This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who usually or always protected themselves from the sun from 2005 to 2015, by type of protection. During this time, a total of almost 71 percent of adults said they usually or always protected themselves form the sun, with 33.7 percent stating they used sunscreen.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who usually or always protected themselves from the sun from 2005 to 2015, by type of protection
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National Cancer Institute. (January 18, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who usually or always protected themselves from the sun from 2005 to 2015, by type of protection [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/663264/adults-who-use-sun-protection-methods-us/
National Cancer Institute. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who usually or always protected themselves from the sun from 2005 to 2015, by type of protection." Chart. January 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663264/adults-who-use-sun-protection-methods-us/
National Cancer Institute. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who usually or always protected themselves from the sun from 2005 to 2015, by type of protection. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663264/adults-who-use-sun-protection-methods-us/
National Cancer Institute. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Usually or Always Protected Themselves from The Sun from 2005 to 2015, by Type of Protection." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663264/adults-who-use-sun-protection-methods-us/
National Cancer Institute, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who usually or always protected themselves from the sun from 2005 to 2015, by type of protection Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663264/adults-who-use-sun-protection-methods-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who usually or always protected themselves from the sun from 2005 to 2015, by type of protection [Graph], National Cancer Institute, January 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/663264/adults-who-use-sun-protection-methods-us/
