From: Predictors of sun protection behaviours and sunburn among Australian adolescents
 | Total | |
---|---|---|
N = 4150 | ||
Attribute | n | % |
Gender | Â | Â |
  Male | 2073 | 50.0 |
  Female | 2077 | 50.0 |
Age (years) | Â | Â |
  14 | 933 | 22.5 |
  15 | 1155 | 27.8 |
  16 | 1120 | 27.0 |
  17 | 942 | 22.7 |
Socioeconomic statusa | Â | Â |
  Low | 385 | 9.4 |
  Medium | 1929 | 47.2 |
  High | 1770 | 43.3 |
Skin colour | Â | Â |
  Very fair | 433 | 10.4 |
  Fair | 1338 | 32.2 |
  Medium | 1283 | 30.9 |
  Olive | 892 | 21.5 |
  Dark | 174 | 4.2 |
  Very dark | 14 | 0.3 |
  Black | 4 | 0.1 |
  Don’t know | 12 | 0.3 |
Sun sensitivity | Â | Â |
  Just burn, no tan | 840 | 20.2 |
  Burn, then tan | 1959 | 47.2 |
  No burn, just tan | 1190 | 28.7 |
  Nothing | 132 | 3.2 |
  Can’t say | 29 | 0.7 |