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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Jan 2017, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/663264/adults-who-use-sun-protection-methods-us/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
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: /statistics/663264/adults-who-use-sun-protection-methods-us/
