Table 3
Percentage reporting protective behaviour,Table 3 Note † by selected socioeconomic characteristics and time in sun, household population aged 18 or older, six provinces (Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Alberta), 2005 to 2014

Table 3
Percentage reporting protective behaviour, by selected socioeconomic characteristics and time in sun, household population aged 18 or older, six provinces (Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Alberta), 2005 to 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage reporting protective behaviour. The information is grouped by Socioeconomic characteristics and time in sun (appearing as row headers), Seek shade , Wear hat , Wear pants/long skirt , Sunscreen on face , Sunscreen on body , % and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Socioeconomic characteristics and time in sun Seek shade Wear hat Wear pants/long skirt Sunscreen on face Sunscreen on body
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to from to
Total 40.5 40.4 40.5 39.3 39.2 39.3 27.1 27.0 27.2 44.8 44.8 44.9 37.6 37.5 37.6
Sex  
Men 35.6 35.5 35.7 49.6 49.5 49.7 34.6 34.5 34.7 28.8 28.7 28.9 25.9 25.8 26.0
Women 46.0 45.9 46.1 27.4 27.3 27.5 18.5 18.4 18.6 63.1 63.0 63.3 50.9 50.8 51.0
Age group (years)  
18 to 29 30.0 29.8 30.1 28.4 28.2 28.5 19.2 19.1 19.3 44.0 43.9 44.2 38.3 38.2 38.5
30 to 39 37.9 37.7 38.1 37.3 37.1 37.5 19.0 18.8 19.1 49.7 49.5 49.9 43.3 43.1 43.5
40 to 49 42.3 42.1 42.4 37.3 37.1 37.5 22.0 21.9 22.2 47.5 47.4 47.7 40.9 40.7 41.0
50 to 59 46.7 46.5 46.9 43.0 42.8 43.2 32.4 32.3 32.6 45.8 45.7 46.0 37.3 37.2 37.5
60 to 69 49.2 49.0 49.5 53.7 53.4 53.9 43.6 43.4 43.8 38.2 38.0 38.4 29.0 28.8 29.3
70 to 79 51.3 51.0 51.7 59.3 59.0 59.7 54.4 54.1 54.8 34.4 34.1 34.8 23.7 23.4 24.0
80 or older 48.6 48.0 49.2 58.1 57.5 58.7 61.5 60.9 62.1 26.8 26.2 27.3 14.1 13.6 14.5
Visible minority status  
Not visible minority 40.7 40.6 40.8 39.6 39.6 39.7 26.3 26.2 26.4 46.5 46.4 46.5 38.9 38.8 39.0
Visible minority 39.2 38.9 39.4 34.7 34.4 35.0 32.9 32.6 33.2 31.0 30.7 31.3 25.5 25.2 25.7
Household income quintile  
1 (lowest) 40.9 40.7 41.1 36.0 35.9 36.2 32.9 32.7 33.0 35.5 35.4 35.7 29.8 29.6 30.0
2 43.1 43.0 43.3 38.9 38.7 39.1 30.6 30.5 30.8 40.2 40.0 40.4 33.1 32.9 33.2
3 39.3 39.1 39.4 38.5 38.4 38.7 27.2 27.0 27.3 45.5 45.3 45.6 38.7 38.5 38.9
4 41.4 41.3 41.6 39.2 39.1 39.4 23.2 23.1 23.4 49.1 48.9 49.2 41.0 40.8 41.1
5 38.0 37.8 38.1 42.6 42.4 42.7 23.8 23.7 23.9 50.5 50.4 50.7 42.5 42.4 42.7
Employment status  
Employed 38.2 38.1 38.3 37.5 37.4 37.6 23.8 23.7 23.9 46.2 46.1 46.3 39.7 39.6 39.7
Unemployed 46.2 46.0 46.4 41.9 41.8 42.1 32.7 32.6 32.9 43.6 43.5 43.8 34.5 34.3 34.6
Unable to work 50.4 49.7 51.1 44.4 43.7 45.1 39.2 38.5 39.9 36.6 35.9 37.3 28.8 28.2 29.5
Time in sun (hours)  
Less than 2 52.6 52.4 52.7 37.4 37.3 37.5 29.0 28.9 29.1 46.6 46.5 46.7 38.0 37.9 38.2
2 to 4 36.7 36.6 36.8 38.0 37.9 38.1 24.1 24.0 24.2 46.4 46.2 46.5 39.2 39.1 39.4
4 or more 27.1 27.0 27.3 44.4 44.2 44.5 29.1 28.9 29.2 39.3 39.2 39.5 33.9 33.8 34.1
Note †

answered "always" or "sometimes" versus neutral or negative answers

Return to note † referrer

Note: Respondents were out of scope for the protective behaviour questions if they spent no time or less than 30 minutes per day in the sun between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on a typical weekend or day off during the summer.
Source: Canadian Community Health Survey optional content: Sun Safety Module, 2005 to 2014.

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