A population-based survey on tanning bed use in Germany

BMC Dermatology

Table 2 General population characteristics and comparisons of tanning bed user and non-user characteristics

	Sample (n = 1501)		Tanning Bed users* (n = 426)		Non-user (n = 1075)		Sig.
Variable	N	%	N	%	N	%	p
Sex
Male	727	48.4	166	22.8	561	77.2	.000
Female	774	51.6	260	33.6	514	66.4
Age group
14 – 17	81	5.4	15	18.5	66	81.5	.000
18 – 29	220	14.6	86	39.1	134	60.9
30 – 44	426	28.4	184	43.2	242	56.8
45 – 59	341	22.7	75	22.0	266	78.0
60+	432	28.8	64	14.8	368	85.2
Level of education
< High School Diploma	373	26.0	83	22.3	290	77.7	.004
= High school Diploma	483	33.7	148	30.6	335	69.4
> High School Diploma	578	40.3	182	31.5	396	68.5
Marital status
single	561	37.4	173	30.8	388	69.2	.001
married	697	46.5	204	29.3	493	70.7
widowed	139	9.3	19	13.7	120	86.3
divorced	103	6.8	28	27.2	75	72.8

*All respondents who reported to have used tanning beds at least once before in their lifetime and more.

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