BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since you had your last Pap test?*)

2010 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	4,882	3,018	64.5	62.3-66.6	766	14.1	12.7-15.6	299	5.5	4.6- 6.6	650	10.0	8.9-11.3	149	5.8	4.4- 7.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	118	70	62.8	49.8-74.2	20	12.3	7.1-20.4	10	14.2	6.2-29.2	15	7.0	3.7-13.1	3	3.7	0.9-13.4
Buncombe	96	59	67.0	55.1-77.1	12	8.4	4.3-15.6	5	4.2	1.7- 9.9	15	13.4	7.3-23.5	5	7.0	2.3-19.7
Cabarrus	120	73	57.9	45.7-69.1	18	17.5	9.4-30.2	7	7.3	2.8-17.6	17	11.1	6.1-19.3	5	6.3	2.1-17.6
Catawba	106	74	74.0	61.0-83.8	20	17.1	9.0-30.2	3	2.1	0.6- 6.7	6	5.0	1.9-12.6	3	1.8	0.5- 6.0
Cumberland	144	92	72.4	63.9-79.6	18	9.7	5.8-15.8	13	7.0	3.7-12.7	15	8.1	4.4-14.3	6	2.9	1.2- 6.7
Davidson	132	74	62.9	50.0-74.2	21	19.3	10.1-33.9	11	5.4	2.7-10.5	21	10.7	6.0-18.3	5	1.7	0.5- 5.4
Durham	285	208	73.5	64.7-80.7	36	9.6	6.5-13.9	18	5.5	3.0-10.0	19	5.1	2.6- 9.9	4	6.4	1.9-19.0
Forsyth	111	68	68.3	56.3-78.2	20	16.9	9.7-27.8	5	2.6	0.9- 6.9	13	8.8	4.6-16.0	5	3.5	1.1-10.4
Gaston	100	49	46.9	34.2-60.1	16	12.9	6.9-23.0	11	13.0	6.1-25.3	21	13.9	8.1-22.9	3	13.2	4.1-35.1
Guilford	282	172	58.7	49.7-67.1	51	13.9	9.9-19.0	12	3.6	1.7- 7.3	37	11.7	7.2-18.4	10	12.2	5.7-24.2
Iredell	119	81	78.1	67.6-85.9	17	13.6	7.4-23.9	4	2.7	0.8- 9.0	15	4.5	2.6- 7.9	2	1.0	0.3- 4.1
Johnston	108	76	73.2	61.8-82.2	16	16.0	9.3-26.2	6	6.2	2.3-15.7	9	3.6	1.7- 7.2	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3
Mecklenburg	291	179	67.0	59.0-74.1	57	15.5	11.3-20.9	13	4.3	2.2- 8.3	37	8.1	5.2-12.4	5	5.2	1.5-16.2
New Hanover	130	79	64.6	53.8-74.1	21	15.4	9.5-23.9	12	6.9	3.5-12.9	17	12.4	6.6-22.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5
Onslow	140	92	72.0	61.7-80.4	25	13.0	8.0-20.3	5	2.0	0.8- 5.0	15	9.4	4.9-17.4	3	3.6	0.7-17.1
Orange	151	97	71.5	62.0-79.3	32	18.8	12.3-27.6	7	2.9	1.3- 6.4	12	5.1	2.7- 9.5	3	1.7	0.5- 5.7
Pitt	130	83	63.2	52.0-73.2	22	18.1	10.5-29.5	5	2.6	1.0- 6.4	16	10.1	5.6-17.5	4	6.0	1.9-17.0
