Table 1.
Indoor Tanning Device Usea Among US High School Students, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2009
| Characteristic | n | Reported Use, % (95% CI) | No. of Times Used in Previous 12 Months, % (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1-2 | 3-9 | 10-19 | 20-39 | ≥40 | |||
| Total | 14,590 | 15.6 (13.7-17.6) | 3.6 (3.1-4.2) | 4.3 (3.8-4.9) | 2.9 (2.3-3.6) | 2.4 (2.0-2.9) | 2.4 (2.0-2.9) |
| Age, y | |||||||
| ≤14 | 1,471 | 9.7 (7.7-12.2) | 2.5 (1.6-3.9) | 2.5 (1.8-3.6) | 1.8 (1.1-3.0) | 1.5 (0.9-2.5) | 1.4 (0.9-2.2) |
| 15 | 3,287 | 12.0 (10.1-14.1) | 3.5 (2.8-4.4) | 3.4 (2.7-4.3) | 2.3 (1.7-3.2) | 1.3 (0.9-1.9) | 1.4 (1.0-1.9) |
| 16 | 3,705 | 14.9 (12.7-17.4) | 3.8 (3.0-4.7) | 4.2 (3.4-5.2) | 2.5 (2.0-3.3) | 1.9 (1.4-2.6) | 2.5 (1.7-3.6) |
| 17 | 3,755 | 19.1 (16.8-21.7) | 3.7 (3.0-4.7) | 4.8 (3.9-5.9) | 3.6 (2.6-5.0) | 3.4 (2.7-4.2) | 3.5 (2.7-4.6) |
| ≥18 | 2,305 | 22.0 (19.0-25.4) | 4.2 (3.2-5.4) | 6.7 (5.2-8.5) | 4.2 (3.0-5.7) | 4.0 (3.0-5.3) | 3.0 (2.2-4.1) |
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | 7,314 | 25.4 (22.4-28.6) | 5.4 (4.7-6.1) | 6.9 (6.0-8.0) | 5.1 (4.0-6.4) | 4.4 (3.6-5.3) | 3.7 (2.9-4.6) |
| Male | 7,219 | 6.7 (5.6-8.0) | 2.1 (1.6-2.6) | 2.0 (1.6-2.4) | 0.9 (0.6-1.4) | 0.6 (0.4-0.8) | 1.3 (0.9-1.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||
| White | 6,606 | 21.1 (18.3-24.2) | 4.5 (3.8-5.3) | 5.9 (5.2-6.6) | 4.1 (3.3-5.3) | 3.4 (2.7-4.2) | 3.2 (2.6-3.9) |
| Black | 2,405 | 4.5 (3.1-6.4) | 1.4 (0.9-2.1) | 1.0 (0.6-1.5) | 0.6 (0.3-1.1) | 0.8 (0.4-1.5) | 0.8 (0.5-1.3) |
| Hispanic | 3,985 | 8.2 (6.9-9.7) | 3.3 (2.6-4.2) | 2.0 (1.5-2.8) | 1.0 (0.7-1.6) | 0.6 (0.4-1.1) | 1.1 (0.8-1.6) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
a
Defined as using a sunlamp, sunbed, or tanning booth (not including a spray-on tan). Estimates based on weighted data. Sample sizes are unweighted and may not add to total because of missing data. Reported use of indoor tanning devices ≥1 time during the 12 months before the survey varied significantly by age, sex, and race/ethnicity (P < .001 for all).