TABLE III.

Association of clinical characteristics with odds of using various sun-protection strategies^a

Characteristic	Use sunscreen			Wear shoulder-sleeved shirt			Wear hat			Stay in shade
	or	95% cl		or	95% cl		or	95% cl		or	95% cl
Cancer survivorship
Non-cancer participant	1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference
Survivor
<5 Years	1.29	0.78	2.13	1.27	0.60	2.72	0.69	0.33	1.44	0.67	0.37	1.21
5–10 Years	1.11	0.66	1.88	0.81	0.36	1.79	0.98	0.61	1.58	0.91	0.57	1.45
>10 Years	1.18	0.78	1.79	1.24	0.67	2.30	0.84	0.62	1.14	0.79	0.52	1.21
p Value		0.64			0.70			0.59			0.52
Age (median: 54 years)
≤50 Years	1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference
>50 Years	0.77	0.66	0.91	1.68	1.30	2.19	1.46	1.21	1.76	1.19	0.97	1.47
p Value		<0.01			<0.01			<0.01			0.09
Sex
Female	1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference
Male	0.47	0.38	0.57	1.53	1.16	2.01	3.54	2.87	4.36	0.65	0.56	0.77
p Value		<0.01			<0.01			<0.01			<0.01
Race
Asian	1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference
Black	0.76	0.47	1.21	1.44	0.66	3.15	0.87	0.46	1.63	0.81	0.49	1.34
White	1.29	0.88	1.90	1.25	0.65	2.42	1.21	0.70	2.08	0.91	0.57	1.45
Other	1.08	0.63	1.84	0.74	0.23	2.41	0.81	0.31	2.12	0.50	0.22	1.15
p Value		<0.01			0.50			0.05			0.32
Marital status
Married	1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference
Divorced or separated	0.80	0.64	1.00	1.07	0.67	1.71	1.10	0.89	1.37	0.90	0.67	1.20
Widowed	0.71	0.52	0.98	0.94	0.61	1.43	1.14	0.88	1.49	0.86	0.61	1.21
Single	0.97	0.72	1.11	1.08	0.70	1.68	1.14	0.87	1.49	0.92	0.70	1.21
p Value		0.13			0.95			0.65			0.81
Education
College graduate	1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference
College	0.92	0.76	1.11	0.88	0.68	1.15	0.92	0.73	1.16	0.91	0.74	1.13
High school	0.98	0.76	1.26	0.95	0.67	1.35	0.93	0.72	1.20	0.92	0.74	1.15
Less than high school	0.80	0.51	1.25	1.18	0.69	2.00	1.14	0.80	1.64	0.91	0.61	1.34
p Value		0.73			0.63			0.56			0.77
Income
$20,000–$35,000	1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference
$35,000–$50,000	1.05	0.74	1.47	1.25	0.54	2.07	1.49	1.15	1.93	1.24	0.91	1.68
$50,000–$75,000	0.96	0.69	1.34	0.95	0.22	1.46	1.20	0.89	1.61	0.93	0.70	1.24
>$75,000	0.80	0.59	1.10	0.89	0.58	1.37	1.30	0.99	1.71	0.96	0.73	1.26
<$20,000	1.11	0.79	1.57	1.27	0.74	2.17	1.48	1.03	2.12	1.12	0.79	1.60
p Value		0.29			0.43			0.03			0.39
Smoking status
Smoker	1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference
Never smoked	1.16	0.96	1.41	0.94	0.74	1.17	1.05	0.88	1.25	1.06	0.89	1.27
p Value		0.13			0.57			0.57			0.49
General health
Excellent	1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference		1.00	Reference
Very good	0.98	0.78	1.23	0.92	0.69	1.22	1.04	0.76	1.42	0.92	0.69	1.23
Fair	1.47	1.08	2.01	1.10	0.71	1.69	1.01	0.69	1.47	1.07	0.76	1.51
Good	0.90	0.69	1.17	0.99	0.72	1.35	1.16	0.86	1.55	0.92	0.68	1.26
Poor	0.80	0.52	1.23	0.60	0.30	1.20	1.15	0.66	1.99	1.02	0.60	1.73
p Value		<0.01			0.43			0.73			0.80

^aFrom the U.S. Health Information National Trends Survey (hints), 2009.

or = odds ratio; cl = confidence limits.