Table 1 Characteristics of study participants, with n = 469 responses included unless otherwise indicated
Demographic and socioeconomic factors | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD) | 37.2 ± 15.9 |
Gender | |
Male | 147 (31%) |
Female | 322 (69%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 240 (51%) |
Married | 187 (40%) |
Separated, Divorced, Widowed | 28 (6%) |
Domestic union (living together) | 14 (3%) |
Education | |
High School | 34 (7%) |
College | 249 (53%) |
Graduate or Professional | 180 (38%) |
Grade school or no formal education | 6 (1%) |
Annual household income (n = 441, missing data n = 18) | |
< $25,000 | 67 (15%) |
$25,000 - $50,000 | 77 (17%) |
$50,001 - $75,000 | 73 (17%) |
$75,001 - $100,000 | 62 (14%) |
> $100,000 | 162 (37%) |
Has health insurance | 419 (89%) |
Acculturation, n = 410 | |
Generation in the United States | |
First generation (born outside US) | 160 (39%) |
Second Generation | 175 (43%) |
Third Generation | 41 (10%) |
Fourth Generation | 26 (6%) |
Fifth Generation | 8 (2%) |
Self-rated acculturation, n = 410 (missing response n = 59) | |
Very Asian | 46 (11%) |
Mostly Asian | 72 (18%) |
Bicultural | 159 (39%) |
Mostly Westernized | 88 (21%) |
Very Westernized | 45 (11%) |
Additional parameters | |
Personal history of skin cancer | 8 (1.7%) |
Family history of skin cancer | 19 (4.1%) |
Co-worker or friend with history of skin cancer | 116 (25%) |
Has heard of ABCDEs of melanoma | 79 (16.8%) |
Belief in skin self-examination (n = 466, missing response n = 3) | |
Disagree | 82 (18%) |
Neutral | 97 (21%) |
Agree | 287 (61%) |
Ever performed skin self-examination (SSE) | |
Never | 159 (34%) |
1-3 times | 144 (31%) |
4-6 times | 39 (8%) |
7-9 times | 5 (1%) |
10 or more times | 94 (20%) |
Not sure | 28 (6%) |
Ever had skin checked by dermatologist | |
Never | 237 (51%) |
1-3 times | 155 (34%) |
4-6 times | 38 (8%) |
7-9 times | 5 (1%) |
10 or more times | 23 (5%) |
Not sure | 11 (2%) |
Self-assessed risk for getting skin cancer during lifetime, n = 465 | |
Mildly agree | 185 (40%) |
Mildly disagree | 41 (9%) |
Neither agree nor disagree | 72 (15%) |
Strongly agree | 144 (31%) |
Strongly disagree | 23 (5%) |
Skin burns when exposed to strong sunshine without protection, n = 460 | |
Not at all | 32 (7%) |
Somewhat | 203 (44%) |
Very little | 118 (26%) |
Yes (red, painful burn) | 107 (23%) |
Skin tans when exposed to strong sunshine without protection, n = 452 | |
Not tan at all - I just burn | 15 (3%) |
Tan Slightly | 86 (19%) |
Tan deeply | 140 (31%) |
Tan moderately | 211 (47%) |
Number of blistering sunburns in lifetime, n = 468 | |
0 | 206 (44%) |
1 - 2 | 168 (36%) |
3 - 4 | 65 (14%) |
5 or more | 29 (6) |