Table 1. Percentage distribution of women aged 21–64, by selected characteristics, according to disability status, National Health Interview Surveys, 2000 and 2005.

Characteristic	Disability (N=3,709)	No disability (N=17,198)
Disability type
Mobility only	37.3	na
Sensory/social/mental/cognitive only	14.4	na
Both	37.0	na
Other†	11.3	na
Pap smear receipt in past year
Yes***	68.3	75.3
No	31.7	24.7
Age
21–29***	12.1	27.0
30–39***	18.5	29.5
40–64***	69.4	43.5
Race/ethnicity
White	70.2	70.8
Black***	14.4	11.4
Hispanic**	10.9	12.7
Other	4.4	5.0
Education
<high school graduate***	19.2	11.0
High school graduate***	31.6	26.5
Some college	30.9	30.4
college graduate***	18.3	32.1
Income as % of poverty line
<100***	16.9	6.8
100–299***	32.0	24.3
300***	33.5	48.0
Missing**	17.6	20.9
Marital status
Married/cohabiting***	60.3	71.1
Divorced/widowed/separated***	19.7	14.0
Never-married***	20.0	15.0
Has had 1 birth
Yes	73.7	74.5
No	26.3	25.5
Region
Northeast**	17.6	20.7
Midwest*	27.8	24.8
South	34.1	34.8
West	20.6	19.7
Health insurance
Public***	25.8	5.6
Private***	55.5	78.4
None**	18.7	16.0
Has a usual source of care
Yes	86.8	86.0
No	13.2	14.0
No. of doctor visits in past year
0***	7.6	14.9
1–2***	29.3	49.7
3***	63.1	35.4
Survey year
2000*	46.3	49.0
2005*	53.7	51.0
Total	100.0	100.0

^*p<.05.

^**p<.01.

^***p<.001.

^†Includes physical disabilities not involving mobility limitations.

Notes: na=not applicable. All percentages are population-weighted and age-adjusted using U.S. Census 2000 population estimates, except for age and disability type; Ns are unweighted. Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.