Preventative practices
Frequency of pap smears, by age group. Females aged 20 years old and over who have had a pap smear at some point in time
Units: percentages

	Total	At least once a year	Every two years	Every three years	Approximately once every 5 years	Once every more than 5 years	Never	
Total	100.00	47.41	19.97	5.24	3.41	2.97	20.99	
20 to 24 years old	100.00	40.77	8.64	2.42	1.29	0.49	46.39	
25 to 34 years old	100.00	50.64	14.55	4.48	3.05	1.11	26.17	
35 to 44 years old	100.00	54.21	18.99	5.49	2.71	1.92	16.67	
45 to 54 years old	100.00	52.48	24.31	4.98	3.31	3.08	11.83	
55 to 64 years old	100.00	45.35	25.88	6.25	3.68	3.52	15.33	
65 to 74 years old	100.00	29.67	23.05	6.25	6.28	7.21	27.55	
75 years old and over	100.00	17.00	16.59	6.34	5.35	10.35	44.36	
Notes:
The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors.
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which is not collected.
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'error of division by zero'.
Source: Ministry of Health and Consumption and INE