Table 2.
Prevalence of Social Media Use and Past 12- Month Indoor Tanning among a National Sample of Young Adult, Non-Hispanic White Women
| How often do you use the following websites and online services? | Sample Response % | Indoor tanninga OR (95% CI) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| None/Littleb | 19.7 | Ref | – |
| Occasional | 15.6 | 0.92 (0.50–1.68) |
.58 |
| Regular | 64.2 | 1.24 (0.57–2.69) |
.78 |
| None/Little | 70.2 | Ref | – |
| Occasional | 11.8 | 1.42 (0.68–2.93) |
.35 |
| Regular | 17.4 | 1.96 (1.09–.54) |
.03 |
| None/Little | 66.9 | Ref | – |
| Occasional | 12.5 | 2.01 (1.01–4.02) |
.05 |
| Regular | 19.7 | 2.50 (1.42–4.39) |
<.01 |
| None/Little | 65.2 | Ref | – |
| Occasional | 21.7 | 1.16 (0.65–2.08) |
.61 |
| Regular | 12.6 | 0.92 (0.44–1.94) |
.83 |
Note. Data were analyzed using separate ordinal logistic regression models for each social media service. The assumption of proportional odds was met for each model.
Analyses were weighted and adjusted for age, region of residence, household income, and education level (regression results for adjustment variables not presented).
Response options for past 12-month indoor tanning were recoded into one of three categories: 0 sessions, 1–9 sessions, 10 or more sessions.
Response options for social media items were recoded for analyses as follows: I never use this site or less than once a month recoded as none/little; at least once a month or at least once a week recoded as occasional; and daily or multiple times every day recoded as regular.