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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-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
RACE
White	1,000	557	59.2	54.9-63.3	181	17.7	14.6-21.2	60	5.4	3.9- 7.3	169	12.9	10.7-15.6	33	4.9	2.8- 8.2
African American	24	18	78.8	56.9-91.2	3	8.7	2.5-25.9	1	6.2	0.9-33.2	1	3.9	0.5-23.3	1	2.5	0.3-16.3
Other Minorities	51	28	52.9	34.2-70.8	8	18.4	6.0-44.3	7	13.1	5.5-28.3	3	4.6	1.2-16.2	5	11.0	3.3-31.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	27	17	54.8	31.2-76.5	4	29.6	10.7-59.8	3	7.7	2.1-24.6	2	4.9	1.0-20.7	1	2.9	0.4-18.2
Non-Hispanic	1,052	589	59.5	55.3-63.5	188	17.0	14.1-20.4	65	5.6	4.2- 7.6	173	12.8	10.5-15.4	37	5.1	3.1- 8.4
AGE
18-24	39	23	54.0	34.3-72.6	4	10.6	2.5-35.9	1	1.4	0.2- 9.7	1	1.7	0.2-11.2	10	32.3	16.5-53.4
25-34	122	94	74.8	65.1-82.6	13	12.9	7.2-22.0	5	4.1	1.7- 9.7	7	6.0	2.7-12.7	3	2.2	0.6- 7.2
35-44	177	109	59.3	50.8-67.3	23	15.0	9.7-22.4	15	8.9	5.2-15.1	28	15.1	10.3-21.7	2	1.6	0.3- 8.5
45-54	207	128	59.0	50.4-67.2	33	17.8	11.5-26.6	11	6.2	3.0-12.3	35	16.9	11.6-24.0	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	234	145	63.4	56.1-70.1	43	19.2	13.9-25.9	15	6.3	3.7-10.6	28	10.3	6.7-15.5	3	0.8	0.3- 2.6
65-74	166	69	39.2	30.7-48.3	51	34.6	26.3-44.0	11	6.0	3.1-11.4	34	19.6	12.1-30.0	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
75+	132	37	32.6	23.5-43.3	25	22.1	13.7-33.6	10	6.1	3.2-11.5	41	27.1	19.5-36.4	19	12.1	6.7-20.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	123	49	37.8	26.6-50.4	22	15.6	8.0-28.0	9	7.2	3.1-15.8	32	23.6	14.9-35.4	11	15.8	5.9-36.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	283	140	52.6	44.6-60.6	41	17.6	11.6-25.9	27	7.2	4.5-11.4	60	16.4	11.9-22.2	15	6.1	3.0-12.0
Some Post-H.S.	319	182	59.8	52.7-66.5	63	19.9	14.6-26.6	16	5.4	3.1- 9.3	50	11.4	8.1-15.7	8	3.5	1.4- 8.3
College Graduate	354	234	71.7	65.4-77.3	66	15.9	11.7-21.2	16	4.2	2.3- 7.7	33	6.4	4.1-10.1	5	1.8	0.6- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	128	49	38.5	27.7-50.7	26	17.7	10.0-29.5	10	8.1	3.4-17.9	36	23.7	15.6-34.2	7	12.0	4.1-30.0
$15,000- 24,999	185	84	45.6	35.5-56.1	30	19.7	12.4-29.8	18	6.7	3.9-11.1	45	18.6	12.9-26.2	8	9.4	2.9-26.5
$25,000- 34,999	125	60	50.3	39.5-61.1	20	15.7	9.3-25.3	10	7.9	3.8-15.8	31	22.4	14.6-32.9	4	3.6	1.0-12.3
$35,000- 49,999	164	105	65.9	55.5-75.0	34	18.2	11.7-27.4	6	4.9	2.0-11.6	17	7.9	4.2-14.3	2	3.1	0.8-11.4
$50,000-74,999	150	113	81.1	73.1-87.1	18	8.9	4.9-15.6	7	3.4	1.5- 7.4	11	6.3	3.2-12.2	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
$75,000+	156	116	72.9	62.9-81.0	31	20.8	13.6-30.4	4	4.0	1.3-11.5	5	2.3	0.8- 6.1	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	374	176	51.8	44.6-58.9	76	21.4	16.1-28.0	25	5.1	3.2- 8.1	78	16.8	12.8-21.7	19	4.9	2.6- 9.0
No	688	418	62.8	57.6-67.6	114	15.7	12.2-19.9	42	5.7	4.0- 8.2	95	10.6	8.1-13.8	19	5.2	2.7- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	12	5	56.1	27.5-81.2	3	12.3	3.6-34.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	26.5	8.5-58.3	1	5.1	0.7-29.8
Non-Veteran	1,069	602	59.4	55.3-63.4	189	17.5	14.5-21.0	68	5.8	4.3- 7.7	172	12.3	10.2-14.8	38	5.0	3.1- 8.2

