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Deltapoll Survey Results
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Prepared by Deltapoll for Campaign Collective
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Sample Size: 3,269 Adults in the United Kingdom
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Fieldwork: 20th to 31st March 2026
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TotalGenderAgeGenerationEthnicitySexual OrientationSexual Orientation and GenderRegionAnnual Household IncomeBurn RiskSunscreen Use in the UKSunscreen Use AbroadQ3 - If you had to say, which of the following statements would best describe the kind of skin that you have?Sexual Orientation and Gender (Wide)
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MaleFemale18 to 2425 to 3435 to 5455 to 6465+ Generation ZMillennialsGeneration XBaby BoomersWhiteBlackAsianMixed RaceOtherHeterosexualNon-HeterosexualHeterosexual ManHeterosexual WomanNon-Heterosexual ManNon-Heterosexual WomanLondonRest of SouthMidlandsNorthWalesScotlandNorthern IrelandUnder £14k£14k to £21k£21k to £34k£34k to £48kMore than £48kSometimes burnsRarely or never burnsNever or rarelySometimesNever or rarelySometimesBurns and never tansUsually burns and tans minimallySometimes has mild burns, but tans evenlyRarely burns and always tans wellVery rarely burns and tans very easilyNever burnsHeterosexual ManHeterosexual WomanHomosexual ManHomosexual WomanBisexual or Other ManBisexual or Other Woman
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All Adults in the United Kingdom326915811681366523115048574562988687984526632552031063529282931434149412615942610285247641582749444939071656995320241093176188459265840377684556830921514341494655562104
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Unweighted Sample3269146917933225331276561577588963992701285817313667272929295133515941181702656573074725041005594323567195929672137997176190148274344981187755228116413351594616057110
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Q3 - If you had to say, which of the following statements would best describe the kind of skin that you have?
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I have the kind of skin that always burns and never tans12%11%14%15%18%14%9%6%16%17%11%6%14%5%11%2%14%12%17%10%14%15%17%9%10%17%12%16%14%18%13%13%11%13%13%20%0%12%13%21%13%100%0%0%0%0%0%10%14%12%15%19%17%
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I have the kind of skin that usually burns and tans minimally24%21%26%23%22%22%27%26%24%20%25%26%27%6%11%10%5%23%25%20%27%25%26%20%26%18%26%23%25%21%19%22%22%30%24%38%0%31%27%16%26%0%100%0%0%0%0%20%27%19%21%32%29%
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I have the kind of skin that sometimes has mild burns, but tans evenly26%28%24%23%19%26%27%32%20%21%30%31%29%9%9%17%24%26%28%28%24%26%30%16%31%25%25%28%27%22%21%24%28%25%28%42%0%25%30%20%28%0%0%100%0%0%0%28%24%39%27%13%31%
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I have the kind of skin that rarely burns and always tans well17%19%16%17%14%17%17%20%14%18%17%19%17%16%18%27%33%17%15%19%16%16%15%14%17%18%18%17%17%24%18%19%20%16%16%0%52%15%17%21%18%0%0%0%100%0%0%19%16%12%21%21%12%
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I have the kind of skin that very rarely burns and tans very easily9%10%9%7%11%9%9%10%9%10%9%10%7%18%22%25%7%10%5%10%10%8%3%15%8%12%8%7%9%10%10%13%8%10%10%0%28%8%8%5%9%0%0%0%0%100%0%10%10%8%3%7%3%
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I have the kind of skin that never burns7%7%6%11%8%7%6%3%10%8%6%2%2%39%21%10%7%7%5%8%6%6%4%17%4%6%7%5%4%2%10%3%6%5%7%0%20%6%4%8%4%0%0%0%0%0%100%8%6%6%3%6%5%
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Don't know5%5%4%5%8%5%3%3%7%6%3%4%4%8%9%9%9%5%4%5%4%3%5%8%4%5%4%4%3%4%9%6%5%1%2%0%0%2%2%9%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%5%4%3%10%3%3%
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Sometimes burns62%59%64%61%59%62%64%63%59%59%66%64%70%20%31%30%44%61%70%58%64%67%72%45%67%60%63%67%66%61%53%59%61%68%65%100%0%68%69%57%66%100%100%100%0%0%0%58%64%70%63%63%77%
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Rarely or never burns33%36%31%34%33%34%33%33%34%36%32%32%26%73%60%61%48%34%25%36%32%30%22%47%29%36%33%29%30%35%38%34%34%31%33%0%100%30%28%34%31%0%0%0%100%100%100%36%32%26%27%34%20%
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Don't know5%5%4%5%8%5%3%3%7%6%3%4%4%8%9%9%9%5%4%5%4%3%5%8%4%5%4%4%3%4%9%6%5%1%2%0%0%2%2%9%2%0%0%0%0%0%0%5%4%3%10%3%3%
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Q4 - Have you heard of the UV index?
