Percent of women age 18 and over who report they had a Pap smear within the past 3 yearsa, United States, 1999 and 2003 |
| 2003 | 1999 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | |
| Total | 79.2 | 0.4 | 80.8 | 0.4 | |
| Age (not age adjusted) | 18-44 | 83.9 | 0.5 | 86.8 | 0.5 |
| 45-64 | 81.3 | 0.7 | 81.7 | 0.7 | |
| 65 and over | 60.8 | 1.0 | 61.0 | 0.9 | |
| Race | AI/AN only | 84.3 | 4.8 | 88.6 | 3.1 |
| Asian only | 67.8 | 2.6 | 64.1 | 2.9 | |
| NHOPI only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Black only | 82.8 | 0.9 | 84.2 | 0.9 | |
| White only | 79.1 | 0.4 | 81.1 | 0.4 | |
| More than one race | 79.4 | 3.6 | 86.2 | 3.0 | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 74.6 | 1.1 | 75.8 | 1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races | 80.0 | 0.4 | 81.6 | 0.4 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 82.6 | 1.0 | 84.5 | 0.9 | |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 80.2 | 0.5 | 81.8 | 0.4 | |
| Health insuranceb, age 18-64 | Private | 86.8 | 0.5 | 87.2 | 0.5 |
| Public | 83.1 | 1.0 | 84.2 | 1.1 | |
| Uninsured | 65.8 | 1.2 | 72.3 | 1.1 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare and private | 62.7 | 1.2 | 63.4 | 1.1 |
| Medicare and public | 60.9 | 2.6 | 55.4 | 3.0 | |
| Medicare only | 56.5 | 2.0 | 57.4 | 1.9 | |
| Family income levelc | Negative or poor | 68.8 | 1.3 | 73.3 | 1.2 |
| Near poor/low | 73.0 | 1.1 | 74.5 | 1.0 | |
| Middle | 79.5 | 0.8 | 81.2 | 0.8 | |
| High | 85.4 | 0.8 | 86.6 | 0.7 | |
| Education (age 25 and over) | Less than high school | 67.7 | 1.1 | 71.2 | 1.0 |
| High school graduate | 77.5 | 0.7 | 80.3 | 0.7 | |
| At least some college | 84.7 | 0.5 | 85.8 | 0.5 | |
| Residence location | Urban | 79.2 | 0.4 | 80.9 | 0.4 |
| Rural | 79.4 | 0.8 | 80.7 | 0.8 | |
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.
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.