Table 4.
Sun protection behavior by age.
| Question | Answer | ≤6 years (n = 51) | 7–11 years (n = 197) | 12–14 years (n = 333) | 15–18 years (n = 279) | p-Value⁎⁎ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you sunburn easily without sunblock? | No | 32 (62.8%) | 126 (64.0%) | 227 (68.2%) | 174 (62.6%) | 0.50 |
| Yes | 19 (37.3%) | 71 (36.0%) | 106 (31.8%) | 104 (37.4%) | ||
| How often do you wear sunscreen? | Never | 4 (8.2%) | 3 (1.6%) | 25 (7.7%) | 43 (15.5%) | <0.001 |
| Rarely* | 4 (8.2%) | 40 (20.7%) | 83 (25.4%) | 95 (34.2%) | ||
| Sometimes** | 13 (26.5%) | 50 (25.9%) | 104 (31.8%) | 68 (24.5%) | ||
| Often*** | 15 (30.6%) | 76 (39.4%) | 80 (24.5%) | 59 (21.2%) | ||
| Always | 13 (26.5%) | 24 (12.4%) | 35 (10.7%) | 13 (4.7%) | ||
| How often do you wear a shirt with sleeves that cover your shoulders? | Never | 3 (6.1%) | 10 (5.2%) | 25 (7.7%) | 15 (5.4%) | 0.20 |
| Rarely* | 5 (10.2%) | 21 (10.9%) | 55 (16.9%) | 42 (15.2%) | ||
| Sometimes** | 10 (20.4%) | 43 (22.4%) | 62 (19.0%) | 58 (21.0%) | ||
| Often*** | 21 (42.9%) | 68 (35.4%) | 104 (31.9%) | 114 (41.3%) | ||
| Always | 10 (20.4%) | 50 (26.0%) | 80 (24.5%) | 47 (17.0%) | ||
| How often do you wear a hat? | Never | 9 (18.4%) | 49 (25.5%) | 110 (33.7%) | 101 (36.2%) | 0.01 |
| Rarely* | 17 (35.7%) | 77 (40.1%) | 122 (37.4%) | 90 (32.3%) | ||
| Sometimes** | 15 (30.6%) | 41 (21.4%) | 53 (16.3%) | 58 (20.8%) | ||
| Often*** | 7 (14.3%) | 21 (10.9%) | 34 (10.4%) | 16 (5.7%) | ||
| Always | 1 (2.0%) | 4 (2.1%) | 7 (2.2%) | 14 (5.0%) | ||
| How often do you stay in the shade or use an umbrella? | Never | 3 (6.1%) | 42 (21.9%) | 56 (17.2%) | 48 (17.2%) | 0.04 |
| Rarely* | 18 (36.7%) | 88 (45.8%) | 134 (41.1%) | 96 (34.4%) | ||
| Sometimes** | 20 (40.8%) | 46 (24.0%) | 99 (30.4%) | 91 (32.6%) | ||
| Often*** | 6 (12.2%) | 14 (7.3%) | 33 (10.1%) | 37 (13.3%) | ||
| Always | 2 (4.1%) | 2 (1.0%) | 4 (1.2%) | 7 (2.5%) | ||
| How often do you wear sunglasses? | Never | 21 (43.8%) | 67 (34.9%) | 93 (28.5%) | 78 (28.0%) | <0.001 |
| Rarely* | 14 (29.2%) | 86 (44.8%) | 102 (31.3%) | 69 (24.7%) | ||
| Sometimes** | 8 (16.7%) | 25 (13.0%) | 78 (23.9%) | 67 (24.0%) | ||
| Often*** | 4 (8.3%) | 9 (4.7%) | 38 (11.7%) | 42 (15.1%) | ||
| Always | 1 (2.1%) | 5 (2.6%) | 15 (4.6%) | 23 (8.2%) | ||
| How often do you wear clothing made with specific sun protective material (fabric with SPF capabilities)? | Never | 20 (40.8%) | 91 (47.6%) | 197 (60.4%) | 191 (68.7%) | <0.001 |
| Rarely* | 20 (40.8%) | 64 (33.5%) | 96 (29.5%) | 68 (24.5%) | ||
| Sometimes** | 7 (14.3%) | 27 (14.1%) | 30 (9.2%) | 14 (5.0%) | ||
| Often*** | 1 (2.0%) | 9 (4.7%) | 3 (0.9%) | 4 (1.4%) | ||
| Always | 1 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | ||
| How often do you spend time in the sun in order to get tan? | Never | 47 (95.9%) | 147 (76.6%) | 189 (58.2%) | 137 (49.5%) | <0.001 |
| Rarely* | 2 (4.1%) | 25 (13.0%) | 79 (24.3%) | 79 (28.5%) | ||
| Sometimes** | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (5.2%) | 29 (8.9%) | 43 (15.5%) | ||
| Often*** | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (4.2%) | 26 (8.0%) | 14 (5.1%) | ||
| Always | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.0%) | 2 (0.6%) | 4 (1.4%) |
*25% of the time or less, **about 50% of the time, ***75% of the time or more.
⁎⁎
Significance values for categorical responses were obtained using chi-squared tests.