Table 7.

Factors Associated with Receipt of Papanicolaou Screening

Patient CharacteristicOddsRatioLower 95% Confidence IntervalUpper 95% ConfidenceInterval
Race or ethnicity (referent: non-Hispanic white)
    Minority0.940.761.17
Age (referent: ≥85 years)
    65 to 694.393.435.61
    70 to 744.003.145.08
    75 to 792.902.233.77
    80 to 842.031.592.59
Educational attainment (referent: at least high school)
    Less than high school0.760.660.88
Residence (referent: nonmetropolitan residence)
    Metropolitan area1.140.961.35
Income (referent: >$25,000)
    ≤$25,0000.750.650.88
Functional health (3-point scale)
    1 point decrease0.900.840.97
Self-rated health (5-point scale)
    1 point decrease0.850.790.91
Living situation (referent: married or cohabitating)
    Lives alone1.191.021.38
Respondent (referent: participant)
    Proxy0.830.571.20
Supplemental insurance (referent: private)
    None0.780.620.98
    Medicaid0.690.530.89
Survey year (referent: 4)
    10.840.720.99
    21.010.851.21
    31.060.881.29
Number of primary care office visits (referent: none)
    1 to 24.553.535.87
    At least 36.905.338.93