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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 29.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Dermatol. 2010 Apr;146(4):412–417. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.385

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants

Characteristic No. (%) of Participants (N = 421)
Sex
 Female 284 (67.5)
 Male 133 (31.6)
 Not reported 4 (1.0)
Age, years
 18–19 313 (74.3)
 20–21 78 (18.5)
 22–24 20 (4.8)
 25+ 6 (1.4)
 Not reported 4 (1.0)
Skin type
 Burn, never tan 6 (1.4)
 Burn easy, then develop light tan 51 (12.1)
 Burn moderately, then develop light tan 70 (16.6)
 Burn minimally, then develop moderate tan 167 (39.7)
 Don’t burn, develop dark tan 111 (26.4)
 Don’t burn, no noticeable change in appearance 10 (2.4)
 Not reported 6 (1.4)
Lifetime use of indoor tanning devices
 Yes 237 (56.3)
 No 181 (43.0)
 Not reported 3 (0.7)