Reason for Pap Smear
State of Hawaii, BRFSS 1998


Demographic
Characteristics		 Routine exam 
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Check problem
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Other        
 
N          %        95% C.I.		 Total
TOTAL 1125     97.2     (95.7-98.2) 34      2.7     ( 1.7- 4.2) - 1161
AGE GROUP        
18-24 Years   65     95.3     (82.1-98.9) - -   67
25-34 Years  202     97.6     (94.8-98.9)  7      2.4     ( 1.1- 5.2) -  209
35-44 Years  270     96.9     (93.3-98.6)  7      2.9     ( 1.2- 6.5) -  278
45-54 Years  237     95.1     (88.9-97.9)  9      4.4     ( 1.7-10.8) -  247
55-64 Years  133 - -  133
65+ Years  213     98.0     (95.0-99.2)  8      2.0     ( 0.8- 5.0) -  221
Unkown/Refused    5     95.9     (70.6-99.6) - - --
ETHNICITY        
White  455     97.0     (94.7-98.3) 18      2.9     ( 1.6- 5.1) -  474
Hawaiian  166     93.4     (85.0-97.3)  6      6.1     ( 2.4-14.7) -  173
Filipino  117     98.1     (94.0-99.4) - -  120
Japanese  262     99.5     (96.9-99.9) - -  264
Others  125     96.8     (90.9-98.9)  5      3.2     ( 1.1- 9.1) -  130
MARITAL STATUS        
Married  599     97.2     (95.1-98.4) 18      2.7     ( 1.5- 4.8) -  618
Unmarried  526     97.2     (94.6-98.6) 16      2.6     ( 1.3- 5.2) -  543
Unkown/Refused   - - - --
EDUCATION        
<High School   89     99.4     (97.9-99.8) - -   92
High School  319     97.4     (94.7-98.8)  9      2.3     ( 1.1- 5.0) -  329
Some College  318     93.8     (89.1-96.5) 18      6.1     ( 3.3-10.8) -  337
College  398     99.2     (97.7-99.8) - -  402
Unkown/Refused   - - - --
EMPLOYMENT        
Employed  738     98.0     (96.2-98.9) 16      2.0     ( 1.1- 3.8) -  754
Unemployed   47     92.8     (77.7-98.0) - -   51
Student/homemaker  113     93.8     (85.0-97.6)  5      5.9     ( 2.2-14.9) -  119
Retired/Can't Work  227     98.1     (96.2-99.1)  9      1.5     ( 0.7- 3.1) -  237
Unkown/Refused   - - - --
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
<$15,000  157     96.0     (90.0-98.5)  7      3.2     ( 1.1- 9.3) -  165
$15,000-24,999  184     97.2     (92.6-99.0)  5      2.8     ( 1.0- 7.4) -  189
$25,000-49,999  325     96.5     (92.6-98.4) 10      3.3     ( 1.4- 7.3) -  336
$50,000-74,999  174     99.2     (96.5-99.8) - -  176
>=$75,000  127     99.2     (96.6-99.8) - -  129
Unkown/Refused  158     95.8     (89.7-98.4)  8      4.2     ( 1.6-10.3) -  166
COUNTY        
Honolulu  525     97.3     (95.2-98.5) 13      2.6     ( 1.4- 4.6) -  539
Hawaii  275     95.6     (92.0-97.7) 12      4.4     ( 2.3- 8.0) -  287
Kauai  124     97.9     (94.0-99.3) - -  128
Maui  201     97.9     (95.2-99.1)  5      1.6     ( 0.6- 4.1) -  207

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.