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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the study variables

From: Occupational sunscreen use among US Hispanic outdoor workers

Variable

Weighted  % (unweighted no.)

Weighted mean (SD)

Female

14.8 (26)

 

Age

 

38.38 (12.13)

Level of education

  

 Less than high school

38.0 (51)

 

 High school

26.6 (43)

 

 At least some college

35.4 (55)

 

Linguistic acculturation

  

 Spanish-acculturated

46.3 (62)

 

 Bicultural

38.8 (60)

 

 English-acculturated

14.8 (25)

 

Hispanic heritage

  

 Mexican

73.8 (110)

 

 Central American

9.9 (12)

 

 South American

4.6 (5)

 

 Cuban

3.8 (6)

 

 Puerto Rican

2.4 (5)

 

 Other

5.5 (9)

 

State of residence

  

 Arizona

7.0 (11)

 

 California

52.0 (80)

 

 Florida

11.6 (17)

 

 New Mexico

0.9 (2)

 

 Texas

28.5 (39)

 

Latitude of residence (degrees)

 

32.54 (3.74)

Objective melanoma risk factors (no.)

 

1.83 (1.24)

 0

12.7 (19)

 

 1

28.7 (38)

 

 2

36.6 (49)

 

 3

12.2 (24)

 

 ≥4

9.9 (19)

 

Perceived skin cancer risk

 

3.58 (1.12)

Skin cancer knowledge

 

3.92 (1.92)

Hours working outdoors (per week)

 

25.59 (16.89)

Outdoor occupation

  

 Construction

24.9 (33)

 

 Landscaping

14.3 (20)

 

 Maintenance

9.0 (12)

 

 Transportation

8.4 (16)

 

 Farming

4.9 (10)

 

 Other/unspecified

38.4 (58)

 

Occupational sunscreen use

  

 Never

42.9 (68)

 

 Rarely

26.1 (37)

 

 Sometimes

12.0 (23)

 

 Often

6.9 (10)

 

 Always

12.1 (11)

 

Areas of body covered by clothing when working outside in sun

  

 Face and neck

18.6 (26)

 

 Arms

41.1 (57)

 

 Legs

82.8 (121)

 

 Trunk of body

93.7 (140)