There have been many studies and surveys about tanning and the proportion of people who tan.

According to the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

• 13 percent of all high school students indoor tan

• 21 percent of high school girls indoor tan

• 32 percent of high school senior girls indoor tan

• 29 percent of white high school girls indoor tan

The National Health Interview Survey of 2010 found the following percentages of white, non-Hispanic women indoor tanned.

• 32 percent aged 18-21

• 30 percent aged 22-25

• 22 percent aged 26-29

• 17 percent aged 30-34

For more information, or to see further data and data sets from the most recent editions of the surveys above mentioned, click the links below.

• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

• National Health Interview Survey

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