Research Article

Indoor Tanning among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents and Adults: Results from the 2020 Pennsylvania LGBT Health Needs Assessment

Table 1

Sample characteristics stratified by sun protective behaviors (N = 5,192).

VariableTotal sample N (%)Stratified by indoor tanningChi-square test of difference value
% Yes% No

Total5.594.5
Demographics
 Age<0.01
  13–18451 (8.9)2.098.0
  18–291778 (34.2)4.695.4
  30–401238 (23.8)7.292.8
  40+1725 (33.2)6.193.9
 County0.50
  Urban4193 (81.8)5.394.7
  Rural936 (18.2)5.994.1
 Race0.08
  White4413 (85.4)5.694.4
  Black/African American210 (4.1)2.497.6
  Asian92 (1.8)2.297.8
  Another race455 (8.8)6.59.5
 Hispanic0.37
  No4841 (93.4)5.494.6
  Yes343 (6.6)6.693.5
 Education level0.25
  Less than college2389 (46.1)5.194.9
  College or higher2792 (53.9)5.894.2
SOGI
 Sex at birth<0.01
  Female2831 (54.7)3.496.6
  Male2347 (45.3)8.191.9
 Sexual orientation<0.01
  Gay/lesbian2777 (53.6)7.292.8
  Bisexual1017 (19.6)4.995.1
  Pansexual468 (9.0)3.996.1
  Queer575 (11.1)1.698.4
  Another sexual orientation347 (6.7)2.397.7
 Current gender<0.01
  Cisgender man1874 (36.1)9.590.5
  Cisgender woman1802 (34.7)4.295.8
  Transgender woman293 (5.7)2.197.9
  Transgender man338 (6.5)2.797.3
  Nonbinary882 (17.0)1.998.1
Healthcare utilization
 Usual place of care0.45
  Yes4219 (81.6)5.494.6
  No954 (18.4)6.094.0
Cancer risk
 Binge drinking (past 30 days)<0.01
  Yes1789 (34.6)8.991.1
  No3387 (65.4)3.796.3
 Tobacco cigarette user<0.01
  Yes751 (14.5)9.790.3
  No4439 (85.5)4.895.2
Cancer history
 Previous skin cancer diagnosis0.12
  Yes143 (2.8)8.491.6
  No5027 (97.2)5.494.6

Note. SOGI: sexual orientation and gender identity. There were minimal amounts of missing data so not all frequencies add up to 5,192. Bolded values are statistically significant, p < 0.05.