Canadian Community Health Survey - Annual Component (CCHS)

Pap smear of person, category

Pap smear refers to when the person last had a Pap smear test. Pap (Papanicolaou) tests detect pre-malignant lesions before cancer of the cervix develops.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Last Pap Smear Test