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 which areas of their bodies are pierced. The results were sorted by gender. 84 percent of the female respondents said they have their earlobe pierced.
United States: Pierced body parts in 2017, by gender
Multiple answers were possible.
The original question was phrased as follows: "Which areas of your body are pierced? In case your piercing(s) extend(s) over multiple adjacent areas of your body, please check all areas that apply."
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Statista Survey. (June 22, 2017). United States: Pierced body parts in 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/722656/pierced-body-parts-of-americans-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "United States: Pierced body parts in 2017, by gender." Chart. June 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722656/pierced-body-parts-of-americans-by-gender/
Statista Survey. (2017). United States: Pierced body parts in 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722656/pierced-body-parts-of-americans-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "United States: Pierced Body Parts in 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722656/pierced-body-parts-of-americans-by-gender/
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United States: Pierced body parts in 2017, by gender [Graph], Statista Survey, June 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/722656/pierced-body-parts-of-americans-by-gender/
