Reason for Pap Smear

State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1997

Demographic Characteristics	Routine exam    N          %        95% C.I.	Check problem   N          %        95% C.I.	Other           N          %        95% C.I.	Total
TOTAL	1116     96.6     (95.0-97.6)	40      3.3     ( 2.3- 4.9)	-	1158
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	75     94.7     (86.5-98.0)	5      5.3     ( 2.0-13.5)	-	80
25-34 Years	208     96.1     (92.4-98.1)	8      3.3     ( 1.6- 6.8)	-	217
35-44 Years	279     94.9     (89.2-97.6)	13      5.1     ( 2.4-10.8)	-	292
45-54 Years	200     98.5     (95.5-99.5)	-	-	203
55-64 Years	137     97.1     (91.4-99.0)	-	-	142
65+ Years	216     97.8     (95.0-99.0)	7      2.2     ( 1.0- 5.0)	-	223
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
ETHNICITY
White	387     95.6     (92.8-97.4)	18      4.3     ( 2.6- 7.1)	-	406
Hawaiian	129     96.9     (90.8-99.0)	5      3.1     ( 1.0- 9.2)	-	134
Filipino	129     96.3     (88.6-98.9)	-	-	133
Japanese	299     97.8     (95.4-99.0)	7      1.8     ( 0.8- 4.0)	-	307
Others	172     95.9     (89.1-98.5)	6      4.1     ( 1.5-10.9)	-	178
MARITAL STATUS
Married	614     96.3     (94.0-97.8)	21      3.5     ( 2.1- 5.8)	-	636
Unmarried	500     96.9     (94.7-98.2)	19      3.1     ( 1.8- 5.3)	-	520
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	97     96.6     (91.0-98.8)	-	-	101
High School	321     97.9     (95.6-99.0)	10      2.1     ( 1.0- 4.4)	-	331
Some College	350     96.1     (93.3-97.8)	14      3.6     ( 2.0- 6.3)	-	365
College	346     95.7     (91.2-98.0)	12      4.2     ( 2.0- 8.8)	-	359
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	648     95.6     (93.1-97.2)	27      4.2     ( 2.6- 6.7)	-	677
Unemployed	49     99.2     (94.2-99.9)	-	-	50
Student/homemaker	169     96.6     (91.9-98.6)	7      3.4     ( 1.4- 8.1)	-	176
Retired/Can't Work	250     98.6     (96.2-99.5)	5      1.4     ( 0.5- 3.8)	-	255
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	183     96.6     (91.1-98.7)	6      3.2     ( 1.1- 8.9)	-	190
$15,000-24,999	164     97.4     (94.3-98.9)	7      2.6     ( 1.1- 5.7)	-	171
$25,000-49,999	342     96.3     (92.5-98.3)	12      3.7     ( 1.7- 7.5)	-	354
$50,000-74,999	179     94.8     (89.0-97.6)	7      4.6     ( 2.0-10.4)	-	187
>=$75,000	131     99.0     (95.4-99.8)	-	-	133
Unknown/Refused	117     96.3     (91.6-98.4)	6      3.7     ( 1.6- 8.4)	-	123
COUNTY
Honolulu	706     96.6     (94.6-97.9)	21      3.2     ( 2.0- 5.3)	-	728
Hawaii	138     98.1     (94.4-99.4)	-	-	142
Kauai	138     94.1     (88.2-97.1)	8      5.9     ( 2.9-11.8)	-	146
Maui	134     95.4     (89.7-98.0)	8      4.6     ( 2.0-10.3)	-	142

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.