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Tattoos in Society
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Tattoos and How People Feel when they have themHow do tattoos make people feel? Among Americans with tattoos, 34% said having a tattoo has made them feel sexier. Interestingly, more tattooed females (42%) feel this way than males (25%). (29%) said their tattoo made them feel more rebellious and (26%) said a tattoo makes them feel more attractive. As for intelligence, (5%) of Americans reported having a tattoo makes them feel more intelligent. How do people without tattoos feel about those with them? Many Americans who do not have tattoos said they think people with tattoos are less attractive (42%), less sexy (36%) and less intelligent (31%). They also think that those with tattoos are more rebellious (57%) in contrast to the (29%) of those with tattoos think they are more rebellious. Do people regret getting tattoos? A majority of Americans with tattoos (83%) do not regret getting them, while 17% do feel regret. The survey found that regret for getting a tattoo was highest among tattooed Republicans (24%) and among those living in the South (21%). And, the reason cited most often for feeling regret about getting tattoos was "because of the person's name in the tattoo" (16%).
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