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Table 2 Unadjusted means and standard deviations for student and teacher factors of sun safe behaviour

From: An objective and cross-sectional examination of sun-safe behaviours in New South Wales primary schools

Category

Recess & lunch behaviour (%) (n = 839)

Recess & lunch behaviour (%) Males Obs. (n = 420)

Recess & lunch behaviour (%) Females Obs. (n = 419)

 

M (n)

SD

M (n)

SD

M (n)

SD

Student Hat Wearing Behaviour

 No Hat

19.3 (162)

26.0

15.0 (63)

21.2

23.8 (99)

29.5

 Baseball Cap (No side brim or back flap)

20.5 (172)

33.7

24.5 (103)

35.8

16.5 (69)

31.1

 Legionnaire hat

10.6 (89)

26.2

12.1 (51)

27.2

9.1 (38)

25.0

 360° Brimmed hat (Bucket or Broad)

49.6 (416)

41.8

48.3 (203)

42.5

50.9 (213)

41.1

 Sun-safe hat^

60.1 (504)

40.1

60.2 (253)

41.2

59.9 (251)

39.1

Teacher sun-safe behaviour (%)

M (n)

Number of observations (n = 514) with:

 

 Hat wearing behaviour

 

 - Sun-safe hata

35.2 (181)

 - Baseball cap

11.1 (57)

 - No hat

53.7 (276)

 Sunglass wearing

69.9 (359)

 Sun protective clothing

50.8 (261)

 Shade seeking

49.0 (252)

  1. aSun-safe hat is the sum of the peak cap with back flap and 360° brimmed hat