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SUN EXPOSURE MODULE

R1: At Risk For Sun Burn In The Past 12 Months

Respondents Who Had a Sun Burn Within the Past 12 Months, 2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# who had a
sunburn
within the
past 12
 months

Percent of
respondents
who had a
sunburn within
the past 12
months

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

3004

1154

42.8

40.8-44.9

 

 

 

 

 

Age Groups (years) 
18 – 24

234

140

61.8

54.9-68.7

25 – 34

392

241

59.5

54.2-64.8

35 – 44

546

302

55.7

51.2-60.1

45 – 54

634

266

44.4

40.1-48.7

55 – 64

444

126

30.6

25.9-35.3

65 +

727

73

10.0

7.6-12.4

 

 

 

 

 

Sex
Male

1271

577

48.2

45.0-51.3

Female

1733

577

37.6

34.9-40.3

 

 

 

 

 

Race
White

2778

1093

43.9

41.8-46.0

Amer. Indian

89

29

37.3

25.0-49.6

Other

106

28

29.7

19.4-39.9

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

266

47

21.0

15.1-26.9

H.S. Grad

926

296

36.8

32.9-40.4

Some College

964

410

47.1

43.5-50.7

College Grad

843

400

51.7

47.9-55.6

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income 
$0 – 14,999

324

81

34.5

27.3-41.7

$15,000 – 24,999

543

164

34.1

29.2-38.9

$25,000 – 49,999

997

421

45.6

42.1-49.1

$50,000 – 74,999

467

239

53.4

48.5-58.3

$75,000+

337

166

54.6

48.8-60.5

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status 
Married

1725

705

42.6

40.1-45.1

Divorced

350

120

37.1

31.2-43.0

Widowed

371

40

10.0

6.7-13.3

Separated

32

14

50.3

29.5-71.1

Never Married

461

239

56.7

51.0-62.3

Member of Unmarried Couple

60

34

59.0

43.3-74.7

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

1939

930

51.5

49.0-54.0

Not Employed

76

32

41.9

28.2-55.7

Student/Home-worker

314

107

40.3

33.6-47.0

Retired/Unable to Work

669

83

13.8

10.6-16.9

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan 
Health Coverage

2683

1031

42.8

40.7-44.9

Don’t Have Coverage

308

116

40.8

33.9-47.7

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables
Disability 
Yes

537

145

32.5

27.8-37.1

No

2430

1001

45.0

42.7-47.3

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes 
Yes

227

37

18.2

12.3-24.0

No

2754

1107

44.4

42.3-46.6

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese 
Yes

1841

723

43.8

41.2-46.3

No

1022

388

42.3

38.7-45.9

 

 

 

 

 

General Health 
Excellent, very good, or good

2553

1062

46.0

43.8-48.2

Fair or poor

441

91

22.6

18.0-27.2

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Provider 
Yes, only one

2062

725

38.8

36.4-41.3

More than one

314

125

45.6

39.3-51.8

No

615

301

53.0

48.5-57.6


Respondents Who Had A Sun Burn Within The Past 12 Months, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# who had a
sunburn
within the
past 12
 months

Percent of
respondents
who had a
sunburn within
the past 12
months

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

1973

679

36.9

34.5-39.3

 
Race
White

1892

657

37.4

34.9-39.9

Amer. Indian

57

16

26.6

13.7-39.5

Other

21

6

32.0

8.2-55.7

         

Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk For Sun Burn In Past 12 Months: Respondents Who Had A Sun Burn Within The Past 12 Months
Denominator: All Respondents

 

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