Table 2b: Women age 18 and over who report they had a Pap smear within the past 3 yearsa, by ethnicity, United States, 2000

          Non-Hispanic
  Total Hispanic* Total** Black or African American White
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 81.4 0.4 76.5 1.1 82.0 0.4 84.1 0.8 82.5 0.4
                     
Age (not age adjusted)                    
    18-44 84.9 0.5 78.2 1.3 85.9 0.5 88.5 1.1 86.5 0.6
    45-64 84.6 0.6 77.7 2.1 85.2 0.6 85.7 1.3 85.9 0.7
    65 and over 64.7 1.0 66.9 3.3 64.5 1.0 67.3 2.7 64.4 1.1
                     
Health insurance                    
    Persons under age 65 87.5 0.4 85.1 1.1 87.8 0.4 89.9 0.9 88.2 0.5
      Private 87.5 0.4 85.3 1.2 87.7 0.4 89.0 1.1 88.4 0.5
      Public 85.7 1.1 83.4 2.1 86.1 1.2 90.1 1.6 84.7 1.7
      Uninsured 69.8 1.2 66.2 2.2 70.9 1.3 78.0 2.0 70.4 1.6
    Persons age 65 and over 64.7 1.0 66.9 3.3 64.5 1.0 67.3 2.7 64.4 1.1
      Medicare and any private 67.9 1.2 79.6 5.1 67.6 1.2 75.9 5.1 67.4 1.2
      Medicare and any public 58.9 2.9 64.8 4.7 57.6 3.4 64.5 4.4 54.7 4.6
      Medicare only 58.9 2.0 63.3 6.2 58.4 2.1 63.2 4.6 57.3 2.4
                     
Family income                    
    < 100% of poverty level 72.5 1.2 68.9 2.7 73.5 1.3 79.1 1.8 72.6 1.8
    100-199% of poverty level 75.1 1.0 73.4 2.2 75.6 1.1 81.2 2.0 75.3 1.4
    200-399% of poverty level 80.9 0.8 78.4 2.3 81.3 0.8 86.3 1.9 81.8 0.9
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 87.7 0.7 84.1 3.6 87.9 0.7 90.1 2.5 88.2 0.8
    Unknown 80.4 0.7 77.9 2.2 80.7 0.8 84.7 1.4 81.2 0.9
                     
Education (age 25 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 73.8 1.0 73.3 1.7 74.2 1.2 81.3 1.8 72.3 1.7
    High school graduate 81.0 0.6 82.3 2.2 81.0 0.7 84.5 1.6 81.3 0.7
    At least some college 86.4 0.5 82.3 2.1 86.6 0.5 87.6 1.4 87.3 0.5
                     
Residence location                    
    Urban (MSA) 81.9 0.4 76.7 1.1 82.7 0.4 84.1 0.9 83.5 0.5
    Rural (Non-MSA) 80.4 0.7 74.6 3.5 80.6 0.7 83.8 2.3 80.7 0.8
                     

aMeasure is age adjusted.

*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

**Includes persons of other races not shown.

Key: SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

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

Table 2c Table 2a

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