Reasons for getting a tattoo in the U.S. in 2017, by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 20, 2019
This statistic shows the results of a Statista survey conducted in the United States in 2017 on tattoos and body modification. During the survey, the respondents were asked about reasons for them to have a tattoo done. The results were sorted by gender. 38 percent of the male respondents said that one of the reasons would be to express their style and character; 39 percent of female respondents said the same.

United States: Reasons for getting a tattoo in 2017, by gender

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Release date

June 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

June 7-12, 2017

Number of respondents

1,010 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Multiple answers were possible.

The original question was "Which of these are/would be reasons for you to have a tattoo done?"

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