The variable was recoded from question PS_3.
The variable is calculated to show the percentage of respondents who comply with US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations to have a pap smear in the past three years. This variable is restricted to women ages 21-65 to match the age range for the Healthy People 2020 goal. Variable pap_rep does not match PS_3. Ever had a pap test because PS_3. Ever had a pap test includes respondents outside the CDC age guidelines for screening and outside the recommended time limit of three years.
| Values | Categories | N | NW | |||
| 1 | Not meeting recommendations | 410 | 234,389.4 |
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| 2 | Meets recommendations | 1983 | 1,148,422.9 |
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| -8 | Not in universe | 4817 | 3,213,229.0 |
| Valid cases | 2393 | 1382812.313 |
| Missing cases | 4817 | 3213229.007 |
| Standard deviation | 0.377 | 0.375 |
| This variable is numeric |
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