Variable | Non-Indigenous | Indigenous | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | % | n | % |
Participants | 1494 | Â | 655 | Â |
Age, years | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   15 to 20 | 139 | 9.3% | 117 | 17.9% |
   21 to 25 | 359 | 24.0% | 178 | 27.2% |
   26 to 30 | 383 | 25.6% | 137 | 20.9% |
   31 to 35 | 341 | 22.8% | 124 | 18.9% |
   36 to 40 | 272 | 18.2% | 99 | 15.1% |
   Median | 29 |  | 27 |  |
Meanc | 28.9 | Â | 27.4 | Â |
Hormonal contraception userc,d | 643 | 43.3% | 196 | 30.3% |
Smokerc,e | 368 | 24.8% | 363 | 56.2% |
Pregnantc,f | 13 | 0.9% | 54 | 8.2% |
Remotenessg | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Major cities | 868 | 58.1% | 45 | 6.9% |
   Inner regional | 182 | 12.2% | 65 | 9.9% |
   Outer regional | 351 | 23.5% | 215 | 32.8% |
   Remote | 78 | 5.2% | 135 | 20.6% |
   Very remote | 15 | 1.0% | 195 | 29.8% |
Most recent Pap-test resultb | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Normal | 1143 | 81.2% | 453 | 77.3% |
   Low-grade abnormality | 116 | 8.2% | 44 | 7.5% |
   High-grade abnormality | 5 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.2% |
   First Pap | 144 | 10.2% | 82 | 14.0% |
   Unknown/missing/unsatisfactory | 19/45/22 |  | 21/42/6 |  |
Current Pap-test resultb,f | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Normal | 1296 | 88.0% | 527 | 84.7% |
   Low-grade abnormality | 156 | 10.6% | 70 | 11.3% |
   High-grade abnormalityb | 20 | 1.4% | 25 | 4.0% |
   Unsatisfactory | 20 |  | 7 |  |