Reason for Pap Smear
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1995


Demographic
Characteristics		 Routine exam 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Check problem
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Other        
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 1089     95.9     (94.1-97.2) 41      4.1     ( 2.8- 5.9) - 1130
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   83     92.7     (83.2-97.0)  5      7.3     ( 3.0-16.8) -   88
25-34 Years  215     95.9     (91.0-98.2)  7      4.1     ( 1.8- 9.0) -  222
35-44 Years  271     97.3     (93.4-98.9)  8      2.7     ( 1.1- 6.6) -  279
45-54 Years  197     95.1     (89.8-97.7)  9      4.9     ( 2.3-10.2) -  206
55-64 Years   87     95.1     (85.2-98.5)  6      4.9     ( 1.5-14.8) -   93
65+ Years  230     97.3     (92.9-99.0)  6      2.7     ( 1.0- 7.1) -  236
Unknown/Refused    6 - - --
ETHNICITY        
White  394     95.7     (92.7-97.5) 18      4.3     ( 2.5- 7.3) -  412
Hawaiian  193     95.9     (89.2-98.5)  5      4.1     ( 1.5-10.8) -  198
Filipino  139     95.5     (89.5-98.2)  6      4.5     ( 1.8-10.5) -  145
Japanese  232     98.0     (92.1-99.5)  5      2.0     ( 0.5- 7.9) -  237
Others   77     92.3     (82.3-96.9)  5      7.7     ( 3.1-17.7) -   82
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  612     96.4     (94.1-97.8) 22      3.6     ( 2.2- 5.9) -  634
Unmarried  472     95.1     (91.6-97.2) 19      4.9     ( 2.8- 8.4) -  491
Unknown/Refused    5 - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School  115     96.8     (89.4-99.1) - -  119
High School  270     95.9     (90.4-98.3)  8      4.1     ( 1.7- 9.6) -  278
Some College  397     95.6     (92.3-97.5) 17      4.4     ( 2.5- 7.7) -  414
College  305     96.1     (92.7-98.0) 12      3.9     ( 2.0- 7.3) -  317
Unknown/Refused   - - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  647     97.0     (95.0-98.3) 21      3.0     ( 1.7- 5.0) -  668
Unemployed   31     97.4     (83.4-99.6) - - --
Student/homemaker  176     91.1     (83.9-95.2) 12      8.9     ( 4.8-16.1) -  188
Retired/Can't Work  235     97.0     (92.9-98.8)  7      3.0     ( 1.2- 7.1) -  242
Unknown/Refused   - - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000   89     87.3     (71.7-94.9)  7     12.7     ( 5.1-28.3) -   96
$15,000-24,999  178     95.1     (90.1-97.7)  9      4.9     ( 2.3- 9.9) -  187
$25,000-49,999  367     96.6     (93.7-98.2) 13      3.4     ( 1.8- 6.3) -  380
$50,000-74,999  117     97.0     (89.7-99.2) - -  121
>=$75,000  100     96.9     (89.8-99.1) - -  103
Unknown/Refused  238     96.2     (90.5-98.5)  5      3.8     ( 1.5- 9.5) -  243
COUNTY        
Honolulu  625     95.4     (93.0-97.0) 26      4.6     ( 3.0- 7.0) -  651
Hawaii  137     97.9     (94.1-99.3) - -  141
Kauai  140     97.4     (93.2-99.0)  5      2.6     ( 1.0- 6.8) -  145
Maui  187     97.4     (93.8-98.9)  6      2.6     ( 1.1- 6.2) -  193

The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.