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No25%22%28%23%27%29%23%19%26%31%23%20%23%36%30%19%54%26%20%22%28%14%26%32%24%27%22%22%22%33%35%32%30%19%16%22%28%25%21%42%22%32%21%18%26%24%37%22%28%13%27%14%25%
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Yes – but I do not know what it is30%30%31%33%37%28%27%31%34%31%29%28%30%33%33%33%26%31%31%29%32%37%27%29%29%30%32%34%32%29%30%31%30%33%30%31%30%37%28%36%30%31%33%30%29%32%31%29%32%28%38%46%21%
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Yes – and I do know what it is43%47%38%41%33%41%49%49%38%35%47%50%45%30%31%43%20%42%48%47%38%49%45%35%45%41%44%42%44%38%31%34%39%46%53%46%41%37%50%17%47%37%45%51%44%43%30%47%38%58%35%40%50%
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Don't know2%2%2%3%3%2%1%2%3%3%1%2%2%2%5%5%1%2%2%2%2%0%3%3%1%2%3%1%2%0%4%2%1%2%1%1%1%1%1%5%1%1%2%1%1%2%2%2%2%0%0%0%4%
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Yes73%77%70%74%70%69%76%79%71%66%76%78%75%63%64%76%45%73%79%76%70%86%72%65%75%71%76%77%76%67%61%66%69%79%83%77%71%74%78%53%76%67%78%81%73%75%61%76%70%87%72%86%71%
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No or don't know27%23%30%26%30%31%24%21%29%34%24%22%25%37%36%24%55%27%21%24%30%14%28%35%25%29%24%23%24%33%39%34%31%21%17%23%29%26%22%47%24%33%22%19%27%25%39%24%30%13%28%14%29%
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Q5a - At what level on the UV Index do you think people need to be wearing sunscreen?
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Don't know31%30%33%23%29%31%32%37%27%32%29%35%30%40%32%34%30%32%26%30%33%31%23%33%33%29%29%29%30%36%38%36%32%28%26%30%29%32%25%21%28%28%33%27%30%28%29%30%33%30%27%31%21%
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02%1%3%3%1%2%1%2%2%3%2%2%2%2%1%9%5%2%2%1%2%0%4%2%2%2%2%3%3%0%4%1%1%3%2%2%2%3%2%3%2%1%2%2%1%1%3%1%2%0%1%0%5%
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18%6%9%3%6%7%11%9%4%7%8%10%9%5%5%1%0%8%7%6%9%6%8%5%8%7%8%9%8%12%5%6%7%10%9%9%6%10%10%9%8%7%10%9%6%8%6%6%9%6%5%5%10%
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26%6%7%11%6%6%5%6%10%6%6%5%7%7%5%3%2%7%5%6%7%3%7%7%6%7%6%7%5%8%6%5%6%6%8%7%6%6%8%8%7%4%7%8%8%7%3%6%7%2%4%4%9%
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310%11%9%10%10%10%8%11%10%9%10%11%10%8%4%16%0%10%12%11%8%13%10%8%9%10%10%11%13%6%6%10%11%10%11%10%10%11%10%6%10%13%7%12%9%10%13%11%8%18%8%9%12%
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49%9%8%18%8%6%9%8%14%6%7%9%9%7%10%4%5%8%11%9%7%8%14%6%9%11%9%7%8%6%7%5%10%9%9%9%9%11%9%6%9%9%8%10%9%9%9%9%7%5%17%12%12%
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510%12%9%11%11%11%10%10%11%11%10%10%11%9%8%11%1%10%12%11%9%16%8%11%10%10%10%12%11%13%11%11%10%10%12%11%10%11%10%12%11%12%11%9%8%14%11%11%9%11%8%21%8%
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65%6%4%5%6%6%4%3%5%6%6%3%5%10%5%3%12%5%6%6%4%6%6%6%6%4%5%5%4%6%4%6%4%5%7%5%5%5%5%9%5%3%6%6%6%4%5%6%4%7%9%6%4%
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73%5%2%7%6%2%3%1%7%4%2%1%3%4%7%7%7%3%3%5%2%5%2%5%2%4%3%2%2%2%3%2%3%4%3%3%4%2%3%11%3%3%3%2%5%2%6%5%2%5%3%6%1%
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83%3%3%4%4%4%3%1%5%4%3%2%3%4%4%4%5%3%3%3%3%3%3%6%3%2%3%3%3%0%3%4%3%2%4%3%3%2%3%3%3%4%3%3%3%3%2%3%3%5%3%1%2%
