Table 10.
Six Cities Study: places where children use sunbeds overall, by age, and sex* (weighted baseline=673)
| Overall No | At home/friend’s home | At tanning/beauty salon with staff to help | At tanning/beauty salon without staff to help | At gym/leisure centre with staff to help | At gym/leisure centre without staff to help | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | ||||||
| Age group (years): | |||||||||||||||
| 11-14 | 152 | 63 | 41.0 (33.2 to 48.8) | 59 | 38.3 (30.6 to 46.0) | 9 | 5.7 (2.0 to 9.4) | 7 | 4.7 (1.3 to 8.0) | 6 | 3.7 (0.7 to 6.7) | ||||
| 15-17 | 633 | 92 | 17.7 (14.4 to 20.9) | 292 | 56.2 (51.9 to 60.5) | 81 | 15.5 (12.4 to 18.7) | 31 | 6.0 (4.0 to 8.1) | 32 | 6.2 (4.2 to 8.3) | ||||
| Sex: | |||||||||||||||
| Boys | 235 | 71 | 31.2 (25.2 to 37.3) | 92 | 40.5 (34.1 to 46.9) | 20 | 9.0 (5.3 to 12.7) | 16 | 7.0 (3.7 to 10.3) | 21 | 9.1 (5.4 to 12.8) | ||||
| Girls | 550 | 84 | 18.8 (15.1 to 22.4) | 259 | 58.1 (53.5 to 62.6) | 69 | 15.5 (12.1 to 18.9) | 23 | 5.1 (3.1 to 7.1) | 17 | 3.9 (2.1 to 5.7) | ||||
*Weighted numbers are rounded; respondents could select multiple options; 43 respondents (after weighting) said they “did not know” whether they used sunbed in place with or without supervision or at home.