Table 1.
Characteristics of Infrequently Screened Women in North Carolina by Years Since Last Pap Test and by Completion of Pap Test During Study
| Years since last Pap test, N = 162a | Completed Pap test during study, N = 145b | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 4–9 Years, n (%) | ≥10 Years, n (%) | pc | Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | pc | |
| N (%) | 230 | 132 (81) | 30 (19) | 80 (55) | 65 (45) | ||
| Age (years) | 0.72 | 0.33 | |||||
| 30–39 | 82 (36) | 42 (32) | 8 (27) | 23 (29) | 21 (32) | ||
| 40–49 | 83 (36) | 50 (38) | 14 (47) | 27 (34) | 27 (42) | ||
| 50–65 | 65 (28) | 40 (30) | 8 (27) | 30 (38) | 17 (26) | ||
| HPV self-test result | 0.54 | 0.01 | |||||
| Negative | 185 (86) | 109 (87) | 23 (82) | 61(77) | 58 (94) | ||
| Positive | 31 (14) | 16 (13) | 5 (18) | 18 (23) | 4 (6) | ||
| Not availabled | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Race | 0.13 | 0.55 | |||||
| Non-Hispanic black | 127 (55) | 75 (57) | 13 (43) | 48 (60) | 33 (51) | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 78 (34) | 45 (34) | 16 (53) | 25 (31) | 26 (40) | ||
| Othere | 22 (10) | 12 (9) | 1 (3) | 6 (8) | 5 (8) | ||
| Do not know/missing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Health insurance | 0.37 | 0.56 | |||||
| Medicaid | 53 (23) | 26 (20) | 8 (27) | 20 (25) | 15 (23) | ||
| Uninsured | 148 (64) | 93 (70) | 18 (60) | 49 (61) | 43 (66) | ||
| Other insurancef | 19 (8) | 11 (8) | 4 (13) | 9 (11) | 4 (6) | ||
| Missing | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Educational attainment | 0.14 | 1.00 | |||||
| Some college or more | 81 (35) | 52 (39) | 7 (23) | 28 (37) | 23 (35) | ||
| GED/HS grad or less | 135 (59) | 79 (60) | 22 (73) | 47 (59) | 38 (58) | ||
| Refused/missing | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Annual household income | 0.74 | 0.84 | |||||
| <$10,000 | 96 (42) | 53 (40) | 14 (47) | 37 (46) | 28 (43) | ||
| $10,000–$20,000 | 79 (34) | 46 (35) | 10 (33) | 24 (30) | 20 (31) | ||
| >$20,000 | 34 (15) | 26 (20) | 4 (13) | 13 (16) | 8 (12) | ||
| Missing | 21 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Urbanity | 1 | 0.42 | |||||
| Rural | 48 (21) | 28 (21) | 6 (20) | 15 (19) | 16 (25) | ||
| Urban | 182 (79) | 104 (79) | 24 (80) | 65 (81) | 49 (75) | ||
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
Excludes 68 participants missing data on exact time since last Pap test.
Excludes 85 participants missing data on whether they completed a Pap test during the study period.
Calculated by Fisher's exact test. Excluded “Do not Know” in calculation of p-value.
HPV result not available because result was inconclusive (n = 4), sample leaked in transit (n = 5), participant did not return sample (n = 3), or participant did not return consent form for HPV testing (n = 2).
“Other” race includes Asian (n = 2), American Indian or Alaska Native (n = 6), Hispanic (n = 12), and multiple races (n = 2).
“Other” insurance includes Medicare, private or employer provided, and military insurance.
GED, General Educational Development test; HPV, human papillomavirus; HS, high school; Pap, Papanicolaou.