Table 2 Fitzpatrick skin phototype (parent-reported) and sun-protective behaviours in urban-living Aboriginal children
| Â | Totala | Fitzpatrick skin phototype (FSP)b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
II | III | IV | V | VI | ||
n (%)c | 79 | 5 (6%) | 18 (23%) | 31 (39%) | 22 (28%) | 3 (4%) |
No history of past sunburn | 26 (33%) | 1 (20%) | 3 (17%) | 11 (35%) | 8 (36%) | 3 (100%) |
History of past sunburn | 53 (67%) | 4 (80%) | 15 (83%) | 20 (65%) | 14 (64%) | 0 |
  < 10 times | 46 (87%) | 2 (50%) | 11 (73%) | 19 (95%) | 14 (100%) | 0 |
  > 10 times | 6 (11%) | 2 (50%) | 4 (27%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Unknown frequency | 1 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5%) | 0 | 0 |
Frequency of sunscreen use | ||||||
 Daily to weekly | 12 (15%) | 2 (40%) | 4 (22%) | 2 (7%) | 4 (18%) | 0 |
 Just in summer | 45 (57%) | 3 (60%) | 12 (67%) | 15 (48%) | 14 (64%) | 1 (33%) |
 Never | 21 (27%) | 0 | 2 (11%) | 14 (45%) | 4 (18%) | 1 (33%) |
 Unknown frequency | 1 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (33% |