Sun-Protection Habits of Primary Students in a Coastal Area of Greece

Table 1

Individual characteristics of the students.

	𝑁	%
Total	2163	100
Male	1070	49.5
Female	1092	50.5
Nationality
Greek	1898	87.8
Other	264	12.2
Distance of living from sea
0–5 km	1576	72,9
10–15 km	88	4,1
15–20 km	155	7,2
>20 km	344	15,9
You are
moles-skinned and rarely get sunburns	999	46.2
light-skinned and easily get sunburns	1163	53.8
Your eye colour is
dark	1625	75.2
light	537	24.8
Your hair colour is
dark	1483	68.6
light	679	31.4
Do your have freckles on your face/body
No	1634	75.6
Yes	528	24.4
Do you have any moles on your face/body
No	690	31.9
Yes	1472	68.1
High-risk group*
No	1816	84
Yes	346	16

*The high-risk group consisted of students’ with at least four out of five of the following characteristics: fair skin colour, fair eyes colour, fair hair freckles, and moles.