Table 2.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population, stratified by sunbed use.

Factor	N	No Recent Sunbed Use		Recent Sunbed Use		p-Value (chi²)
		N	%	N	%
Gender
Female	758	688	90.8	70	9.2
Male	742	678	91.4	64	8.6	0.679
Age (years)
18–29	305	264	86.6	41	13.4
30–39	278	245	88.1	33	11.9
40–49	340	309	90.9	31	9.1
50–59	260	241	92.7	19	7.3
60–74	317	307	96.8	10	3.2	0.001 **
Geographic region in Austria
East	644	573	89.0	71	11.0
South	320	298	93.1	22	6.9
West	536	495	92.4	41	7.6	0.045 *
Place of residence
Rural	1020	927	90.9	93	9.1
Urban	480	439	91.5	41	8.5	0.715
Education level
Primary	357	329	92.2	28	7.8
Secondary	706	634	89.8	72	10.2
Tertiary	437	403	92.2	34	7.8	0.269
Socio-professional category (SPC)
SPC+	572	517	90.4	55	9.6
SPC−	475	429	90.3	46	9.7
Retired/unemployed	453	420	92.7	33	7.3	0.338
Personal status
Single	507	456	89.9	51	10.1
Partner	993	910	91.6	83	8.4	0.275

Notes: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001.