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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,530 6,375 95.7 94.4-96.7 155 4.3 3.3- 5.6
-Eastern NC 2,236 2,188 97.2 95.8-98.1 48 2.8 1.9- 4.2
RACE
White 1,434 1,419 98.2 96.2-99.1 15 1.8 0.9- 3.8
African American 555 536 96.3 93.5-97.9 19 3.7 2.1- 6.5
Other Minorities 234 221 94.0 88.7-96.9 13 6.0 3.1-11.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 112 102 93.7 87.4-96.9 10 6.3 3.1-12.6
Non-Hispanic 2,116 2,079 97.5 96.0-98.4 37 2.5 1.6- 4.0
AGE
18-24 114 102 91.2 83.5-95.5 12 8.8 4.5-16.5
25-34 325 322 99.2 96.5-99.8 3 0.8 0.2- 3.5
35-44 463 455 97.9 95.6-99.0 8 2.1 1.0- 4.4
45-54 438 430 98.2 96.3-99.1 8 1.8 0.9- 3.7
55-64 356 351 98.4 95.7-99.4 5 1.6 0.6- 4.3
65-74 303 297 97.6 94.6-99.0 6 2.4 1.0- 5.4
75+ 216 210 97.6 94.6-98.9 6 2.4 1.1- 5.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 292 272 92.5 87.8-95.4 20 7.5 4.6-12.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 663 647 96.2 92.2-98.2 16 3.8 1.8- 7.8
Some Post-H.S. 644 637 98.1 95.6-99.2 7 1.9 0.8- 4.4
College Graduate 635 630 99.2 97.7-99.7 5 0.8 0.3- 2.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 297 293 98.6 96.0-99.5 4 1.4 0.5- 4.0
$15,000- 24,999 354 338 94.2 88.9-97.1 16 5.8 2.9-11.1
$25,000- 34,999 235 229 98.4 96.3-99.4 6 1.6 0.6- 3.7
$35,000- 49,999 310 308 98.7 94.0-99.7 2 1.3 0.3- 6.0
$50,000-74,999 327 324 98.3 94.1-99.5 3 1.7 0.5- 5.9
$75,000+ 391 388 99.1 96.7-99.8 3 0.9 0.2- 3.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 739 722 97.8 96.2-98.8 17 2.2 1.2- 3.8
No 1,442 1,416 97.2 95.4-98.4 26 2.8 1.6- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 85 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Veteran 2,151 2,103 97.1 95.7-98.0 48 2.9 2.0- 4.3

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*Respondents who reported having hysterectomy were excluded from both numerator and denominator

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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