Percentage of Females Who Had a Sunburn Within the Past 12 Months

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit
Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 533 27.9 1.2 25.6 30.2
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AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 62 56.0 4.9 46.3 65.6
25-34 years 161 46.4 2.8 41.0 51.8
35-44 years 145 35.1 2.5 30.2 40.0
45-54 years 116 25.8 2.2 21.5 30.1
55-64 years 37 11.9 1.9 8.2 15.6
65+ years 10 2.8 0.9 1.0 4.5
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 13 9.1 2.6 3.9 14.3
Non-Hispanic 520 29.3 1.2 26.9 31.7
RACE . . . . .
White Only 506 29.0 1.2 26.6 31.5
Black or African American Only 6 9.7 4.3 1.3 18.2
Other Race Only 13 19.1 5.5 8.4 29.9
More than One Race 8 28.0 8.9 10.6 45.5
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 14 12.6 3.3 6.1 19.1
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 123 21.1 2.0 17.2 25.0
Some College 182 31.7 2.3 27.3 36.2
College Graduate 214 32.9 1.9 29.1 36.7
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 22 34.3 7.6 19.4 49.2
$15,000 - $24,999 66 23.5 2.8 18.0 29.0
$25,000 - $34,999 66 26.9 3.1 20.7 33.0
$35,000 - $49,999 118 35.6 2.9 29.8 41.3
$50,000+ 219 34.5 2.0 30.6 38.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 415 35.5 1.6 32.4 38.6
Out of Work 6 13.7 5.6 2.8 24.7
Homemaker / Student 92 37.4 3.5 30.5 44.4
Retired 14 2.8 0.8 1.3 4.2
Unable to Work 6 13.5 5.6 2.5 24.6
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 399 28.4 1.3 25.9 31.0
Divorced / Separated 52 22.7 3.0 16.8 28.6
Widowed 10 4.8 1.5 1.8 7.8
Never Married 72 52.4 4.8 43.0 61.8
ACTIVITY LIMITATION STATUS . . . . .
Has an activity limitation 97 20.6 2.0 16.7 24.5
Does not have an activity limitation 427 30.1 1.4 27.3 32.8
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 20 20.5 5.1 10.6 30.5
Rural 70 27.4 3.0 21.5 33.4
Densely-settled Rural 98 28.6 2.7 23.2 33.9
Semi-urban 107 28.6 2.8 23.1 34.1
Urban 234 28.6 1.8 25.1 32.1
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 41 14.5 2.3 10.0 19.0
Excellent to Good 492 30.1 1.3 27.6 32.7
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 47 30.3 4.4 21.7 38.9
Insured 485 27.6 1.2 25.2 30.0
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 17 16.3 5.1 6.3 26.2
No Diabetes 516 28.8 1.2 26.4 31.1
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 57 28.1 3.6 21.1 35.0
<14 days mental health not good 474 28.0 1.3 25.6 30.5
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 131 35.0 2.9 29.3 40.8
Non-Smoker 401 26.0 1.3 23.5 28.5
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 258 31.4 1.9 27.7 35.1
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 138 24.6 2.0 20.7 28.6
Obese (BMI >= 30) 110 27.0 2.4 22.3 31.8

Numerator: Respondents reporting they had a sunburn within the past 12 months
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.