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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Dermatol. 2015 May 1;151(5):497–504. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.3889

Table 1. Participant characteristics.

Demographics n=604
Age Mean (SD) 38.89 (13.15)
Education <4 year college grad 58.9%
4-year college degree 25.7%
Post graduate degree 15.4%
Race / Ethnicity White, Non-Hispanic 90.4%
Hispanic 9.6%
Other, Non-Hispanic 0.0%
Gender Female 47.9%
Male 52.1%
Skin score (Phenotypic Index) 1 = Lowest risk for skin cancer 15.1%
2 25.7%
3 35.0%
4 20.9%
5 = Highest risk for skin cancer 3.3%
Skin cancer No 69.5%
Yes 30.5%
Household head No 23.2%
Yes 76.8%
Household size Mean (SD) 3.13 (1.51)
Housing type A one-family house detached from any other house 71.4%
A one-family house attached to one or more houses 6.9%
A building with 2 or more apartments 18.4%
A mobile home 3.3%
Income Less than $25,000 16.4%
$25,000 - $49,999 20.9%
$50,000 - $99,999 36.2%
$100,000 or more 26.5%
Marital status Married or living with partner 69.2%
Widowed/Divorced/Separated 8.0%
Never married 22.8%
MSA status Non-Metro 12.4%
Metro 87.6%
Region Northeast 15.9%
Midwest 25.3%
South 33.5%
West 25.3%
Ownership status of living quarters Rented for cash or occupied without payment of cash rent 31.0%
Owned or being bought by you or someone in your household 69.0%
Kids under 18 No 55.0%
Yes 45.0%
Employment status Not working 24.7%
Working 75.3%
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