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

-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

RACE

White

1,000

557

59.2

54.9-63.3

181

17.7

14.6-21.2

5.4

3.9- 7.3

169

12.9

10.7-15.6

4.9

2.8- 8.2

African American

78.8

56.9-91.2

8.7

2.5-25.9

6.2

0.9-33.2

3.9

0.5-23.3

2.5

0.3-16.3

Other Minorities

52.9

34.2-70.8

18.4

6.0-44.3

13.1

5.5-28.3

4.6

1.2-16.2

11.0

3.3-31.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

54.8

31.2-76.5

29.6

10.7-59.8

7.7

2.1-24.6

4.9

1.0-20.7

2.9

0.4-18.2

Non-Hispanic

1,052

589

59.5

55.3-63.5

188

17.0

14.1-20.4

5.6

4.2- 7.6

173

12.8

10.5-15.4

5.1

3.1- 8.4

AGE

18-24

54.0

34.3-72.6

10.6

2.5-35.9

1.4

0.2- 9.7

1.7

0.2-11.2

32.3

16.5-53.4

25-34

122

74.8

65.1-82.6

12.9

7.2-22.0

4.1

1.7- 9.7

6.0

2.7-12.7

2.2

0.6- 7.2

35-44

177

109

59.3

50.8-67.3

15.0

9.7-22.4

8.9

5.2-15.1

15.1

10.3-21.7

1.6

0.3- 8.5

45-54

207

128

59.0

50.4-67.2

17.8

11.5-26.6

6.2

3.0-12.3

16.9

11.6-24.0

0.0

. - .

55-64

234

145

63.4

56.1-70.1

19.2

13.9-25.9

6.3

3.7-10.6

10.3

6.7-15.5

0.8

0.3- 2.6

65-74

166

39.2

30.7-48.3

34.6

26.3-44.0

6.0

3.1-11.4

19.6

12.1-30.0

0.6

0.1- 4.3

75+

132

32.6

23.5-43.3

22.1

13.7-33.6

6.1

3.2-11.5

27.1

19.5-36.4

12.1

6.7-20.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

123

37.8

26.6-50.4

15.6

8.0-28.0

7.2

3.1-15.8

23.6

14.9-35.4

15.8

5.9-36.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

283

140

52.6

44.6-60.6

17.6

11.6-25.9

7.2

4.5-11.4

16.4

11.9-22.2

6.1

3.0-12.0

Some Post-H.S.

319

182

59.8

52.7-66.5

19.9

14.6-26.6

5.4

3.1- 9.3

11.4

8.1-15.7

3.5

1.4- 8.3

College Graduate

354

234

71.7

65.4-77.3

15.9

11.7-21.2

4.2

2.3- 7.7

6.4

4.1-10.1

1.8

0.6- 5.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

128

38.5

27.7-50.7

17.7

10.0-29.5

8.1

3.4-17.9

23.7

15.6-34.2

12.0

4.1-30.0

$15,000- 24,999

185

45.6

35.5-56.1

19.7

12.4-29.8

6.7

3.9-11.1

18.6

12.9-26.2

9.4

2.9-26.5

$25,000- 34,999

125

50.3

39.5-61.1

15.7

9.3-25.3

7.9

3.8-15.8

22.4

14.6-32.9

3.6

1.0-12.3

$35,000- 49,999

164

105

65.9

55.5-75.0

18.2

11.7-27.4

4.9

2.0-11.6

7.9

4.2-14.3

3.1

0.8-11.4

$50,000-74,999

150

113

81.1

73.1-87.1

8.9

4.9-15.6

3.4

1.5- 7.4

6.3

3.2-12.2

0.4

0.1- 2.6

$75,000+

156

116

72.9

62.9-81.0

20.8

13.6-30.4

4.0

1.3-11.5

2.3

0.8- 6.1

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

374

176

51.8

44.6-58.9

21.4

16.1-28.0

5.1

3.2- 8.1

16.8

12.8-21.7

4.9

2.6- 9.0

688

418

62.8

57.6-67.6

114

15.7

12.2-19.9

5.7

4.0- 8.2

10.6

8.1-13.8

5.2

2.7- 9.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

56.1

27.5-81.2

12.3

3.6-34.8

0.0

. - .

26.5

8.5-58.3

5.1

0.7-29.8

Non-Veteran

1,069

602

59.4

55.3-63.4

189

17.5

14.5-21.0

5.8

4.3- 7.7

172

12.3

10.2-14.8

5.0

3.1- 8.2

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*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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