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Table 1 Demographic characteristics for undergraduate students (n = 2668)

From: Intentional tanning behaviors among undergraduates on the United States’ Gulf Coast

Variable

N (%)

Age

 18 years old

254 (9.5)

 19 years old

509 (19.1)

 20 years old

455 (17.1)

 21 years old

410 (15.4)

 22+ years old

1040 (39.0)

College Year

 Freshman

555 (20.8)

 Sophomore

589 (22.1)

 Junior

723 (27.1)

 Senior

801 (30.0)

Sex

 Male

818 (30.7)

 Female

1844 (69.3)

Race

 White

1838 (68.9)

 Black or African American

480 (18.0)

 Other

350 (13.1)

Alabama resident

 Yes

2119 (79.6)

 No

544 (20.4)

Immediate family member with history of melanoma

 No

2015 (75.6)

 Yes

184 (6.9)

 Don’t know/Not sure

465 (17.5)

Fitzpatrick score

 Fitzpatrick Type I/II

395 (14.8)

 Fitzpatrick Type III

780 (29.3)

 Fitzpatrick Type IV

875 (32.8)

 Fitzpatrick Type V/VI

617 (23.1)

Number of lifetime blistering sunburns

 None

955 (35.8)

 1–2

1030 (38.7)

 3–5

508 (19.1)

 6 or more

172 (6.5)

Outdoor tanner

 No

936 (35.1)

 Yes

1732 (64.9)

Ever spray tanned

 No

2033 (78.2)

 Yes

566 (21.2)

Ever indoor tanned

 No

1236 (47.7)

 Yes

1353 (50.7)

Currently use tanning beds

 No

1054 (69.6)

 Yes

461 (30.4)

Intend to use tanning bed next month

 No

2312 (87.1)

 Yes

343 (12.9)

Intend to use tanning bed next 12 months

 No

2208 (83.2)

 Yes

447 (16.8)

Preferred method of tanning if time, convenience, and price not factors

 Tanning beds

105 (23.4)

 Tanning outdoors

267 (59.5)

 Spray tan

72 (16.0)

 Other

5 (1.1)