Table 1.
Demographic characteristics according to number of sunburns, NHANES 2003–2006
| Overall N (%) | Number of sunburns |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% (range) | 1% (range) | 2 + % (range) | ||
| Overall | 44.3% | 29.4% | 26.4% | |
| Age | ||||
| 20–29 | 835 (22.3) | 31 (26–35) | 34 (30–37) | 36 (32–40) |
| 30–39 | 775 (23.8) | 38 (33–44) | 30 (26–33) | 32 (28–35) |
| 40–49 | 743 (29.2) | 43 (39–48) | 31 (27–34) | 26 (23–29) |
| 50–59 | 699 (24.7) | 63 (59–67) | 24 (20–27) | 13 (11–16) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1,429 (49.4) | 39 (35–43) | 32 (29–35) | 30 (26–33) |
| Female | 1,623 (50.6) | 49 (46–53) | 27 (25–30) | 23 (21–26) |
| Sun Sensitivity | ||||
| Severe burn | 515 (16.2) | 37 (32–42) | 25 (21–30) | 38 (34–41) |
| Mild burn | 1,209 (40.4) | 35 (32–39) | 32 (29–36) | 32 (29–35) |
| Tan | 454 (14.9) | 58 (52–63) | 27 (22–31) | 16 (12–20) |
| Nothing | 849 (28.5) | 53 (48–57) | 30 (25–34) | 17 (14–21) |
| Shade | ||||
| Rare | 1, 019 (33.5) | 41 (36–45) | 31 (28–34) | 28 (24–32) |
| Moderate | 1,263 (41.9) | 39 (35–42) | 33 (30–36) | 28 (26–30) |
| Frequent | 769 (24.6) | 58 (54–63) | 21 (17–25) | 21 (17–24) |
| Long sleeves | ||||
| Rare | 2,471 (80.6) | 42 (39–46) | 30 (27–32) | 28 (26–29) |
| Moderate | 8,392 (13.8) | 47 (40–55) | 30 (25–35) | 23 (17–28) |
| Frequent | 161 (5.5) | 57 (47–66) | 25 (17–32) | 19 (12–26) |
| Sunscreen use | ||||
| Rare | 1,384 (44.4) | 50 (47–53) | 29 (26–32) | 21 (18–23) |
| Moderate | 733 (25.4) | 34 (30–38) | 32 (28–36) | 34 (31–38) |
| Frequent | 907 (30.2) | 43 (40–47) | 29 (26–32) | 28 (25–31) |
| Hat | ||||
| Rare | 2,105 (68.2) | 44 (40–47) | 29 (27–32) | 27 (24–29) |
| Moderate | 460 (15.8) | 41 (36–47) | 33 (28–39) | 25 (22–29) |
| Frequent | 459 (16.0) | 47 (43–51) | 26 (23–30) | 26 (23–30) |
| Income | ||||
| $0–19.9 k | 407 (9.9) | 55 (49–61) | 23 (17–29) | 22 (18–26) |
| $20–39 k | 697 (22.7) | 46 (41–51) | 29 (26–32) | 25 (21–28) |
| $40–59 k | 530 (19.6) | 46 (43–50) | 28 (24–31) | 26 (22–30) |
| $60–69 k | 225 (8.6) | 38 (29–47) | 33 (26–40) | 29 (22–36) |
| $70+ | 1,042 (39.2) | 41 (37–44) | 32 (29–35) | 28 (25–31) |
| Education | ||||
| Did not graduate High school | 308 (8.4) | 53 (46–59) | 28 (23–33) | 19 (14–25) |
| High school | 796 (26.4) | 45 (41–50) | 30 (26–33) | 25 (20–30) |
| Some college | 1,044 (35.1) | 43 (39–46) | 32 (28–35) | 26 (23–29) |
| College graduate or higher | 900 (30.1) | 43 (39–47) | 27 (24–30) | 30 (27–33) |
| Physical activity | ||||
| Less activity than others | 777 (24.0) | 51 (48–54) | 25 (21–28) | 24 (22–27) |
| Same | 1,276 (42.8) | 44 (39–48) | 31 (28–34) | 26 (22–29) |
| More activity than others | 977 (33.2) | 40 (37–44) | 31 (27–34) | 29 (26–32) |
| Binge drinking | ||||
| No | 2,163 (82.8) | 43 (40–46) | 29 (27–32) | 28 (26–30) |
| Yes | 449 (17.2) | 44 (40–49) | 31 (26–37) | 24 (20–28) |