College Students’ Perceptions of Worry and Parent Beliefs: Associations with Behaviors to Prevent Sun Exposure

Table 1

Demographic information and student responses for sun protection behaviors.

Variable		%
Sex
Male	185	40%
Female	275	59.5%
Ethnic group
White	359	77.7%
Black	36	7.8%
Asian	26	5.6%
	8	1.7%
Hispanic	6	1.3%
Biracial	21	4.5%
Other	5	.01%
College level
Freshman and sophomores	404	87.4%
Juniors and seniors	58	12.6%

Notes. . Two students did not provide information about gender and one student did not provide information about ethnicity. does not refer to Native American Indians, but rather those students identifying with India.