Effect of vaginal self-sampling on cervical cancer screening rates: a community-based study in Newfoundland

BMC Women's Health

Table 1 Population and demographics for the study communities at beginning of study based on 2006 data

Community	Community catchment area population	N (%) of women aged 30–69 in community catchment area	Personal income per capita	Employment rate	Pap smear rates
A	6280	1928 (30.7 %)	$16,900	75.2 %	41 %
B	6475	2833 (43.8 %)	$18,400	70.4 %	38 %
C	5355	1524 (28.6 %)	$16,600	63.3 %	45 %

These are three rural communities around the coast of the island of Newfoundland, Canada. There locations around the island are shown in Fig. 1. Fishing, logging, water based transportation, and services industries are the main sources of employment. The people are almost exclusively Caucasian

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