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SUN EXPOSURE MODULE

R1: At Risk For Sunburn In The Past 12 Months

Respondents Who Had A Sunburn Within The Past 12 Months, 2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# who had a
sunburn
within the
past 12
 months

Percent who
had a sunburn
within the past
12 months

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

3040

1170

43.5

41.5-45.6

 

 

 

 

 

Age Groups (years) 
18 – 24

200

123

63.6

56.1-71.1

25 – 34

420

256

62.3

57.3-67.2

35 – 44

575

341

60.3

56.0-64.6

45 – 54

663

272

43.1

39.0-47.3

55 – 64

460

119

27.2

22.8-31.6

65 +

705

54

7.5

5.4-9.5

 

 

 

 

 

Sex 
Male

1309

577

48.9

45.7-52.0

Female

1731

593

38.3

35.6-41.0

 

 

 

 

 

Race 
White

2838

1115

45.0

42.9-47.2

Amer. Indian

80

22

27.7

15.1-40.2

Other

94

25

25.5

14.9-36.1

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

260

36

15.3

10.0-20.5

H.S. Grad

899

301

39.9

36.0-43.8

Some College

996

411

47.8

44.1-51.4

College Grad

879

421

50.9

47.2-54.6

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income 
$0 – 14,999

264

58

32.9

24.6-41.2

$15,000 – 24,999

493

143

35.1

29.8-40.3

$25,000 – 49,999

1019

420

45.9

42.5-49.4

$50,000 – 74,999

501

265

55.0

50.3-59.7

$75,000+

392

182

50.4

44.8-56.0

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status 
Married

1807

737

42.4

39.9-44.8

Divorced

371

142

40.1

34.4-45.8

Widowed

354

37

9.8

6.6-13.1

Separated

25

6

23.9

4.6-43.2

Never Married

418

209

58.9

52.7-65.1

Member of Unmarried Couple

57

35

67.3

53.6-81.1

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

2033

966

51.5

48.9-53.9

Not Employed

73

26

33.8

19.0-48.5

Student/Homeworker

278

107

49.9

42.8-56.9

Retired/Unable to Work

646

68

10.1

7.7-12.6

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan 
Health Coverage

2683

1032

43.5

41.3-45.7

Don’t Have Coverage

342

134

43.6

37.0-50.2

 

 

 

 

 

Disability
Yes

503

132

27.8

23.3-32.2

No

2470

1017

46.5

44.2-48.9

 

 

 

 

 

Current smokers 
Yes

580

248

48.0

43.1-52.9

No

2453

919

42.5

40.2-44.8

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese 
Yes

1851

713

43.3

40.7-45.9

No

1037

406

45.1

41.4-48.8

 

 

 

 

 

General Health 
Excellent, very good, or good

2631

1086

46.3

44.1-48.6

Fair or poor

404

83

23.8

18.6-29.1

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Provider 
Yes, only one

2083

766

41.0

38.6-43.5

More than one

329

121

42.3

35.8-48.8

No

617

281

51.5

46.7-56.3


Respondents Who Had A Sunburn Within The Past 12 Months, 1996-2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# who had a
sunburn
within the
past 12
 months

Percent who
had a sunburn
within the past
12 months

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

5013

1849

40.3

38.7-41.9

 
Race
White

4791

1790

41.1

39.5-42.8

Amer. Indian

149

42

27.3

18.7-35.8

Other

55

12

20.0

8.2-31.8

         

Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk For Sun Exposure: Respondents who had a sunburn within the past 12 months
Denominator: All respondents

 

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