Health and Lifestyles Survey

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Sun exposure
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Sun protective behaviours (and skin checks)
Sunburn

Health and Lifestyles Survey Sun exposure Sunburn

Year

Year of survey.

Changes between years

Statistical significance is measured at the 5% significance level ( p value < .05).

Statistically significant differences between survey years ( p < .05) are indicated by the symbols and (significant increase or decrease respectively).

The symbol ≈ indicates there is no statistically significant difference between survey years.

A statistically significant difference is likely to represent a real change over time, rather than random variation due to the sampling process.

Sunburn

Sun exposure

Whether people were sunburnt in spring and summer (September to February).

- Data

Prevalence for selected subtopic

This table gives the percentage of the population affected (that is, the unadjusted prevalence in the specified population). Click on an indicator to find out more about it.

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	Year (%)						Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2010 and 2020	2012 and 2020	2014 and 2020	2016 and 2020	2018 and 2020
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.6	14.9	8.5	10.3	11.6	6.3
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.1	-	38.3	41.7	40.5	47.2	≈	-

	Year (%)						Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2010 and 2020	2012 and 2020	2014 and 2020	2016 and 2020	2018 and 2020
Sunburnt last summer - badly	14.2	10.9	10.4	11.1	14.4	9	≈	≈	≈	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	44.1	-	37.2	40.9	47.1	50	≈	-			≈

	Year (%)						Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2010 and 2020	2012 and 2020	2014 and 2020	2016 and 2020	2018 and 2020
Sunburnt last summer - badly	16.0	11.2	10.0	11.2	9.2	5.3		≈	≈		≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	31.2	-	36.3	25.8	22.6	28.8	≈	-	≈	≈	≈

	Year (%)						Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2010 and 2020	2012 and 2020	2014 and 2020	2016 and 2020	2018 and 2020
Sunburnt last summer - badly	7.7	8.3	6.5	8.3	6.2	5.3	≈	≈	≈	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	22.6	-	18.9	23.3	18.9	26.8	≈	-	≈	≈	≈

	Year (%)						Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2010 and 2020	2012 and 2020	2014 and 2020	2016 and 2020	2018 and 2020
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.9	16.6	8.6	10.8	12.4	6.6			≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	53.0	-	42.7	47.3	47.1	55.3	≈	-

	Year (%)					Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2010 and 2018	2012 and 2018	2014 and 2018	2016 and 2018
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.6	14.9	8.5	10.3	11.6	≈	≈		≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.1	-	38.3	41.7	40.5		-	≈	≈

	Year (%)					Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2010 and 2018	2012 and 2018	2014 and 2018	2016 and 2018
Sunburnt last summer - badly	14.2	10.9	10.4	11.1	14.4	≈	≈	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	44.1	-	37.2	40.9	47.1	≈	-		≈

	Year (%)					Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2010 and 2018	2012 and 2018	2014 and 2018	2016 and 2018
Sunburnt last summer - badly	16.0	11.2	10.0	11.2	9.2	≈	≈	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	31.2	-	36.3	25.8	22.6	≈	-		≈

	Year (%)					Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2010 and 2018	2012 and 2018	2014 and 2018	2016 and 2018
Sunburnt last summer - badly	7.7	8.3	6.5	8.3	6.2	≈	≈	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	22.6	-	18.9	23.3	18.9	≈	-	≈	≈

	Year (%)					Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2010 and 2018	2012 and 2018	2014 and 2018	2016 and 2018
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.9	16.6	8.6	10.8	12.4	≈			≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	53.0	-	42.7	47.3	47.1		-	≈	≈

	Year (%)				Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2010 and 2016	2012 and 2016	2014 and 2016
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.6	14.9	8.5	10.3	≈		≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.1	-	38.3	41.7		-	≈

	Year (%)				Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2010 and 2016	2012 and 2016	2014 and 2016
Sunburnt last summer - badly	14.2	10.9	10.4	11.1	≈	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	44.1	-	37.2	40.9	≈	-	≈

	Year (%)				Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2010 and 2016	2012 and 2016	2014 and 2016
Sunburnt last summer - badly	16.0	11.2	10.0	11.2	≈	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	31.2	-	36.3	25.8	≈	-

	Year (%)				Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2010 and 2016	2012 and 2016	2014 and 2016
Sunburnt last summer - badly	7.7	8.3	6.5	8.3	≈	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	22.6	-	18.9	23.3	≈	-	≈

	Year (%)				Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2016	2010 and 2016	2012 and 2016	2014 and 2016
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.9	16.6	8.6	10.8	≈		≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	53.0	-	42.7	47.3		-

