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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2018 Apr;43(2):212–219. doi: 10.1007/s10900-017-0406-8

Table 1.

Participant demographic and behavior characteristics (N = 319)

Race n %a

White 282 88
Black 1 1
Hispanic 23 7
Asian 3 1
Other 10 3

Sex n %

Male 126 40
Female 191 60

Age n %

18–25 18 6
26–35 30 9
36–45 41 13
46–55 59 19
56–65 99 31
66–75 46 14
76–85 15 5
86–95 3 1

Personal history of skin cancer n %

Yes 55 17
No 259 81

Family history of skin cancer n %

Yes 164 51
No 138 43

Moles that recently changed n %

Yes 109 34
No 188 59

Without this screening, whether participant would have seen a doctor for a skin check n %

Yes 154 48
No 143 45

Participant uses sunscreen n %

Yes 255 80
No 58 18

Participant seeks shade when possible n %

Yes 287 90
No 26 8

Participant wears sun-protective clothing? n %

Yes 238 75
No 73 23

Reported number of sunburns before age 20 n %

0–3 139 44
4+ 167 52

Reported number of times indoor tanning n %

0 159 50
1+ 146 46
a

Percentages calculated for number of individuals who answered each question, therefore may not add up to 100%