Reducing Sun Exposure for Prevention of Skin Cancers: Factorial Invariance and Reliability of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Sun Protection

Table 1

Sample sizes for subgroups included in invariance testing.

Variable; Subgroup
Age (years)
18–29	188
30–39	202
40–49	353
50–59	360
≥60	253
Total	1356
Education level (years)
≤12	313
13–15	468
≥16	575
Total	1356
Ethnicity
Hispanic	54
Non-Hispanic	1302
Total	1356
Gender
Female	856
Male	500
Total	1356
Race
White	1123
Black/African American	89
Total	1212
Skin tone (untanned skin color)
Fair white	296
Medium white	598
Dark white (e.g., olive) and light brown	406
Total	1300
Stage of Change for Sun Protection
Precontemplation	836
Contemplation	152
Preparation	367
Total	1355