Preventative practices
Frequency of pap smears, by social class of the main breadwinner. 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	
I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees	100.00	55.53	19.63	5.63	2.87	2.18	14.16	
II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and sportspersons	100.00	53.79	16.82	4.08	4.72	2.82	17.77	
III: Administrative-type employees and administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers	100.00	48.79	20.01	6.11	2.79	2.54	19.76	
IVa: Skilled manual workers	100.00	44.80	20.40	5.00	3.59	3.43	22.78	
IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers	100.00	44.18	22.67	4.71	3.20	3.05	22.20	
V: Unskilled workers	100.00	40.05	19.87	5.35	4.06	3.16	27.51	
No data recorded	100.00	45.59	16.76	4.89	2.26	5.99	24.52	
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