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104%4%5%0%3%5%6%5%1%5%6%5%5%1%6%3%6%4%5%4%5%3%5%2%4%5%6%4%6%1%3%5%6%5%3%4%6%3%5%7%5%6%3%3%6%8%3%4%5%3%8%3%3%
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111%1%1%1%1%1%0%0%1%1%1%0%0%0%2%2%0%0%1%0%1%1%1%1%1%0%1%1%0%0%0%1%1%0%0%1%1%0%1%0%1%1%1%0%0%1%1%0%1%2%0%0%2%
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126%5%8%2%6%6%8%8%3%6%8%7%7%2%9%2%19%6%6%5%8%3%9%6%7%7%6%5%5%9%8%7%6%6%6%7%6%5%7%3%7%7%5%8%7%6%5%5%8%5%6%1%10%
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Overestimated43%45%41%50%48%43%43%36%47%44%45%37%43%39%53%38%62%42%48%45%40%47%47%44%42%45%44%41%41%38%41%43%44%43%45%43%46%39%45%53%45%47%41%43%46%46%46%45%40%43%54%50%44%
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Underestimated16%14%18%17%13%16%17%16%16%15%16%17%17%13%11%12%8%16%14%14%18%9%19%14%15%16%17%18%17%20%15%11%14%19%19%17%15%19%20%20%17%12%19%18%15%16%12%14%18%8%10%10%24%
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Don't know31%30%33%23%29%31%32%37%27%32%29%35%30%40%32%34%30%32%26%30%33%31%23%33%33%29%29%29%30%36%38%36%32%28%26%30%29%32%25%21%28%28%33%27%30%28%29%30%33%30%27%31%21%
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Q5b - At what UV Index band do you think people need to wear sunscreen?
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Don't know17%16%17%15%18%17%17%15%17%19%16%14%15%29%15%25%28%16%16%16%17%17%16%23%15%17%16%14%13%17%25%19%16%13%12%14%17%18%11%23%13%18%14%13%16%18%18%16%17%20%21%13%14%
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Low25%22%27%20%19%24%26%31%20%19%27%32%28%10%11%21%7%25%26%22%27%25%27%16%27%21%26%27%27%33%15%19%25%29%30%28%20%30%30%25%27%25%28%29%23%19%12%22%27%21%18%28%32%
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Moderate39%45%34%52%42%39%35%36%47%40%37%35%39%37%47%45%32%39%40%45%34%43%38%40%38%40%42%36%41%37%35%39%42%40%40%40%41%41%39%35%41%37%41%40%42%39%39%45%34%39%43%47%35%
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High16%15%17%12%18%16%20%15%14%17%17%16%16%20%21%10%17%16%15%15%17%15%15%18%17%17%13%20%17%11%20%21%15%15%15%16%18%12%16%9%16%18%15%16%16%18%24%15%17%17%14%12%16%
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Extreme3%2%5%1%3%4%3%3%1%4%4%3%3%4%6%0%16%3%2%1%5%1%3%3%3%5%3%2%2%1%5%2%2%3%3%2%4%0%4%8%3%4%2%2%3%5%7%1%5%2%4%0%3%
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Overestimated19%17%22%13%20%20%22%18%15%21%21%19%19%24%27%10%32%19%17%17%22%16%19%21%20%21%16%22%19%12%25%23%17%18%18%18%22%12%20%17%19%21%17%18%19%23%31%17%22%19%18%13%19%
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Underestimated25%22%27%20%19%24%26%31%20%19%27%32%28%10%11%21%7%25%26%22%27%25%27%16%27%21%26%27%27%33%15%19%25%29%30%28%20%30%30%25%27%25%28%29%23%19%12%22%27%21%18%28%32%
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Moderate39%45%34%52%42%39%35%36%47%40%37%35%39%37%47%45%32%39%40%45%34%43%38%40%38%40%42%36%41%37%35%39%42%40%40%40%41%41%39%35%41%37%41%40%42%39%39%45%34%39%43%47%35%
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Don't know17%16%17%15%18%17%17%15%17%19%16%14%15%29%15%25%28%16%16%16%17%17%16%23%15%17%16%14%13%17%25%19%16%13%12%14%17%18%11%23%13%18%14%13%16%18%18%16%17%20%21%13%14%
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Q6 - When you are in the United Kingdom, do you ever wear sunscreen from May to September?
