BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since you had your last Pap smear?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
North Carolina	6,422	4,083	68.0	66.3-69.7	1,020	13.9	12.8-15.1	374	5.0	4.3- 5.8	790	8.8	7.9- 9.7	155	4.3	3.3- 5.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	149	96	62.3	52.2-71.4	24	19.0	12.4-28.1	5	3.8	1.4- 9.7	19	9.3	5.7-14.9	5	5.6	1.7-17.1
Buncombe	142	83	64.5	54.4-73.5	32	20.1	13.6-28.7	7	3.6	1.5- 8.6	16	6.3	3.6-10.7	4	5.5	1.7-16.3
Cabarrus	141	99	67.3	54.8-77.7	16	11.7	6.1-21.4	9	5.1	2.3-11.1	13	7.3	3.7-13.8	4	8.6	2.7-24.1
Catawba	176	110	62.0	52.4-70.8	34	18.4	12.3-26.6	11	7.2	3.3-15.2	15	5.8	3.1-10.5	6	6.5	2.4-16.5
Cumberland	215	143	68.1	59.6-75.6	31	15.3	10.2-22.4	11	7.2	2.9-16.4	27	8.6	5.6-13.0	3	0.8	0.2- 2.6
Davidson	157	95	70.2	60.5-78.4	24	12.9	7.5-21.4	12	5.2	2.7- 9.6	24	11.1	6.9-17.5	2	0.6	0.1- 2.5
Durham	190	137	70.7	62.2-77.9	21	11.7	7.2-18.4	11	4.7	2.3- 9.3	18	9.8	5.7-16.2	3	3.2	1.0- 9.8
Forsyth	171	117	71.1	60.8-79.6	23	10.5	6.7-16.1	10	4.2	2.1- 8.2	18	9.8	4.5-20.3	3	4.3	0.9-17.5
Gaston	150	87	62.6	50.9-73.0	28	13.4	8.5-20.4	9	8.2	3.0-20.4	21	10.4	6.1-17.0	5	5.4	1.4-19.3
Guilford	174	123	75.9	65.9-83.7	18	8.3	4.6-14.6	9	2.8	1.3- 5.8	18	6.7	3.3-13.1	6	6.3	2.2-16.9
Iredell	183	115	66.6	57.4-74.7	29	16.3	10.3-24.9	13	6.5	3.4-12.3	24	8.8	5.4-13.9	2	1.8	0.3-10.1
Johnston	190	130	75.5	67.2-82.2	32	12.4	8.3-18.2	5	1.5	0.6- 4.0	22	9.1	5.2-15.4	1	1.5	0.2- 9.7
Mecklenburg	296	198	74.6	68.5-79.9	53	14.7	10.9-19.6	10	2.5	1.3- 4.9	31	7.6	4.7-12.2	4	0.5	0.2- 1.4
New Hanover	152	106	75.8	67.7-82.4	25	11.9	7.7-17.9	6	3.4	1.4- 8.1	14	8.4	4.6-14.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
Onslow	161	113	73.7	64.1-81.4	25	13.5	8.3-21.3	8	2.7	1.2- 5.9	10	4.3	2.0- 9.0	5	5.8	1.9-16.0
Orange	168	111	68.5	59.2-76.6	28	15.8	10.4-23.4	9	4.6	2.3- 9.1	18	7.2	4.2-12.0	2	3.9	0.7-18.4
Pitt	191	131	71.8	62.8-79.4	23	8.6	5.4-13.6	11	4.6	2.3- 8.9	19	6.9	4.2-11.2	7	8.1	3.3-18.6
