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. 2017 Jul 19;2017:4985702. doi: 10.1155/2017/4985702

Table 2.

Sun protection behaviors and worry reported by college students.

Area Question Do not know Never/rarely Sometimes Most of the time Always
n % n % n % n % n %
Sun protection behaviors I wear sunglasses 1 .2% 62 13.4% 187 40.6% 145 31.5% 66 14.3%
I wear sunscreen 1 .2% 79 17.1% 221 47.8% 123 26.6% 37 8%
I wear hats in the bright sun 1 .2% 174 37.7% 194 42.1% 74 16.1% 18 3.9%
I wear chap stick with sunscreen in it 6 1.3% 130 28.2% 155 33.6% 92 20% 78 16.9%
I wear a hat with a brim on it 2 .4% 195 42.4% 168 36.5% 67 14.6% 28 6.1%
Worry I worry about getting too much sun on my skin 4 .9% 170 36.9% 190 41.1% 53 11.5% 44 9.5%

Note. Four hundred and sixty students answered the question about wearing a hat with a brim. Four hundred and sixty-one of the students answered the other sun protection questions.