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Reduce the proportion of students in grades 9 through 12 who report sunburn — C‑10 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
54.7 percent (2023)

National Target:
52.2 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
57.2 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported sunburn in the past 12 months in 2017

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Adolescents who report sunburn, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
Total
57.2
CI 54.1 / 60.3
SE 1.549
DNC
64.4
CI 61.3 / 67.3
SE 1.510
54.7
CI 49.6 / 59.8
SE 2.575

Adolescents who report sunburn by Sex, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
Male
52.8
CI 49.4 / 56.0
SE 1.630
DNC
61.5
CI 58.6 / 64.3
SE 1.429
52.0
CI 45.9 / 58.0
SE 3.056
Female
61.6
CI 58.4 / 64.7
SE 1.573
DNC
67.9
CI 64.3 / 71.4
SE 1.763
57.9
CI 52.8 / 62.9
SE 2.529

Adolescents who report sunburn by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-2023  2
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
45.5
CI 36.9 / 54.5
SE 4.372
DNC
51.2
CI 40.7 / 61.7
SE 5.264
29.3
CI 22.0 / 37.9
SE 4.017
Asian only
36.8
CI 31.0 / 43.0
SE 2.979
DNC
41.7
CI 36.3 / 47.3
SE 2.734
34.2
CI 26.4 / 42.9
SE 4.188
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
28.4
CI 18.3 / 41.4
SE 5.764
DNC
50.9
CI 43.1 / 58.7
SE 3.887
33.2
CI 22.2 / 46.4
SE 6.180
Black or African American only
13.6
CI 11.3 / 16.5
SE 1.280
DNC
19.4
CI 16.6 / 22.6
SE 1.503
14.9
CI 12.5 / 17.5
SE 1.253
White only
71.9
CI 70.1 / 73.6
SE 0.876
DNC
79.9
CI 78.5 / 81.2
SE 0.665
72.5
CI 69.3 / 75.5
SE 1.562
2 or more races
45.3
CI 40.7 / 49.9
SE 2.252
DNC
51.6
CI 45.4 / 57.9
SE 3.105
46.2
CI 39.3 / 53.2
SE 3.498
Hispanic or Latino
45.0
CI 42.4 / 47.8
SE 1.335
DNC
55.2
CI 52.1 / 58.1
SE 1.487
41.4
CI 36.3 / 46.7
SE 2.625
Not Hispanic or Latino
61.0
CI 57.8 / 64.1
SE 1.556
DNC
67.9
CI 64.3 / 71.4
SE 1.768
60.5
CI 54.1 / 66.5
SE 3.110
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DNC
57.6
CI 45.3 / 69.1
SE 6.006
42.3
CI 29.8 / 56.0
SE 6.735
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
35.7
CI 30.3 / 41.4
SE 2.730
DNC
40.5
CI 34.5 / 46.8
SE 3.061
31.1
CI 24.6 / 38.5
SE 3.492
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DNC
DSU
45.7
CI 24.6 / 68.4
SE 11.750
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
13.0
CI 10.4 / 16.1
SE 1.412
DNC
16.3
CI 14.0 / 18.9
SE 1.210
14.3
CI 11.9 / 17.1
SE 1.289
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
74.8
CI 73.0 / 76.5
SE 0.867
DNC
82.9
CI 81.6 / 84.1
SE 0.609
78.7
CI 75.9 / 81.4
SE 1.378
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
45.7
CI 41.5 / 50.1
SE 2.132
DNC
52.9
CI 45.7 / 60.0
SE 3.558
45.6
CI 37.9 / 53.4
SE 3.923

Adolescents who report sunburn by Family income, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescents who report sunburn by Health insurance status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescents who report sunburn by Geographic location, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescents who report sunburn by Country of birth, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
Country of birth
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescents who report sunburn by Disability status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adolescents who report sunburn by Sexual orientation, 2017-2023  3
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
Straight
DNA
DNC
65.2
CI 61.7 / 68.5
SE 1.693
55.8
CI 50.0 / 61.4
SE 2.880
Straight, Male
DNA
DNC
61.8
CI 58.1 / 65.3
SE 1.769
52.8
CI 46.2 / 59.2
SE 3.271
Straight, Female
DNA
DNC
70.9
CI 67.2 / 74.4
SE 1.796
60.5
CI 54.3 / 66.3
SE 3.023
Gay/​Lesbian
DNA
DNC
59.8
CI 51.8 / 67.4
SE 3.904
55.1
CI 47.7 / 62.2
SE 3.647
Gay, Male
DNA
DNC
58.2
CI 48.5 / 67.3
SE 4.710
56.1
CI 45.0 / 66.6
SE 5.498
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DNA
DNC
59.4
CI 49.4 / 68.6
SE 4.800
53.9
CI 45.3 / 62.3
SE 4.322
Bisexual
DNA
DNC
65.7
CI 61.1 / 70.0
SE 2.230
51.7
CI 46.0 / 57.4
SE 2.881
Bisexual, Male
DNA
DNC
63.9
CI 55.3 / 71.7
SE 4.084
47.7
CI 41.7 / 53.8
SE 3.044
Bisexual, Female
DNA
DNC
66.7
CI 60.7 / 72.1
SE 2.827
53.0
CI 46.0 / 59.9
SE 3.517

Adolescents who report sunburn by Obesity status, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
With obesity
51.8
CI 46.7 / 56.7
SE 2.475
DNC
61.1
CI 57.4 / 64.6
SE 1.806
49.1
CI 43.4 / 54.9
SE 2.901
Without obesity
59.2
CI 56.1 / 62.1
SE 1.481
DNC
67.5
CI 64.5 / 70.3
SE 1.446
57.1
CI 52.0 / 62.1
SE 2.546

Adolescents who report sunburn by Grade or Grade level, 2017-2023
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 20191 2021 2023
9th grade
57.7
CI 53.9 / 61.4
SE 1.851
DNC
64.4
CI 60.6 / 67.9
SE 1.818
53.2
CI 48.5 / 57.9
SE 2.350
10th grade
57.2
CI 53.1 / 61.2
SE 1.987
DNC
66.1
CI 62.5 / 69.6
SE 1.754
56.3
CI 50.6 / 61.8
SE 2.817
11th grade
55.6
CI 51.5 / 59.7
SE 2.025
DNC
64.5
CI 60.0 / 68.8
SE 2.181
54.3
CI 47.4 / 61.0
SE 3.447
12th grade
58.7
CI 54.5 / 62.9
SE 2.075
DNC
63.1
CI 60.1 / 66.0
SE 1.459
55.9
CI 49.4 / 62.3
SE 3.243

Disparity