Randolph	156	85	56.7	45.6-67.2	33	22.8	15.0-33.1	15	5.8	3.3-10.0	20	10.5	5.7-18.5	3	4.1	0.8-19.6
Robeson	172	97	53.5	44.0-62.7	32	22.2	14.7-32.0	9	4.7	2.3- 9.2	29	15.5	10.3-22.7	5	4.1	1.5-11.1
Rowan	168	94	63.9	53.7-72.9	25	12.6	7.7-19.8	16	8.7	4.8-15.1	31	14.5	9.6-21.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8
Union	179	108	62.2	52.5-71.1	31	14.6	9.7-21.2	15	7.0	4.0-12.2	22	8.9	5.4-14.4	3	7.3	2.1-22.0
Wake	269	189	70.9	62.9-77.7	41	14.7	10.2-20.6	11	2.5	1.3- 4.8	22	5.7	3.5- 9.1	6	6.2	2.3-15.8
Wayne	201	132	74.1	66.3-80.6	31	12.8	8.2-19.5	13	5.2	2.9- 9.4	25	7.9	5.0-12.3	0	0.0	. - .
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,205	1,448	69.5	66.9-72.1	344	13.7	12.0-15.7	117	5.9	4.3- 7.9	248	8.0	6.9- 9.3	48	2.9	1.9- 4.2
Piedmont	3,136	2,028	69.1	66.6-71.5	484	13.2	11.8-14.9	189	4.5	3.7- 5.4	367	8.4	7.2- 9.7	68	4.8	3.3- 7.0
Western NC	1,081	607	59.4	55.3-63.3	192	17.4	14.5-20.9	68	5.7	4.2- 7.6	175	12.5	10.3-15.0	39	5.0	3.1- 8.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	722	387	59.9	55.0-64.6	140	17.3	14.0-21.1	49	6.2	4.4- 8.7	125	12.5	10.0-15.5	21	4.1	2.2- 7.8
Northwest	1,271	790	65.6	61.7-69.4	195	14.6	12.1-17.5	85	5.2	4.0- 6.7	167	10.7	8.3-13.5	34	3.9	2.3- 6.6
Charlotte	855	553	69.8	65.5-73.8	137	12.9	10.5-15.7	48	5.0	3.4- 7.3	100	8.6	6.6-11.2	17	3.7	1.9- 7.3
Greensboro	738	468	69.3	64.1-74.0	119	13.6	10.7-17.2	41	3.9	2.7- 5.7	90	8.3	6.0-11.3	20	4.9	2.6- 9.3
Southern Regional	668	423	66.1	60.8-70.9	108	15.2	11.8-19.2	37	5.8	3.5- 9.3	83	9.2	7.0-12.1	17	3.8	1.7- 8.2
Coastal	309	201	68.2	61.5-74.3	57	16.9	12.4-22.8	16	5.2	2.8- 9.4	27	6.4	4.2- 9.6	8	3.2	1.4- 7.2
Wake	763	530	69.7	64.5-74.5	108	13.1	10.2-16.7	34	3.4	2.3- 5.2	76	7.4	5.5- 9.7	15	6.4	3.3-12.2
Area L	196	126	70.5	62.6-77.4	27	12.3	7.9-18.7	15	7.8	4.2-14.1	19	6.8	4.1-11.1	9	2.6	1.3- 5.1
Eastern	900	605	71.6	67.0-75.8	129	11.8	9.4-14.5	49	6.4	3.6-11.0	103	7.6	6.0- 9.6	14	2.7	1.4- 5.3

