Table 3c
Women age 18 and over who report they had a Pap smear within the past 3 yearsa, by family incomeb, United States, 2003
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 79.2 0.4 68.8 1.3 73.0 1.1 79.5 0.8 85.4 0.8
Age (not age adjusted) 18-44 83.9 0.5 76.2 2.0 80.6 1.4 85.0 1.1 90.2 0.9
45-64 81.3 0.7 65.5 2.6 70.3 2.4 79.9 1.5 87.7 0.9
65 and over 60.8 1.0 52.4 3.2 54.1 2.1 61.9 2.1 71.2 2.6
Race AI/AN only 84.3 4.8 * * * * * * * *
Asian only 67.8 2.6 44.9 6.9 65.9 6.9 72.4 4.4 72.9 4.8
NHOPI only * * * * * * * * * *
Black only 82.8 0.9 77.2 2.1 82.0 2.1 85.4 2.0 89.6 2.8
White only 79.1 0.4 67.4 1.5 71.2 1.2 78.9 0.9 85.7 0.8
Multiple races 79.4 3.6 65.3 6.4 * * * * * *
Ethnicity Hispanic (all races) 74.6 1.1 69.5 2.3 70.2 2.3 75.9 2.4 81.7 3.3
Non-Hispanic, all races 80.0 0.4 69.0 1.5 74.4 1.2 80.0 0.8 85.7 0.8
Non-Hispanic, Black 82.6 1.0 76.7 2.1 82.0 2.1 85.4 2.0 88.9 3.1
Non-Hispanic, White 80.2 0.5 67.4 1.9 72.6 1.4 79.6 0.9 86.1 0.8
Health insurancec, age 18-64 Private 86.8 0.5 79.2 2.9 83.1 1.6 85.4 1.0 88.6 0.8
Public 83.1 1.0 79.5 1.8 81.7 2.2 91.7 2.4 90.2 4.0
Uninsured 65.8 1.2 62.0 2.4 66.8 2.3 65.9 2.5 72.5 3.9
Health insurance, age 65and over Medicare and private 62.7 1.2 50.5 5.9 55.8 2.7 63.3 2.4 69.7 2.8
Medicare and public 60.9 2.6 52.6 4.4 54.1 6.3 * * * *
Medicare only 56.5 2.0 53.5 5.8 51.4 3.4 59.3 4.6 * *
Education (age 25 and over) Less than high school 67.7 1.1 62.0 2.0 67.3 2.2 67.7 2.8 73.5 5.7
High school graduate 77.5 0.7 67.0 2.6 72.3 1.9 80.4 1.4 82.6 1.8
At least some college 84.7 0.5 76.4 2.4 76.3 1.9 81.6 1.0 89.0 0.7
Residence location Urban 79.2 0.4 70.0 1.5 73.4 1.2 79.8 0.9 84.7 0.9
Rural 79.4 0.8 66.6 2.6 72.3 2.1 78.5 1.7 87.4 1.4

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

b Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

c A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only; SE: Standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

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