Table 2.
Pap test within past 12 months according to age and time since first sex, females ages 15–29, United States National Survey of Family Growth, 2002, 2006–20081
| Reported Pap test in past 12 months, % (weighted N) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Ages 15–17 | Ages 18–20 | Ages 21–29 | |
| Total sample | 2002 | 58.1 (16,083) | 23.2 (1,350)*** | 56.6 (3,381) | 70.5 (12,072) |
| 2006–08 | 54.8 (16,825) | 11.8 (687)*** | 47.2 (3,125) | 71.3 (13,013) | |
| Never had sex | 2002 | 14.5 (991)* | 6.8 (277) | 23.6 (382)** | 28.1 (332) |
| 2006–08 | 10.3 (833)* | 3.7 (156) | 8.0 (180)** | 29.7 (497) | |
| 0–36 months since first sex |
2002 | 60.3 (3,321) | 57.6 (838)*** | 59.0 (1,255) | 64.0 (1,139) |
| 2006–08 | 54.7 (3,145) | 28.0 (383)*** | 60.7 (1,483) | 66.2 (1,279) | |
| > 36 months since first sex |
2002 | 75.3 (12,580) | 75.5 (235) | 78.3 (1,745) | 74.8 (10,600) |
| 2006–08 | 76.3 (12,847) | 56.2 (147) | 75.5 (1,462) | 76.8 (11,237) | |
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Asterisks indicate significant differences between 2002 and 2006–2008 based on the standard two-tailed t-test on design-based point estimates and standard errors (* p< .05, ** p<.01, *** p<.001).