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Pap smear, by age group, women aged 18 to 69, territories, 1994/95-1998/99

Pap smear                               Total population for the variable Pap smear Pap smear, less than 1 year ago Pap smear, 1 year to less than 3 years ago Pap smear, 3 or more years ago Never had a Pap smear Pap smear, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1994/1995  
Total, 18-69 years 26,105 13,974 53.5 5,589 21.4 1,512 5.8 2,333 8.9 2,697 10.3
18-19 years 1,527 E 823 E 53.9 F F F F F F F F
20-24 years 3,157 2,307 E 73.1 F F F F F F F F
25-34 years 8,512 5,106 60.0 1,679 19.7 F F 569 E 6.7 E 926 E 10.9 E
35-44 years 6,777 2,938 43.3 2,331 34.4 646 E 9.5 E F 4.4 E 565 E 8.3 E
45-54 years 4,063 2,188 53.9 909 E 22.4 385 E 9.5 E F F 369 E 9.1 E
55-64 years 1,666 510 E 30.6 F 14.8 E F 13.5 E F 11.5 E 492 E 29.6 E
65-69 years 403 E F F F F F F F F F F
Territories 26,105 13,974 53.5 5,589 21.4 1,512 5.8 2,333 8.9 2,697 10.3
Yukon Territory 8,211 4,395 53.5 2,042 24.9 649 7.9 324 E 3.9 E 801 9.8
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 17,894 9,579 53.5 3,547 19.8 863 E 4.8 E 2,009 E 11.2 E 1,896 10.6
Northwest Territories 11,143 5,835 52.4 2,640 23.7 700 E 6.3 E 1,255 E 11.3 E 714 E 6.4 E
Nunavut 6,751 3,744 55.5 908 E 13.4 E F F 754 E 11.2 E 1,182 E 17.5 E
1996/1997  
Total, 18-69 years 26,769 14,375 53.7 6,306 23.6 1,732 E 6.5 E 1,664 E 6.2 E 2,693 10.1
18-19 years 986 E F F F F F F F F F F
20-24 years 2,677 1,582 E 59.1 F 17.4 F F F F F F
25-34 years 7,586 4,487 59.2 1,753 E 23.1 F F F F 916 E 12.1 E
35-44 years 8,238 4,486 54.5 1,962 23.8 828 E 10.0 E F F 743 E 9.0 E
45-54 years 4,610 2,262 49.1 1,404 E 30.4 629 E 13.6 E F F F F
55-64 years 2,020 992 E 49.1 521 E 25.8 E F F F F F F
65-69 years 652 E F F F F F F F F F F
Territories 26,769 14,375 53.7 6,306 23.6 1,732 E 6.5 E 1,664 E 6.2 E 2,693 10.1
Yukon Territory 8,663 4,192 48.4 2,572 29.7 930 E 10.7 E 329 E 3.8 E 639 E 7.4 E
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 18,107 10,182 56.2 3,734 20.6 F 4.4 E 1,335 E 7.4 E 2,054 E 11.3 E
Northwest Territories 12,011 6,788 56.5 2,425 20.2 F F 921 E 7.7 E 1,265 E 10.5 E
Nunavut 6,095 3,395 55.7 1,309 E 21.5 E F F F F 790 E 13.0 E
1998/1999  
Total, 18-69 years 28,048 15,160 54.1 6,173 22.0 2,265 8.1 2,100 7.5 2,350 8.4
18-19 years 1,712 E 860 E 50.2 F F F F F F F F
20-24 years 3,029 1,895 E 62.6 F 16.2 F F 387 E 12.8 E F F
25-34 years 7,184 4,383 61.0 1,607 22.4 350 E 4.9 E 474 E 6.6 E 370 E 5.1 E
35-44 years 8,249 4,459 54.1 2,174 26.4 720 E 8.7 E F 3.7 E 588 E 7.1 E
45-54 years 4,965 2,263 45.6 1,248 25.1 761 E 15.3 E 288 E 5.8 E 405 E 8.2 E
55-64 years 2,176 1,218 E 56.0 283 E 13.0 E 358 E 16.4 E F F F F
65-69 years 732 E F F F F F F F F F F
Territories 28,048 15,160 54.1 6,173 22.0 2,265 8.1 2,100 7.5 2,350 8.4
Yukon Territory 8,681 4,825 55.6 2,177 25.1 926 10.7 307 E 3.5 E 446 E 5.1 E
Northwest Territories including Nunavut 19,367 10,335 53.4 3,996 20.6 1,338 E 6.9 E 1,792 9.3 1,905 9.8
Northwest Territories 12,692 7,128 56.2 2,643 20.8 1,043 E 8.2 E 796 E 6.3 E 1,082 E 8.5 E
Nunavut 6,675 3,208 48.1 1,353 20.3 296 E 4.4 E 996 E 14.9 E 822 E 12.3 E
1. Data source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99, cross sectional sample, health file, North component
2. Women aged 18 to 69 who reported when they had their last Pap smear test.
3. A simple variance formula was used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
4. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
5. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
6. Nunavut and the Northwest Territories (excluding Nunavut) came into existence on April 1, 1999. However, to facilitate comparison of data from the National Population Health Survey - North component with data- published by other health surveys or projects, data for these two territories are shown separately "Northwest Territories" and "Nunavut" and combined "Northwest Territories including Nunavut".
7. CANSIM table number 01045042.