Table 4.

Cervical cancer screening percentages by Blacks and Whites aged 18 years and older, in Alabama and the US, 2000 – 2010

Location	Year	Pap Test in the Past 3 Years (%)
		Blacks	Whites	Total, Women 18 Years and Older	Total, Women 65 Years and Older
Alabama	2000	88.5	85.7	86.6	72.6
	2002	92.2	86.9	88.2	77.1
	2004	89.0	86.7	87.2	72.7
	2006	83.0	82.9	82.7	74.8
	2008	84.9	80.5	81.3	63.8
	2010	88.3	81.4	83.2	68.6
	Average	87.65	84.02	84.87	71.60
US	2000	88.8	87.2	86.8	74.4
	2002	90.3	87	86.2	74.4
	2004	87.9	85.7	85.2	71.2
	2006	87.2	84.2	83.7	70.8
	2008	86.8	82.9	82.8	65.8
	2010	86.1	81.9	81.1	62.9
	Average	87.85	84.82	84.30	69.92

Data Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.