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Table 1.3a
Percent of women age 18 and over who report they had a Pap smear within the past 3 years,a United States, 1999 and 2005
Population group 2005 1999
Percent Standard error Percent Standard error
Total   77.9 0.4 80.8 0.4
Age, not age adjusted 18-44 83.6 0.6 86.8 0.5
45-64 80.6 0.6 81.7 0.7
65 and over 54.9 1.0 61.0 0.9
Race AI/AN only 71.2 5.5 88.6 3.1
Asian only 63.9 2.7 64.1 2.9
NHOPI only DSU DSU DSU DSU
Black only 80.0 1.0 84.2 0.9
White only 78.2 0.4 81.1 0.4
Multiple races 83.9 2.8 86.2 3.0
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 74.4 1.1 75.8 1.0
Non-Hispanic, all races 78.6 0.4 81.6 0.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 80.2 1.0 84.5 0.9
Non-Hispanic, White 79.1 0.5 81.8 0.4
Health insurance,b ages 18-64 Private 86.3 0.5 87.2 0.5
Public only 80.0 1.1 84.2 1.1
Uninsured 66.9 1.1 72.3 1.1
Health insurance, age 65 and over, not age adjusted Medicare and private 56.9 1.3 63.4 1.1
Medicare and public 56.6 2.7 55.4 3.0
Medicare only 50.3 1.9 57.4 1.9
Family incomec Negative/poor 67.9 1.1 73.4 1.1
Near poor/low 70.8 0.9 74.8 0.9
Middle 78.8 0.7 80.8 0.7
High 83.2 0.7 85.8 0.7
Education, age 25 and over Less than high school 67.6 1.1 71.2 1.0
High school graduate 75.7 0.8 80.3 0.7
At least some college 83.1 0.5 85.8 0.5
Residence locationd Large central metro 77.8 0.7 DNA DNA
Large fringe metro 79.0 0.8 DNA DNA
Medium metro 77.5 0.9 DNA DNA
Small metro 80.8 1.0 DNA DNA
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 76.7 1.3 DNA DNA
Noncore (nonmetro) 73.6 1.5 DNA DNA

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except for age categories and 1999 health insurance categories for age 65 and over.

b 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.

c Negative/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. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of persons were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.

d For more information, see National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

DSU - 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.

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

 

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