2007 Final Program - Society of Behavioral Medicine

SOCIETY of BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
Rapid Communications Posters Friday, March 23, 2007 • 6:30 PM-8:00 PM • Poster Session C
Conclusions: One in five used cars sold by private parties is
potentially contaminated with residual secondhand smoke. The
difference in asking prices may reflect the price of smoking cigarettes
in a private car or, alternatively, the gain in value of a smoke-free
car. This difference may reflect a cultural preference for cars free of
tobacco contamination. As this preference becomes more widely
recognized, it may increase incentives for smokers to avoid smoking
to preserve the value of their car. Future policies requiring disclosure
of contamination of used cars might strengthen consumers’ buying
discretion, magnify price differentials, and promote tobacco
prevention and cessation.
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Romina Romero, MPH, Joint
Doctoral Program Public Health (Health Behavior), SDSU/UCSD,
San Diego, CA, 92123; rromero@projects.sdsu.edu
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PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF SPRAY-ON TANNING
Rebecca L. Garrow, BA and Joni A. Mayer, PhD
Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San
Diego, CA.
Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure and artificial UVR
exposure via indoor tanning are both risk factors for skin cancer.
Spray-on tanning may be a safe alternative for achieving a tan. This
study assessed the prevalence and correlates of spray-on tanning at
commercial tanning facilities among teens in the 100 largest U.S.
cities. Data were collected as part of CITY100, a national project
looking at correlates of indoor tanning in youth. Teen (ages 14-17;
51.5% female, 76.8% non-Hispanic White) and parent pairs were
interviewed via phone with approximately 60 pairs per city and a
response rate of 75%. Of the 6125 teens, 9.1% of the females and
1.7% of the males had used spray-on tanning (χ2 = 164; p