Table 1 Characteristics of Study Sample (N = 242)
From: Correlates of sunscreen use among high school students: a cross-sectional survey
Variable | Sample % |
|---|---|
Sex | Â |
   Male | 40.9 |
   Female | 59.1 |
High school grade | Â |
   9th | 38.8 |
   10th | 5.0 |
   11th | 26.0 |
   12th | 30.2 |
Race/ethnicity | Â |
   Hispanic | 5.4 |
   Non-Hispanic white | 86.4 |
   Non-Hispanic Asian | 3.7 |
   Non-Hispanic black | 1.2 |
   Non-Hispanic other | 3.3 |
Fitzpatrick skin type | Â |
   I | 11.6 |
   II | 12.5 |
   III | 18.3 |
   IV | 34.9 |
   V | 17.8 |
   VI | 5.0 |
Number of people know with skin cancer | Â |
   0 | 52.5 |
   1 | 43.8 |
   2 | 3.3 |
   3 | 0.4 |
Knowledge of skin cancer and its prevention (M = 4.36, SD = 1.47) | Â |
   0 | 2.9 |
   1 | 2.1 |
   2 | 5.8 |
   3 | 13.6 |
   4 | 21.5 |
   5 | 29.8 |
   6 | 24.4 |