	Year (%)			Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2010 and 2014	2012 and 2014
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.6	14.9	8.5
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.1	-	38.3		-

	Year (%)			Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2010 and 2014	2012 and 2014
Sunburnt last summer - badly	14.2	10.9	10.4	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	44.1	-	37.2	≈	-

	Year (%)			Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2010 and 2014	2012 and 2014
Sunburnt last summer - badly	16.0	11.2	10.0	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	31.2	-	36.3	≈	-

	Year (%)			Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2010 and 2014	2012 and 2014
Sunburnt last summer - badly	7.7	8.3	6.5	≈	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	22.6	-	18.9	≈	-

	Year (%)			Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2014	2010 and 2014	2012 and 2014
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.9	16.6	8.6
Sunburnt last summer - mild	53.0	-	42.7		-

	Year (%)		Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2010 and 2012
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.6	14.9	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.1	-	-

	Year (%)		Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2010 and 2012
Sunburnt last summer - badly	14.2	10.9	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	44.1	-	-

	Year (%)		Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2010 and 2012
Sunburnt last summer - badly	16.0	11.2	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	31.2	-	-

	Year (%)		Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2010 and 2012
Sunburnt last summer - badly	7.7	8.3	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	22.6	-	-

	Year (%)		Changes between
Indicator	2010	2012	2010 and 2012
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.9	16.6	≈
Sunburnt last summer - mild	53.0	-	-

	Year (%)
Indicator	2010
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.6
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.1

	Year (%)
Indicator	2010
Sunburnt last summer - badly	14.2
Sunburnt last summer - mild	44.1

	Year (%)
Indicator	2010
Sunburnt last summer - badly	16.0
Sunburnt last summer - mild	31.2

	Year (%)
Indicator	2010
Sunburnt last summer - badly	7.7
Sunburnt last summer - mild	22.6

	Year (%)
Indicator	2010
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.9
Sunburnt last summer - mild	53.0

