Table 1.
Demographic characteristics among women receiving a first Pap test in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, by screening history, 2002–2012
| Total | Screening history (n) | Differenced (NR–P5Y %) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR (%) 461,893 (100 %) |
P5Y (%) 1,023,358 (100 %) |
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| Age group (years) | |||
| 18–20 | 7,866 (1.7) | 11,890 (1.2) | 0.5 |
| 21–29 | 28,489 (6.2) | 69,523 (6.8) | −0.6 |
| 30–39 | 41,878 (9.1) | 108,966 (10.7) | −1.6 |
| 40–49 | 173,820 (37.6) | 414,599 (40.5) | −2.9 |
| 50–59 | 159,036 (34.4) | 325,157 (31.8) | 2.7 |
| 60–64 | 44,549 (9.6) | 84,537 (8.3) | 1.4 |
| ≥65 | 6,255 (1.4) | 8,686 (0.9) | 0.5 |
| Race/ethnicitya | |||
| White | 225,462 (48.8) | 465,589 (45.5) | 3.3 |
| African-American | 61,792 (13.4) | 144,648 (14.1) | −0.8 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 39,128 (8.5) | 47,110 (4.6) | 3.9 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 22,218 (4.8) | 32,495 (3.2) | 1.6 |
| Multiracial/unknownb | 11,168 (2.4) | 21,800 (2.1) | 0.3 |
| Hispanic | 102,125 (22.1) | 311,716 (30.5) | −8.4 |
| Rural–urbana | |||
| Metro | 326,163 (70.6) | 763,900 (74.6) | −4.0 |
| Urban | 110,052 (23.8) | 220,806 (21.6) | 2.2 |
| Rural | 18,187 (3.9) | 34,992 (3.4) | 0.5 |
| Unknown | 7,491 (1.6) | 3,660 (0.4) | 1.3 |
| Regiona, c | |||
| Territory | 7,502 (1.6) | 4,000 (0.4) | 1.2 |
| Northeast | 79,579 (17.2) | 203,761 (19.9) | −2.7 |
| Midwest | 94,709 (20.5) | 240,545 (23.5) | −3.0 |
| South | 159,367 (34.5) | 302,912 (29.6) | 4.9 |
| West | 120,736 (26.1) | 272,140 (26.6) | −0.5 |
NR never or rarely (not screened within 5 years) screened, P5Y screened within 5 years
Percentages age-adjusted to the 2000 National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
NR screened history for unknown race/ethnicity is 8,263 (1.8 %) and for P5Y is 16,589 (1.6 %)
Region: Territory (American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont); Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin); South (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia); West (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)
p values computed from separate logistic models of screening history with age, race/ethnicity, rural–urban, or region as the covariate were all statistically different (<0.05)