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,422

4,083

68.0

66.3-69.7

1,020

13.9

12.8-15.1

374

5.0

4.3- 5.8

790

8.8

7.9- 9.7

155

4.3

3.3- 5.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

149

62.3

52.2-71.4

19.0

12.4-28.1

3.8

1.4- 9.7

9.3

5.7-14.9

5.6

1.7-17.1

Buncombe

142

64.5

54.4-73.5

20.1

13.6-28.7

3.6

1.5- 8.6

6.3

3.6-10.7

5.5

1.7-16.3

Cabarrus

141

67.3

54.8-77.7

11.7

6.1-21.4

5.1

2.3-11.1

7.3

3.7-13.8

8.6

2.7-24.1

Catawba

176

110

62.0

52.4-70.8

18.4

12.3-26.6

7.2

3.3-15.2

5.8

3.1-10.5

6.5

2.4-16.5

Cumberland

215

143

68.1

59.6-75.6

15.3

10.2-22.4

7.2

2.9-16.4

8.6

5.6-13.0

0.8

0.2- 2.6

Davidson

157

70.2

60.5-78.4

12.9

7.5-21.4

5.2

2.7- 9.6

11.1

6.9-17.5

0.6

0.1- 2.5

Durham

190

137

70.7

62.2-77.9

11.7

7.2-18.4

4.7

2.3- 9.3

9.8

5.7-16.2

3.2

1.0- 9.8

Forsyth

171

117

71.1

60.8-79.6

10.5

6.7-16.1

4.2

2.1- 8.2

9.8

4.5-20.3

4.3

0.9-17.5

Gaston

150

62.6

50.9-73.0

13.4

8.5-20.4

8.2

3.0-20.4

10.4

6.1-17.0

5.4

1.4-19.3

Guilford

174

123

75.9

65.9-83.7

8.3

4.6-14.6

2.8

1.3- 5.8

6.7

3.3-13.1

6.3

2.2-16.9

Iredell

183

115

66.6

57.4-74.7

16.3

10.3-24.9

6.5

3.4-12.3

8.8

5.4-13.9

1.8

0.3-10.1

Johnston

190

130

75.5

67.2-82.2

12.4

8.3-18.2

1.5

0.6- 4.0

9.1

5.2-15.4

1.5

0.2- 9.7

Mecklenburg

296

198

74.6

68.5-79.9

14.7

10.9-19.6

2.5

1.3- 4.9

7.6

4.7-12.2

0.5

0.2- 1.4

New Hanover

152

106

75.8

67.7-82.4

11.9

7.7-17.9

3.4

1.4- 8.1

8.4

4.6-14.7

0.5

0.1- 3.5

Onslow

161

113

73.7

64.1-81.4

13.5

8.3-21.3

2.7

1.2- 5.9

4.3

2.0- 9.0

5.8

1.9-16.0

Orange

168

111

68.5

59.2-76.6

15.8

10.4-23.4

4.6

2.3- 9.1

7.2

4.2-12.0

3.9

0.7-18.4

Pitt

191

131

71.8

62.8-79.4

8.6

5.4-13.6

4.6

2.3- 8.9

6.9

4.2-11.2

8.1

3.3-18.6

Randolph

156

56.7

45.6-67.2

22.8

15.0-33.1

5.8

3.3-10.0

10.5

5.7-18.5

4.1

0.8-19.6

Robeson

172

53.5

44.0-62.7

22.2

14.7-32.0

4.7

2.3- 9.2

15.5

10.3-22.7

4.1

1.5-11.1

Rowan

168

63.9

53.7-72.9

12.6

7.7-19.8

8.7

4.8-15.1

14.5

9.6-21.2

0.4

0.1- 1.8

Union

179

108

62.2

52.5-71.1

14.6

9.7-21.2

7.0

4.0-12.2

8.9

5.4-14.4

7.3

2.1-22.0

Wake

269

189

70.9

62.9-77.7

14.7

10.2-20.6

2.5

1.3- 4.8

5.7

3.5- 9.1

6.2

2.3-15.8

Wayne

201

132

74.1

66.3-80.6

12.8

8.2-19.5

5.2

2.9- 9.4

7.9

5.0-12.3

0.0

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NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,205

1,448

69.5

66.9-72.1

344

13.7

12.0-15.7

117

5.9

4.3- 7.9

248

8.0

6.9- 9.3

2.9

1.9- 4.2

Piedmont

3,136

2,028

69.1

66.6-71.5

484

13.2

11.8-14.9

189

4.5

3.7- 5.4

367

8.4

7.2- 9.7

4.8

3.3- 7.0

Western NC

1,081

607

59.4

55.3-63.3

192

17.4

14.5-20.9

5.7

4.2- 7.6

175

12.5

10.3-15.0

5.0

3.1- 8.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

722

387

59.9

55.0-64.6

140

17.3

14.0-21.1

6.2

4.4- 8.7

125

12.5

10.0-15.5

4.1

2.2- 7.8

Northwest

1,271

790

65.6

61.7-69.4

195

14.6

12.1-17.5

5.2

4.0- 6.7

167

10.7

8.3-13.5

3.9

2.3- 6.6

Charlotte

855

553

69.8

65.5-73.8

137

12.9

10.5-15.7

5.0

3.4- 7.3

100

8.6

6.6-11.2

3.7

1.9- 7.3

Greensboro

738

468

69.3

64.1-74.0

119

13.6

10.7-17.2

3.9

2.7- 5.7

8.3

6.0-11.3

4.9

2.6- 9.3

Southern Regional

668

423

66.1

60.8-70.9

108

15.2

11.8-19.2

5.8

3.5- 9.3

9.2

7.0-12.1

3.8

1.7- 8.2

Coastal

309

201

68.2

61.5-74.3

16.9

12.4-22.8

5.2

2.8- 9.4

6.4

4.2- 9.6

3.2

1.4- 7.2

Wake

763

530

69.7

64.5-74.5

108

13.1

10.2-16.7

3.4

2.3- 5.2

7.4

5.5- 9.7

6.4

3.3-12.2

Area L

196

126

70.5

62.6-77.4

12.3

7.9-18.7

7.8

4.2-14.1

6.8

4.1-11.1

2.6

1.3- 5.1

Eastern

900

605

71.6

67.0-75.8

129

11.8

9.4-14.5

6.4

3.6-11.0

103

7.6

6.0- 9.6

2.7

1.4- 5.3

Back to Women's Health.

*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 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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