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	6.3	( 5 - 7.7 )	5.2	( 3.9 - 7 )	7.2	( 5.4 - 9.5 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.2	( 44.8 - 49.7 )	48.7	( 45.2 - 52.2 )	45.7	( 42.7 - 48.7 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	9	( 6.8 - 11.8 )	9.7	( 6.3 - 14.2 )	8.3	( 5.9 - 11.4 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	50	( 45.9 - 54.2 )	51.1	( 44.9 - 57.2 )	49.2	( 44.3 - 54.2 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	5.3	( 2.6 - 9.6 )	5.7	( 1.8 - 13.3 )	5.0	( 1.7 - 11 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	28.8	( 23.1 - 34.9 )	28.1	( 20.1 - 37.2 )	29.6	( 22.1 - 38.1 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	5.3	( 2.4 - 9.7 )	3.7	( 0.8 - 10.4 )	6.7	( 2.5 - 14.3 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	26.8	( 20.2 - 34.1 )	25.4	( 16.2 - 36.4 )	28.1	( 19.5 - 38.1 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	6.6	( 5.1 - 8.3 )	5.6	( 3.9 - 7.7 )	7.6	( 5.4 - 10.3 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	55.3	( 52.6 - 58 )	57.7	( 53.6 - 61.8 )	52.8	( 49.4 - 56.1 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	11.6	( 9.4 - 14.2 )	13.7	( 10.2 - 17.7 )	9.7	( 7.3 - 12.6 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	40.5	( 37.5 - 43.6 )	42.2	( 37.8 - 46.8 )	38.8	( 35.2 - 42.5 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	14.4	( 9.2 - 20.9 )	17.3	( 8.5 - 29.7 )	11.7	( 7.6 - 17.1 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.1	( 40.6 - 53.7 )	50.1	( 39 - 61.2 )	44.3	( 37.4 - 51.4 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	9.2	( 5.3 - 14.6 )	12.7	( 5.9 - 23 )	5.6	( 2.9 - 9.6 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	22.6	( 16.5 - 29.7 )	17.0	( 9.6 - 26.8 )	28.3	( 19.7 - 38.3 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	6.2	( 3 - 11.2 )	8.7	( 3.1 - 18.7 )	3.8	( 1.2 - 9 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	18.9	( 11.7 - 28.1 )	21.7	( 12.8 - 33.2 )	16.2	( 6.9 - 30.3 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.4	( 9.7 - 15.5 )	14.0	( 9.9 - 19 )	10.9	( 8 - 14.4 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.1	( 43.6 - 50.6 )	48.5	( 43.1 - 54 )	45.7	( 41.7 - 49.8 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	10.3	( 8.8 - 12.1 )	10.7	( 8.5 - 13.3 )	10	( 8 - 12.2 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	41.7	( 39.1 - 44.2 )	45.6	( 41.9 - 49.3 )	38	( 35 - 41 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	11.1	( 8 - 14.8 )	11.6	( 7 - 17.9 )	10.5	( 6.9 - 15.2 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	40.9	( 35.5 - 46.5 )	46.0	( 37.6 - 54.7 )	36.3	( 29.8 - 43.2 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	11.2	( 7.5 - 15.9 )	13.7	( 7.9 - 21.6 )	8.6	( 4.7 - 14.1 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	25.8	( 20.7 - 31.6 )	30.8	( 22.7 - 39.9 )	20.5	( 14.4 - 27.9 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	8.3	( 4.5 - 13.8 )	11.3	( 5.1 - 20.8 )	5.5	( 1.6 - 13.1 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	23.3	( 16.8 - 30.9 )	24.2	( 14.8 - 35.8 )	22.4	( 15.3 - 31 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	10.8	( 9 - 12.9 )	10.7	( 8.1 - 13.7 )	11.0	( 8.6 - 13.8 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.3	( 44.4 - 50.2 )	51.5	( 47.3 - 55.7 )	43.3	( 39.7 - 46.9 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	8.5	( 6.8 - 10.3 )	9.9	( 7.2 - 13.2 )	7.1	( 5.4 - 9.2 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	38.3	( 35.6 - 41.1 )	41.9	( 37.8 - 46.2 )	34.9	( 31.6 - 38.2 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	10.4	( 6.5 - 15.4 )	10.0	( 4.9 - 17.6 )	10.7	( 5.6 - 18.1 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	37.2	( 31.1 - 43.5 )	37.4	( 28.1 - 47.4 )	37.0	( 29.5 - 44.9 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	10.0	( 6.8 - 14 )	8.4	( 4.3 - 14.5 )	11.5	( 6.7 - 17.9 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	36.3	( 28 - 45.2 )	38.8	( 27.8 - 50.7 )	33.8	( 22.6 - 46.5 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	6.5	( 3 - 12 )	6.4	( 1.9 - 15.1 )	6.6	( 2.2 - 14.7 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	18.9	( 13.5 - 25.3 )	20.0	( 11.3 - 31.4 )	17.9	( 10.5 - 27.6 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	8.6	( 6.7 - 10.8 )	10.2	( 7 - 14.2 )	7.0	( 5.1 - 9.4 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	42.7	( 39.4 - 46.1 )	47.1	( 42 - 52.2 )	38.7	( 34.7 - 42.8 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	14.9	( 12.6 - 17.4 )	17.7	( 14.3 - 21.6 )	12.3	( 9.9 - 14.9 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	10.9	( 7.6 - 15 )	10	( 5.9 - 15.7 )	11.7	( 6.9 - 18.2 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	11.2	( 7 - 16.7 )	12.8	( 6.6 - 21.9 )	9.6	( 4.8 - 16.7 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	8.3	( 3.2 - 16.7 )	9.4	( 1.5 - 27.7 )	7.3	( 2.7 - 15.1 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	16.6	( 14 - 19.6 )	20.4	( 16.2 - 25 )	13.2	( 10.5 - 16.4 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.6	( 9.8 - 15.8 )	14.2	( 9.8 - 19.7 )	11.0	( 7.8 - 15 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	47.1	( 43.5 - 50.8 )	50.4	( 44.6 - 56.2 )	44.1	( 39.6 - 48.7 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	14.2	( 8.5 - 21.7 )	16.6	( 7.1 - 31 )	12.0	( 6.9 - 19.1 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	44.1	( 36.8 - 51.5 )	43.8	( 32.1 - 56 )	44.3	( 35.5 - 53.4 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	16.0	( 9 - 25.6 )	17.5	( 6.1 - 35.6 )	14.7	( 7.6 - 24.6 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	31.2	( 22.9 - 40.4 )	34.2	( 19.7 - 51.2 )	28.3	( 20.2 - 37.6 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	7.7	( 2.5 - 17.2 )	6.1	( 0.4 - 24.5 )	9.1	( 2.5 - 21.9 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	22.6	( 10.8 - 38.7 )	17.8	( 2.3 - 50.6 )	27.1	( 13 - 45.7 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Sunburnt last summer - badly	12.9	( 9.6 - 16.9 )	15.2	( 9.9 - 22 )	10.8	( 7 - 15.6 )
Sunburnt last summer - mild	53.0	( 48.7 - 57.2 )	57.2	( 50.6 - 63.6 )	49.1	( 43.6 - 54.5 )

Source: Health and Lifestyles Survey

Notes:

Dashes indicate that the data is not available.