Table 3.

Bivariate associations between participant demographic factors and photoprotective and risk factors

	Use sunscreen	Seek shade	Wear protective clothing	Few sunburns (0–3) before age 20	Never indoor tanning
	χ2	χ2	χ2	χ2	χ2
Race	2.6	0.00	3.0	0.87	5.6*
Sex	2.9	0.55	5.5*	0.42	13.9***
Age	1.0	5.0*	12.1***	0.003	5.6*
Personal history of skin cancer	0.06	1.7	0.71	0.93	4.1*
Family history of skin cancer	7.7**	2.6	1.8	3.1	0.2

Note. Photoprotective behavior variables (sunscreen, shade, clothing) were dichotomized for analysis: “Always” and “sometimes” responses were combined to describe participants who practiced sun protective behaviors. Risk behavior variables (sunburns, indoor tanning) were dichotomized into those who had received 0–3 sunburns and those who received four or more sunburns, and those who had never indoor tanned, and those who had tanned one or more times.

^*Statistically significant at .05

^**Statistically significant at .01

^***Statistically significant at ≤ .001