Table 2.

Association between screening behavior and potential explanatory variables

	Pap Test in past 3 years
	N	No (n=79)	Yes (n=351)	P
Mean age (SD)	430	43.9 (11.6)	36.2 (11.1)	.001
Race				.61
Non-Hispanic White	109	29.1%	24.5%	--
Non-Hispanic Black	150	35.4%	34.8%	.32
Hispanic	171	35.4%	40.7%	.63
Currently employed				.11
No	363	78.5%	85.5%
Yes	67	21.5%	14.2%
Level of education				.29
≤ High school	283	70.9%	64.7%
Some college+	147	29.1%	35.3%
Annual family income				.20
<$8,000	178	44.8%	53.4%
≥$8,000	166	55.2%	46.6%
Marital status				.58
Not married	349	83.5%	80.9%
Married/Living as married	80	16.5%	19.1%
Mean Number of children (SD)	428	2.4 (2.0)	2.2 (1.6)	.28
Mean Body mass index (SD)	383	30.6 (7.8)	30.0 (7.5)	.55
Had insurance in past 2 years				<.001
No	41	23.7%	6.6%
Yes	381	76.3%	93.4%
Usually see the same physician at appointments				.01
No	307	61.0%	75.4%
Yes	115	39.0%	24.6%
In the past 2 years, you felt like you needed to go to the doctor but didn’t because it cost too much				.004
No	316	61.8%	77.7%
Yes	106	38.2%	22.3%
In the past 2 years, you felt like you needed to go to the doctor but didn’t because you couldn’t miss work				.86
No	334	80.3%	79.4%
Yes	86	19.7%	20.6%
In the past 2 years, you felt like you needed to go to the doctor but didn’t because you didn’t have transportation to get there				.13
No	312	67.1%	75.4%
Yes	110	32.9%	24.6%
Know where to get a check-up that includes a cancer test				.07
No	197	55.1%	44.1%
Yes	230	44.9%	55.9%
Perceived cervical cancer risk				.07
Not sure	97	33.3%	21.3%	--
A little/not at all likely	204	45.3%	50.3%	.06
Somewhat/very likely	112	21.3%	28.4%	.04
Know of a free or low-cost Pap screening center				.32
Don’t know of a free/low cost screening center	112	32.9%	27.4%
Know of a free/low cost screening center	307	67.1%	72.6%
Owns a car as a means of transportation to doctor				.07
No	319	83.8%	74.5%
Yes	102	16.2%	25.5%