Table 1.

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) sample size and weighted population of women ages 18 years and older with valid value in variables – ever having a Pap test by race and ethnicity: 1982–2005.

	All		Asian		Non-Hispanic White		Non-Hispanic Black		Hispanic		Other racesa
Year and file name containing Pap variables	SZb	WPc	SZ	WP	SZ	WP	SZ	WP	SZ	WP	SZ	WP
1982 Preventive care supplement	38,717	85.2	619	1.3	31,410	68.7	3,977	9.2	2,348	5.1	363	0.8
1985 Health promotion and disease prevention supplement HPDP sample person	18,784	87.4	258	1.4	14,492	70.5	2,914	9.7	992	5.2	128	0.6
1987 Cancer control supplement	12,563	90.1	183	1.8	9,616	71	1,858	10	816	6.5	90	0.8
1990 Health promotion and disease prevention (HPDP) sample person supplement	23,028	91.7	361	1.8	17,468	71.3	3,393	10.5	1,615	7.4	191	0.8
1992 Cancer control supplement	6,804	94.6	133	2.4	4,933	73.2	974	11.1	697	6.9	67	0.9
1993 Year 2000 objectives supplement	11,844	95.3	268	2.8	9,007	73.1	1,666	11.2	759	7	144	1.2
1994 Year 2000 objectives	10,986	94.9	238	2.6	8,200	71.5	1,567	11.2	832	8.2	149	1.3
1998 Adult prevention supplement	17,547	98.9	420	2.9	11,667	74.3	2,509	11.6	2,828	9.4	123	0.8
1999 Sample adult person section	17,200	101.9	391	3	11,273	75.9	2,568	12.1	2,832	10.1	136	0.8
2000 Sample adult person section	17,264	99.0	407	2.9	11,230	73.5	2,657	11.8	2,832	10	138	0.8
2003 Sample adult person section	16,894	107.6	456	3.6	10,905	77.9	2,481	12.8	2,916	12.4	136	0.9
2005 Cancer screening supplement	16,279	104.1	437	3.5	10,479	74.9	2,417	12.4	2,806	12.3	140	1

Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data from 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005.

^aOther races includes Alaskan Native, American Indian, other races, and multiple races.

^bSZ: Sample size

^cWP: Weighted population. Unit: million