Volume 11 — August 21, 2014
BRIEF
Use of Sunscreen and Indoor Tanning Devices Among a Nationally Representative Sample of High School Students, 2001–2011
| Demographic group | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||||
| All | 67.7 | 64.6 | 55.3 | 56.3 | 55.7 | 56.1 |
| Male | 61.1 | 59.2 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 49.7 | 50.4 |
| Female | 74.0 | 70.4 | 62.0 | 63.8 | 62.4 | 62.3 |
| White | 75.3 | 74.8 | 64.3 | 65.2 | 64.1 | 64.1 |
| Black | 29.7 | 29.2 | 25.4 | 28.2 | 27.2 | 32.4 |
| Hispanic | 58.8 | 60.2 | 46.5 | 48.2 | 49.5 | 47.3 |
| Other racial/ethnic group | 62.9 | 58.9 | 48.0 | 55.1 | 56.3 | 53.1 |
| White male | 68.7 | 69.7 | 57.5 | 57.0 | 58.1 | 58.8 |
| White female | 81.4 | 80.3 | 71.2 | 73.5 | 71.1 | 69.8 |
| Black male | 25.5 | 25.8 | 20.5 | 24.3 | 22.6 | 27.1 |
| Black female | 33.6 | 32.7 | 30.1 | 32.0 | 31.9 | 37.6 |
| Hispanic male | 51.9 | 51.8 | 40.0 | 39.9 | 40.6 | 39.9 |
| Hispanic female | 65.7 | 68.6 | 53.3 | 56.4 | 58.5 | 55.1 |
| Other (racial/ethnic) male | 54.0 | 51.4 | 37.5 | 44.8 | 47.6 | 45.6 |
| Other (racial/ethnic) female | 71.0 | 67.6 | 58.1 | 65.7 | 64.8 | 60.9 |
| 9th grade (all) | 68.5 | 63.4 | 55.4 | 56.7 | 55.7 | 56.4 |
| 9th-grade male | 60.8 | 57.5 | 47.5 | 49.2 | 49.1 | 50.2 |
| 9th-grade female | 75.3 | 69.7 | 63.4 | 64.6 | 63.5 | 62.8 |
| 10th grade (all) | 67.8 | 62.6 | 54.7 | 55.8 | 55.4 | 57.8 |
| 10th-grade male | 62.4 | 55.6 | 49.0 | 47.9 | 50.3 | 52.8 |
| 10th-grade female | 73.2 | 69.7 | 60.5 | 64.0 | 61.1 | 63.3 |
| 11th grade (all) | 65.9 | 66.6 | 56.0 | 55.8 | 56.3 | 55.0 |
| 11th-grade male | 57.7 | 61.9 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.7 |
| 11th-grade female | 73.6 | 71.5 | 62.7 | 62.1 | 63.4 | 60.6 |
| 12th grade (all) | 68.7 | 66.9 | 55.7 | 57.5 | 55.6 | 55.5 |
| 12th-grade male | 63.8 | 63.2 | 50.1 | 49.6 | 49.9 | 48.9 |
| 12th-grade female | 73.6 | 71.2 | 61.4 | 65.0 | 61.5 | 62.5 |
Figure. Prevalence of sunscreen use among a
nationally representative sample of high school students, 2001–2011. Data
source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.
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