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.