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No35%41%29%31%34%37%38%32%33%37%36%33%33%51%36%53%26%35%32%41%29%32%33%41%33%33%37%31%36%25%45%38%37%27%33%28%45%0%0%50%26%33%25%27%39%48%56%41%29%35%41%28%28%
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Yes63%58%69%65%64%61%62%67%64%60%63%66%66%49%62%45%67%63%67%57%69%68%66%57%66%64%61%68%62%75%54%58%62%71%66%71%54%100%100%47%73%65%73%72%61%52%40%57%69%65%59%72%70%
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Don't know2%1%2%4%1%2%0%1%3%2%1%1%2%1%2%2%7%2%1%2%2%0%1%2%1%2%2%2%2%0%1%3%1%2%1%2%1%0%0%3%1%2%2%1%0%1%4%2%2%0%0%0%2%
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Q7 - When you are in the United Kingdom, generally how often do you wear sunscreen from May to September?
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Never0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
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Rarely5%6%5%7%6%5%3%7%7%6%3%6%6%6%2%5%6%5%4%6%5%3%4%4%5%5%6%6%6%11%6%4%6%5%6%6%5%100%0%14%6%5%7%5%5%5%5%6%5%3%7%2%3%
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Some days33%36%31%26%29%31%39%40%26%28%38%40%36%22%26%9%24%33%35%35%31%43%29%23%36%34%33%37%34%42%26%34%34%35%35%38%27%0%58%24%38%30%39%42%32%25%15%35%31%39%33%47%27%
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Most days17%13%21%22%20%18%14%14%21%18%16%14%18%11%14%23%16%17%20%12%21%17%22%19%17%18%15%18%16%18%16%15%15%21%18%19%15%0%30%6%20%19%19%19%17%15%9%12%21%18%16%16%26%
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Every day7%3%11%9%9%7%5%6%9%8%6%6%6%10%20%8%22%7%8%3%11%6%10%10%7%7%7%6%6%5%6%4%7%10%8%7%7%0%13%3%8%10%8%5%7%7%10%3%11%4%3%7%14%
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Prefer not to say0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
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Don't know0%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%1%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
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Never or rarely5%6%5%7%6%5%3%7%7%6%3%6%6%6%2%5%6%5%4%6%5%3%4%4%5%5%6%6%6%11%6%4%6%5%6%6%5%100%0%14%6%5%7%5%5%5%5%6%5%3%7%2%3%
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Sometimes58%51%63%57%58%56%58%60%56%54%60%59%60%43%60%40%62%57%63%50%64%65%61%53%61%59%54%61%56%65%48%54%55%66%60%65%49%0%100%33%67%59%66%66%55%47%35%50%64%61%52%70%66%
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Prefer not to say0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
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Don't know0%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%1%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
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rank_Q8. You said that you do not regularly wear sunscreen when in the UK.
Which of the following, if any, are reasons for why you do not regularly wear sunscreen?
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The sun is not strong enough for me to burn8%9%6%10%8%8%8%6%9%8%8%6%7%13%11%7%0%8%5%10%6%7%3%7%6%8%8%8%11%13%5%5%7%7%11%6%11%22%0%11%7%4%6%6%10%12%11%10%6%7%6%6%2%
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I cannot be bothered to apply sunscreen every day8%9%7%9%7%10%7%6%9%10%7%7%8%7%8%9%14%8%10%9%7%10%10%9%8%6%9%6%7%9%8%8%8%6%9%7%10%18%0%3%7%10%6%8%10%11%8%9%7%10%8%10%11%
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I like to tan7%7%7%7%7%9%7%5%7%10%6%5%8%3%2%9%6%7%8%7%7%6%11%7%7%7%6%6%8%16%8%9%8%5%7%5%11%20%0%17%5%3%4%7%13%14%4%7%7%8%20%4%6%
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I often forget to apply sunscreen6%6%7%10%9%6%5%5%9%8%4%6%7%6%4%9%0%7%6%6%7%3%8%6%6%6%7%9%6%8%7%4%8%5%8%7%7%31%0%7%7%8%6%6%6%8%7%6%7%3%6%4%9%
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My body is always covered7%9%5%5%5%6%8%10%5%5%7%10%7%9%10%5%6%7%6%9%5%6%5%7%6%7%9%7%7%1%7%5%8%7%8%6%8%18%0%7%6%7%6%6%5%7%15%9%5%4%3%9%5%
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I always stay out of the sun6%7%4%2%3%4%6%11%3%4%5%10%6%5%4%4%1%6%4%7%5%7%2%6%6%5%5%6%5%2%8%8%6%5%4%5%5%11%0%11%4%8%6%3%5%4%7%7%5%10%0%4%2%