Table 3b
Women age 18 and over who report they had a Pap smear within the past 3 yearsa, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic (all races) |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
79.2 |
0.4 |
80.0 |
0.4 |
80.2 |
0.5 |
82.6 |
1.0 |
74.6 |
1.1 |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
18-44 |
83.9 |
0.5 |
85.3 |
0.6 |
85.8 |
0.7 |
88.6 |
1.3 |
75.9 |
1.4 |
| 45-64 |
81.3 |
0.7 |
81.6 |
0.7 |
81.4 |
0.8 |
84.7 |
1.5 |
77.9 |
2.0 |
| 65 and over |
60.8 |
1.0 |
60.6 |
1.0 |
60.7 |
1.1 |
59.6 |
3.0 |
64.6 |
3.3 |
| Health insuranceb, age 18-64 |
Private |
86.8 |
0.5 |
87.1 |
0.5 |
87.2 |
0.5 |
91.6 |
1.1 |
83.8 |
1.5 |
| Public |
83.1 |
1.0 |
83.7 |
1.2 |
82.9 |
1.5 |
86.9 |
1.9 |
80.9 |
2.3 |
| Uninsured |
65.8 |
1.2 |
66.1 |
1.5 |
65.0 |
1.8 |
74.5 |
2.5 |
66.2 |
1.9 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare and private |
62.7 |
1.2 |
62.4 |
1.2 |
62.0 |
1.3 |
66.6 |
4.5 |
73.9 |
5.9 |
| Medicare and public |
60.9 |
2.6 |
60.5 |
2.9 |
62.0 |
3.4 |
58.2 |
6.5 |
62.6 |
4.9 |
| Medicare only |
56.5 |
2.0 |
56.0 |
2.1 |
56.7 |
2.3 |
54.8 |
4.7 |
61.0 |
6.1 |
| Family incomec |
Negative or poor |
68.8 |
1.3 |
69.0 |
1.5 |
67.4 |
1.9 |
76.7 |
2.1 |
69.5 |
2.3 |
| Near poor/low |
73.0 |
1.1 |
74.4 |
1.2 |
72.6 |
1.4 |
82.0 |
2.1 |
70.2 |
2.3 |
| Middle |
79.5 |
0.8 |
80.0 |
0.8 |
79.6 |
0.9 |
85.4 |
2.0 |
75.9 |
2.4 |
| High |
85.4 |
0.8 |
85.7 |
0.8 |
86.1 |
0.8 |
88.9 |
3.1 |
81.7 |
3.3 |
| Education (age 25 and over) |
Less than high school |
67.7 |
1.1 |
67.6 |
1.5 |
66.5 |
1.8 |
72.1 |
2.6 |
69.4 |
1.7 |
| High school graduate |
77.5 |
0.7 |
77.4 |
0.8 |
77.3 |
0.9 |
82.9 |
1.7 |
78.1 |
2.8 |
| At least some college |
84.7 |
0.5 |
84.9 |
0.5 |
84.9 |
0.5 |
89.6 |
1.3 |
84.0 |
1.9 |
| Residence location |
Urban |
79.2 |
0.4 |
80.2 |
0.5 |
80.6 |
0.5 |
82.9 |
1.0 |
74.6 |
1.1 |
| Rural |
79.4 |
0.8 |
79.6 |
0.8 |
79.5 |
0.8 |
82.0 |
2.7 |
76.0 |
3.9 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
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 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.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.
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