However, in middle-income (poverty
rate = 10-19.99%) and high-poverty (poverty rate C20%)
counties, non-Hispanic white women had significantly
higher cervical cancer incidence rates in non-metropolitan
areas than in metropolitan areas, whereas Hispanic women
had significantly lower incidence rates in non-metropolitan
areas than in metropolitan areas. This is compatible with
the previous study that showed significant rural–urban
disparities in cervical cancer incidence rates for black,
Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian women even
after adjustment for poverty level