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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Always Use Sunscreen When Outside for >1 Hour On a Sunny Day, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020
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6 03 2022
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 71(22):747
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Alternative Title:Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Always Use Sunscreen When Outside for >1 Hour on a Sunny Day, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020
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Journal Article:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Description:In 2020, 12.3% of men and 29.0% of women aged ≥18 years always used sunscreen when outside on a sunny day for >1 hour. The percentage of men who always used sunscreen was lowest among those aged 18–29 years (8.2%) and increased to 13.7% among those aged 30–44, 13.0% among those aged 45–64, and 13.6% among those aged ≥65 years. The percentage of women who always used sunscreen was lower among those aged 18–29 and ≥65 years (25.7% and 27.7%, respectively) compared with those aged 30–44 and 45–64 years (30.0% and 30.9%, respectively). For every age group, women were more likely than men to always use sunscreen.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
Reported by: Maria A. Villarroel, PhD; Antonia J. Warren, MS.
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ISSN:0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC9169522
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Volume:71
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Issue:22
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