If you want to spice up your life, get a tattoo or body piercing. Easily America’s favorite
accessories, tattoos and piercings
can be done at almost at any tattoo shop.
Not always respected, in the last decade, tattoos and piercings
have worked their way into mainstream America. Life magazine
estimated that in 1936 only 10 million Americans, approximately
6% of the population, had one or more tattoos. A 2003 Harris Poll, nearly triples those numbers and estimates that 16% of Americans
now have at least one tattoo.
A 2003 Harris poll estimated
that 36 percent of Americans
between the ages of 25 to 29 have one or more tattoos. Another study found that 24% of 18 to 50-year olds are tattooed and 36% of those aged 18 to 29 are tattooed.
According to information
on vanishingtattoo.com, “16% of all adults have at least one tattoo. The highest incidence of tattoos was found among the gay, lesbian and bisexual population
(31%) and among Americans ages 25 to 29 years, (36%) and 30 to 39 years (28%). Regionally, people living in the West (20%) are more likely to have tattoos.”
Why would anyone get tattoos?
A large percentage of people
with tattoos say it makes them feel sexy. Others say it makes them feel rebellious. A number of Fresno City College students interviewed say their tattoos mean something to them. Some people said they got tattoos because they were bored; others say they got tattoos and piercings to show that they are not scared of what others think of them. Some get tattoos or piercings because it is a part of their culture.
Tattoos and piercings are affordable and easily within most budgets.