3-11

Objective	Increase in Pap Testing	1998 Baseline*	2010 Target
Objective	Increase in Pap Testing	Percent
3-11a.	Women aged 18 years and older who have ever received a Pap test	92	97
3-11b.	Women aged 18 years and older who received a Pap test within the preceding 3 years	79	90

*Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population. Includes women without a uterine cervix.

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.

Target and baseline:

Women Aged 18 Years and Older, 1998 (unless noted)	Pap Test
Women Aged 18 Years and Older, 1998 (unless noted)	3-11a. Ever	3-11b. In Preceding 3 Years
TOTAL	92	79
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	88	72
Asian or Pacific Islander	78	67
Asian	78	67
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	80	66
Black or African American	94	83
White	93	79

Hispanic or Latino	85	74
Not Hispanic or Latino	93	80
Black or African American	94	83
White	94	80
Education level (aged 25 years and older)
Less than high school	89	69
High school graduate	95	78
At least some college	97	83
Family income level
Poor	88	69
Near poor	92	73
Middle/high income	94	83
Geographic location
Urban	92	80
Rural	93	78
Disability status
With activity limitations	95 (1994)	74 (1994)
Without activity limitations	94 (1994)	78 (1994)

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
Note: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population. Includes women without a uterine cervix.


3-11.		Increase the proportion of women who receive a Pap test.