From: Understanding cervical cancer screening among lesbians: a national survey
Characteristics | Routine screeners | Non-routine screeners | Total | p-valuea |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number (weighted % of total) | 644 (62.1%) | 362 (37.9%) | 1,006 | Â |
Age (years, mean ± SD) | 44.7 ± 11.2 | 42.9 ± 12.3 | 44.0 ± 11.6 | 0.10 |
Race (column %) b | Â | Â | Â | 0.88 |
White | 77.4% | 76.3% | 77.0% | Â |
Black | 7.2 | 8.7 | 7.8 | Â |
Other | 15.4 | 14.9 | 15.2 | Â |
College graduate (%) | 49.7 | 38.0 | 45.3 | 0.01 |
Income (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤ $24,999 | 17.2 | 25.4 | 20.3 | 0.02 |
$25,000 - $49,999 | 24.7 | 31.6 | 27.3 | Â |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 37.1 | 29.1 | 34.1 | Â |
$100,000 or greater | 21.0 | 13.8 | 18.3 | Â |
Employment status (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.04 |
Employed full time | 54.3 | 41.5 | 49.4 | Â |
Employed part time | 5.2 | 9.5 | 6.8 | Â |
Self Employed | 7.6 | 13.1 | 9.7 | Â |
Unemployed | 18.3 | 19.2 | 18.6 | Â |
Student | 5.7 | 8.9 | 6.9 | Â |
Retired | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | Â |
Relationship status (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.01 |
Never Married | 29.6 | 43.6 | 34.9 | Â |
Married/living together | 58.9 | 46.9 | 54.3 | Â |
Separated/divorced | 9.8 | 8.9 | 9.5 | Â |
Widowed | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | Â |
Census regions (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.21 |
East | 26.2 | 18.5 | 23.3 | Â |
Midwest | 17.5 | 21.9 | 19.2 | Â |
South | 28.7 | 32.7 | 30.2 | Â |
West | 27.5 | 27.0 | 27.3 | Â |
Insurance type (%) | Â | Â | Â | <0.01 |
Covered by private plan | 69.4 | 51.2 | 62.5 | Â |
Public assistance | 16.6 | 18.4 | 17.3 | Â |
Other insurance | 4.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | Â |
No health insurance | 9.1 | 27.5 | 16.1 | Â |
Most recent Pap test (%) | Â | Â | Â | -- |
Less than 12 months | 71.3 | -- | 44.8 | Â |
12to 24 months | 28.7 | 2.0 | 18.8 | Â |
>24 to 36 months | -- | 28.5 | 10.6 | Â |
>36 months | -- | 49.7 | 18.5 | Â |
Never | -- | 19.8 | 7.4 | Â |
History of abnormal Pap (%) | 27.7 | 13.5 | 23.0 | <0.01 |
Previous CC diagnosis (%) | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.39 |
Family history of CC (%) | 9.1 | 3.1 | 6.8 | <0.01 |