Randolph	141	83	58.3	45.6-69.9	17	9.6	5.4-16.6	8	4.9	2.0-11.5	27	13.0	7.4-22.0	6	14.2	5.4-32.2
Robeson	131	65	46.2	35.5-57.4	20	17.6	10.3-28.5	12	7.5	3.7-14.6	29	21.4	13.3-32.4	5	7.3	2.7-18.2
Rowan	147	84	57.0	45.2-68.1	21	16.1	8.4-28.4	10	5.8	2.8-11.6	23	11.2	6.4-18.8	9	10.0	3.9-23.4
Union	127	78	60.1	45.9-72.8	15	11.0	5.0-22.6	5	3.8	1.5- 9.3	25	11.0	6.4-18.2	4	14.1	4.9-34.2
Wake	332	238	74.3	67.8-79.9	40	12.1	8.3-17.3	13	3.2	1.6- 6.4	31	6.2	3.9- 9.5	10	4.3	1.8- 9.9
Wayne	151	92	70.3	60.1-78.7	22	11.8	6.9-19.7	14	5.6	3.0-10.1	20	8.4	4.9-14.0	3	3.9	1.1-13.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,342	828	64.0	59.3-68.4	211	14.5	11.7-17.9	90	5.5	4.0- 7.5	179	11.4	8.8-14.8	34	4.6	2.3- 9.0
Piedmont	2,850	1,808	65.8	63.0-68.5	440	13.6	11.9-15.5	160	5.5	4.3- 7.0	354	8.5	7.3- 9.8	88	6.6	4.8- 9.0
Western NC	690	382	58.8	53.8-63.6	115	15.5	12.3-19.3	49	5.8	4.0- 8.3	117	14.9	11.9-18.5	27	5.1	2.8- 9.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	483	271	59.4	53.5-65.1	75	13.7	10.4-18.0	33	6.6	4.2-10.3	85	15.9	12.2-20.6	19	4.3	2.3- 8.1
Northwest	856	513	65.2	60.4-69.6	143	16.6	13.3-20.6	53	4.8	3.1- 7.2	112	9.2	7.1-11.7	35	4.3	2.5- 7.3
Charlotte	706	418	60.6	54.8-66.1	117	14.9	11.6-18.8	43	6.1	4.2- 8.7	107	8.9	6.9-11.5	21	9.6	5.4-16.3
Greensboro	767	466	60.3	55.0-65.4	130	14.0	11.2-17.3	41	5.2	3.4- 7.9	105	11.4	8.5-15.0	25	9.1	5.4-15.0
Southern Regional	453	280	68.7	61.4-75.2	61	10.0	7.1-13.8	38	9.6	5.4-16.5	60	7.7	5.2-11.2	14	4.0	1.6- 9.7
Coastal	208	122	63.3	53.3-72.2	37	15.2	10.1-22.2	17	5.7	2.6-11.8	29	12.8	7.4-21.3	3	3.1	0.8-11.2
Wake	802	574	73.9	69.4-78.0	99	10.8	8.3-14.1	43	4.8	3.2- 7.2	70	6.5	4.7- 8.8	16	4.0	2.1- 7.5
Area L	60	32	51.6	36.4-66.5	13	26.2	14.0-43.5	2	2.4	0.5-10.3	12	18.9	9.7-33.8	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9
Eastern	547	342	61.4	52.4-69.8	91	15.3	10.4-21.8	29	3.5	1.7- 7.1	70	13.0	8.0-20.5	15	6.8	2.2-19.2

