2019 Skin Cancer Prevention Progress Report 25 Sunburn Sunburn is an indicator of both the intensity of a person’s UV exposure and the person’s sun sensitivity, making it a useful measure of progress toward reducing skin cancer incidence rates. Although use of sun protection has increased slightly in recent years, sunburn prevalence remains high, with about one-third of U.S. adults and over half of U.S. high school students getting sunburned each year.7,21 Table 5 describes sunburn among high school students by sex, race/ethnicity, and grade in school.Table 6 describes sunburn among adults in 2005, 2010, and 2015 by sex, age, and race/ethnicity. Comparison of the sunburn prevalence among U.S. adults in 2015 versus 2005 indicates that sunburn prevalence increased significantly over time overall and among females, ages 50 to 59 years, ages 60 to 69 years, non-Hispanic whites, and those living in the South (Figure 6). Table 5 Prevalence of Sunburnª Among High School Students, 2017 Racial/Ethnic Group Total, % Female, % Male, % All 57.2 61.6 52.8 Non-Hispanic white 74.8 78.8 70.5 Non-Hispanic black 13.0 15.5 10.4 Hispanic 45.0 50.1 40.3 Grade Level Total, % Female, % Male, % Grade 9 57.7 61.5 53.6 Grade 10 57.2 61.2 52.9 Grade 11 55.6 59.9 51.2 Grade 12 58.7 63.9 53.2 ª ≥1 sunburns in the 12 months before the survey. Source: National High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey; table adapted from Kann et al.21
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