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. 2018 Apr 17;7(4):e102. doi: 10.2196/resprot.9695

Table 1.

Participant characteristics. UVR: ultraviolet radiation.

Characteristics Group A UVR diaries (n=19), n (%) Group B physical activity (n=55), n (%)
Age mean (range 18-35) 29.3 25.4
Gender


Female 12 (63) 41 (75)

Male 7 (37) 14 (25)
Highest completed education


Completed high school 3 (16) 10 (18)

Trade or technical certification or diploma 2 (10) 6 (11)

University or college degree 14 (74) 39 (71)
Current work situation


Employed full-time 9 (48) 12 (22)

Employed part-time or casual 5 (26) 12 (22)

Student 5 (26) 31 (56)
Is your main job now


Mainly indoors 16 (84) 49 (89)

Mainly outdoors 0 (0) 0 (0)

About equal amounts indoors and outdoors 3 (16) 6 (11)
Eye color


Blue or gray 8 (42) 15 (27)

Green 3 (16) 6 (11)

Brown 8 (42) 27 (49)

Other 0 (0) 7 (13)
Skin color


Fair 10 (53) 33 (60)

Medium 8 (42) 15 (27)

Olive/Dark 1 (5) 6 (11)

Black 0 (0) 1 (2)
Would your skin burn in strong summer sun for 30 minutes without protection?

My skin would not burn at all 3 (16) 7 (13)

My skin would burn lightly 3 (16) 17 (31)

My skin would burn moderately 10 (52) 18 (33)

My skin would burn severely 3 (16) 13 (23)
Would your skin tan if you spend several weeks at the beach and you are often in the strong sun without any protection?

My skin would not tan 1 (5) 6 (11)

My skin would tan lightly 5 (26) 10 (18)

My skin would tan moderately 9 (48) 24 (44)

My skin would tan deeply 4 (21) 15 (27)