Predictors of sun protection behaviours and sunburn among Australian adolescents

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Descriptive statistics for non-demographic variables under investigation

Variable	Response	n	%
Sunburnt this summer	Never	1396	33.6
	Once	942	22.7
	2 or 3 times	1408	33.9
	4 or more times	404	9.7
Like a tan	Yes	1970	47.5
Like a tan	No	2180	52.5
Attempted to tan	Yes	1283	30.9
Attempted to tan	No	2867	69.1
Engagement in protective behaviours
Wearing a hat	Never	877	21.1
	Rarely	871	21.0
	Sometimes	1073	25.9
	Usually	884	21.3
	Always	445	10.7
Protective clothing	Never	863	20.8
	Rarely	1124	27.1
	Sometimes	1030	24.8
	Usually	880	21.2
	Always	253	6.1
Staying in the shade	Never	76	1.8
	Rarely	477	11.5
	Sometimes	1889	45.5
	Usually	1516	36.5
	Always	192	4.6
Staying mostly inside	Never	91	92.2
	Rarely	650	15.7
	Sometimes	1753	42.2
	Usually	1497	36.1
	Always	159	3.8

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