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,882

3,018

64.5

62.3-66.6

766

14.1

12.7-15.6

299

5.5

4.6- 6.6

650

10.0

8.9-11.3

149

5.8

4.4- 7.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

118

62.8

49.8-74.2

12.3

7.1-20.4

14.2

6.2-29.2

7.0

3.7-13.1

3.7

0.9-13.4

Buncombe

67.0

55.1-77.1

8.4

4.3-15.6

4.2

1.7- 9.9

13.4

7.3-23.5

7.0

2.3-19.7

Cabarrus

120

57.9

45.7-69.1

17.5

9.4-30.2

7.3

2.8-17.6

11.1

6.1-19.3

6.3

2.1-17.6

Catawba

106

74.0

61.0-83.8

17.1

9.0-30.2

2.1

0.6- 6.7

5.0

1.9-12.6

1.8

0.5- 6.0

Cumberland

144

72.4

63.9-79.6

9.7

5.8-15.8

7.0

3.7-12.7

8.1

4.4-14.3

2.9

1.2- 6.7

Davidson

132

62.9

50.0-74.2

19.3

10.1-33.9

5.4

2.7-10.5

10.7

6.0-18.3

1.7

0.5- 5.4

Durham

285

208

73.5

64.7-80.7

9.6

6.5-13.9

5.5

3.0-10.0

5.1

2.6- 9.9

6.4

1.9-19.0

Forsyth

111

68.3

56.3-78.2

16.9

9.7-27.8

2.6

0.9- 6.9

8.8

4.6-16.0

3.5

1.1-10.4

Gaston

100

46.9

34.2-60.1

12.9

6.9-23.0

13.0

6.1-25.3

13.9

8.1-22.9

13.2

4.1-35.1

Guilford

282

172

58.7

49.7-67.1

13.9

9.9-19.0

3.6

1.7- 7.3

11.7

7.2-18.4

12.2

5.7-24.2

Iredell

119

78.1

67.6-85.9

13.6

7.4-23.9

2.7

0.8- 9.0

4.5

2.6- 7.9

1.0

0.3- 4.1

Johnston

108

73.2

61.8-82.2

16.0

9.3-26.2

6.2

2.3-15.7

3.6

1.7- 7.2

0.9

0.1- 6.3

Mecklenburg

291

179

67.0

59.0-74.1

15.5

11.3-20.9

4.3

2.2- 8.3

8.1

5.2-12.4

5.2

1.5-16.2

New Hanover

130

64.6

53.8-74.1

15.4

9.5-23.9

6.9

3.5-12.9

12.4

6.6-22.0

0.8

0.1- 5.5

Onslow

140

72.0

61.7-80.4

13.0

8.0-20.3

2.0

0.8- 5.0

9.4

4.9-17.4

3.6

0.7-17.1

Orange

151

71.5

62.0-79.3

18.8

12.3-27.6

2.9

1.3- 6.4

5.1

2.7- 9.5

1.7

0.5- 5.7

Pitt

130

63.2

52.0-73.2

18.1

10.5-29.5

2.6

1.0- 6.4

10.1

5.6-17.5

6.0

1.9-17.0

Randolph

141

58.3

45.6-69.9

9.6

5.4-16.6

4.9

2.0-11.5

13.0

7.4-22.0

14.2

5.4-32.2

Robeson

131

46.2

35.5-57.4

17.6

10.3-28.5

7.5

3.7-14.6

21.4

13.3-32.4

7.3

2.7-18.2

Rowan

147

57.0

45.2-68.1

16.1

8.4-28.4

5.8

2.8-11.6

11.2

6.4-18.8

10.0

3.9-23.4

Union

127

60.1

45.9-72.8

11.0

5.0-22.6

3.8

1.5- 9.3

11.0

6.4-18.2

14.1

4.9-34.2

Wake

332

238

74.3

67.8-79.9

12.1

8.3-17.3

3.2

1.6- 6.4

6.2

3.9- 9.5

4.3

1.8- 9.9

Wayne

151

70.3

60.1-78.7

11.8

6.9-19.7

5.6

3.0-10.1

8.4

4.9-14.0

3.9

1.1-13.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,342

828

64.0

59.3-68.4

211

14.5

11.7-17.9

5.5

4.0- 7.5

179

11.4

8.8-14.8

4.6

2.3- 9.0

Piedmont

2,850

1,808

65.8

63.0-68.5

440

13.6

11.9-15.5

160

5.5

4.3- 7.0

354

8.5

7.3- 9.8

6.6

4.8- 9.0

Western NC

690

382

58.8

53.8-63.6

115

15.5

12.3-19.3

5.8

4.0- 8.3

117

14.9

11.9-18.5

5.1

2.8- 9.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

483

271

59.4

53.5-65.1

13.7

10.4-18.0

6.6

4.2-10.3

15.9

12.2-20.6

4.3

2.3- 8.1

Northwest

856

513

65.2

60.4-69.6

143

16.6

13.3-20.6

4.8

3.1- 7.2

112

9.2

7.1-11.7

4.3

2.5- 7.3

Charlotte

706

418

60.6

54.8-66.1

117

14.9

11.6-18.8

6.1

4.2- 8.7

107

8.9

6.9-11.5

9.6

5.4-16.3

Greensboro

767

466

60.3

55.0-65.4

130

14.0

11.2-17.3

5.2

3.4- 7.9

105

11.4

8.5-15.0

9.1

5.4-15.0

Southern Regional

453

280

68.7

61.4-75.2

10.0

7.1-13.8

9.6

5.4-16.5

7.7

5.2-11.2

4.0

1.6- 9.7

Coastal

208

122

63.3

53.3-72.2

15.2

10.1-22.2

5.7

2.6-11.8

12.8

7.4-21.3

3.1

0.8-11.2

Wake

802

574

73.9

69.4-78.0

10.8

8.3-14.1

4.8

3.2- 7.2

6.5

4.7- 8.8

4.0

2.1- 7.5

Area L

51.6

36.4-66.5

26.2

14.0-43.5

2.4

0.5-10.3

18.9

9.7-33.8

0.9

0.1- 5.9

Eastern

547

342

61.4

52.4-69.8

15.3

10.4-21.8

3.5

1.7- 7.1

13.0

8.0-20.5

6.8

2.2-19.2

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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.

NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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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