13.5
African American	19	18	96.9	80.4-99.6	1	3.1	0.4-19.6
Other Minorities	43	37	78.8	55.1-91.9	6	21.2	8.1-44.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	19	91.4	57.9-98.8	1	8.6	1.2-42.1
Non-Hispanic	650	625	92.4	86.1-95.9	25	7.6	4.1-13.9
AGE
18-24	33	25	66.9	43.6-84.1	8	33.1	15.9-56.4
25-34	97	95	98.0	91.6-99.6	2	2.0	0.4- 8.4
35-44	120	116	95.7	87.1-98.6	4	4.3	1.4-12.9
45-54	138	138	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	115	113	99.4	97.2-99.9	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8
65-74	86	84	97.4	85.8-99.6	2	2.6	0.4-14.2
75+	77	69	91.8	83.6-96.1	8	8.2	3.9-16.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	96	90	94.0	83.4-98.0	6	6.0	2.0-16.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	198	189	87.1	71.4-94.8	9	12.9	5.2-28.6
Some Post-H.S.	168	163	96.0	89.3-98.6	5	4.0	1.4-10.7
College Graduate	207	201	95.1	87.6-98.2	6	4.9	1.8-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	90	85	93.2	81.3-97.7	5	6.8	2.3-18.7
$15,000- 24,999	122	119	97.9	90.4-99.6	3	2.1	0.4- 9.6
$25,000- 34,999	96	93	89.5	60.3-97.9	3	10.5	2.1-39.7
$35,000- 49,999	103	101	95.6	83.9-98.9	2	4.4	1.1-16.1
$50,000-74,999	74	73	99.4	95.6-99.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4
$75,000+	86	86	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	237	228	95.8	90.8-98.2	9	4.2	1.8- 9.2
No	424	408	90.8	82.2-95.5	16	9.2	4.5-17.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	15	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	658	632	92.2	86.1-95.7	26	7.8	4.3-13.9