Table 2
Factors involved in tanning equipment use, household population aged 12 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2014 Table 2
Factors involved in tanning equipment use, household population aged 12 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2014

Table 2
Factors involved in tanning equipment use, household population aged 12 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Factors involved in tanning equipment use. The information is grouped by Factor (appearing as row headers), % and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Factor	%	95% confidence interval
		95% confidence interval
		from	to
Reasons for use^{Table 2 Note †}
Get base tan	62.0	57.3	66.6
Aesthetic	21.0	17.2	24.8
Relax/Feel better	15.8	12.4	19.2
Boost immune system	8.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.9	12.0
Treat skin condition	4.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.8	5.9
Prevent cancer	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other	6.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	4.2	9.1
Frequency of use (per year)
Periodic (fewer than 10 sessions)	73.4	69.2	77.6
Regular (10 or more sessions)	26.5	22.2	30.7
Frequency of use in last month (regular users)
1 to 10 sessions	69.9	60.7	79.1
11 to 31 sessions	24.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	16.0	33.8
Not available/Don't know/Refusal/Not stated	5.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.0	8.4
Wore eye protection
Yes	84.5	80.5	88.5
No	14.0	10.1	17.8
Read warning labels each session in past year
Yes	51.7	46.8	56.5
No	48.1	43.2	52.9
Reasons for not reading warning labels^{Table 2 Note †}
Read in past	61.4	54.4	68.3
Not important	16.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.7	22.8
Did not notice labels	12.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	8.7	17.1
Given oral instructions by attendant	7.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	3.8	10.6
No warning labels	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Didn't have time	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Unreadable	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other	5.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	3.2	7.9
Followed exposure schedule in past year
Yes	80.2	75.8	84.7
No	18.4	14.0	22.8
Reasons for not following exposure schedule^{Table 2 Note †}
Followed first time	23.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	11.0	36.6
No exposure schedule	22.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	12.1	32.6
Given different exposure schedule by attendant	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Forgot	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other	44.7	32.3	57.2
Discomfort/Injury to skin in past year
Yes	10.4	7.5	13.2
No	89.6	86.7	92.5
Number of episodes of discomfort/injury to skin in past year
1	56.3	41.4	71.3
2 to 12	41.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	26.8	56.7
Not applicable/Don't know/Refused/Not stated	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Number of days discomfort/injury lasted
2 or fewer	69.7	55.4	84
More than 2	28.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	13.6	42.6
Not applicable/Don't know/Refused/Not stated	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note † because respondents could report more than one reason, detail adds to more than 100% Return to note † referrer Source: 2014 Canadian Community Health Survey, Tanning Equipment Use module.

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