Results: What Do Tattoos Mean To You?
Published on 12/01/2015
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1.
1.
Do you have a tattoo? Yes
23%
441 votes
No
77%
1461 votes
2.
2.
Why did you get a tattoo? To honor a loved one
6%
120 votes
For a fandom
2%
37 votes
Because you liked it
14%
267 votes
It has a special meaning
10%
192 votes
To cover up a scar or birthmark
1%
27 votes
You got it with your significant other or a friend
4%
69 votes
I don't have a tattoo
74%
1409 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
24 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.09% | 2 | |
| wanted one | 0.05% | 1 |
| H | 0.05% | 1 |
| property tat | 0.05% | 1 |
| Cosmetic | 0.05% | 1 |
| My son was a Marine, a GOOD MARINE so I got a tattoo in his honor. | 0.05% | 1 |
| drunk | 0.05% | 1 |
| cover stretch marks | 0.05% | 1 |
| military | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't have tat only because I am not into pain not even for a short time | 0.05% | 1 |
| I was in USAF working with men who got one | 0.05% | 1 |
| because i really wanted one | 0.05% | 1 |
| because when i got it , it actually meant something not like nowadays. | 0.05% | 1 |
| stupity | 0.05% | 1 |
| Grew up with a Dad as a tattoo artist so I was raised on the love of tattoos. | 0.05% | 1 |
| na | 0.05% | 1 |
| Self medicate | 0.05% | 1 |
| someone dared me to | 0.05% | 1 |
| i beleaved what the pic, stood for. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Got it with my mom & 2 sisters. We got the same tattoo of a rose on our back on the right shoulder area. Its something we wanted to do together & it connects us. It means that we'll always be together & it reminds us that we are there for each other. | 0.05% | 1 |
| To thumb my nose at those who scorn tattoos | 0.05% | 1 |
| stupidity | 0.05% | 1 |
| was drunk, younger, and stupid | 0.05% | 1 |
3.
3.
How long should you think about getting a tattoo before getting one? Less than an hour
3%
59 votes
An hour
2%
30 votes
A couple hours
2%
40 votes
A day
2%
32 votes
A couple days
4%
79 votes
A week
3%
61 votes
Several weeks
8%
145 votes
A month
4%
75 votes
Several months
16%
303 votes
A year or more
34%
653 votes
Other (please specify)
22%
425 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| na | 5.63% | 107 |
| n/a | 3.79% | 72 |
| 1.95% | 37 | |
| never | 1.63% | 31 |
| NONE | 0.63% | 12 |
| don't have one | 0.58% | 11 |
| forever | 0.42% | 8 |
| no | 0.32% | 6 |
| I don't have a tattoo | 0.21% | 4 |
| 0 | 0.16% | 3 |
| I don't have one | 0.16% | 3 |
| Depends | 0.16% | 3 |
| never get one | 0.16% | 3 |
| no tattoo | 0.16% | 3 |
| depends on the person | 0.16% | 3 |
| no tatoo | 0.16% | 3 |
| nil | 0.11% | 2 |
| no tattoos | 0.11% | 2 |
| I will NEVER get one | 0.11% | 2 |
| not applicable | 0.11% | 2 |
| it depends | 0.11% | 2 |
| don't have a tattoo | 0.11% | 2 |
| Tattoos are a disgrace | 0.05% | 1 |
| Undecided | 0.05% | 1 |
| not at all | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont have tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| 1000 yrs | 0.05% | 1 |
| tattoos are tacky, so no thinking | 0.05% | 1 |
| no tatoos | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have no idea. | 0.05% | 1 |
| ? | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont deface my body | 0.05% | 1 |
| a life time | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| never get a tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| whatever | 0.05% | 1 |
| never get it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't think bout getting one | 0.05% | 1 |
| Forever. | 0.05% | 1 |
| It's up to each individual person | 0.05% | 1 |
| who knows? | 0.05% | 1 |
| as long as it takes not to do it | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't mark your body up | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| never gonna happen | 0.05% | 1 |
| a lifetime | 0.05% | 1 |
| NA no tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/s | 0.05% | 1 |
| would never get one | 0.05% | 1 |
| Never have thoughts | 0.05% | 1 |
| up to the person | 0.05% | 1 |
| never! | 0.05% | 1 |
| If its something you really want, no need to think | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't care. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Never they are disgusting. | 0.05% | 1 |
| neither | 0.05% | 1 |
| You shouldn't get one. They're trashy. | 0.05% | 1 |
| There is no "should" | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't care | 0.05% | 1 |
| N/A NEVER!!!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| as long as is good for you | 0.05% | 1 |
| will not be thinking about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| never think about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don,t know | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| ffff | 0.05% | 1 |
| Forever, don't get one | 0.05% | 1 |
| I n't like tottoos | 0.05% | 1 |
| Dont like tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not have a tatoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't have one or any | 0.05% | 1 |
| To each his/her own. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Read the Bible | 0.05% | 1 |
| They are disgusting. | 0.05% | 1 |
| never had a tatttoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| I do not have any | 0.05% | 1 |
| Never don't care for tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a - no tattoos for me | 0.05% | 1 |
| personal choice | 0.05% | 1 |
| Should never consider | 0.05% | 1 |
| NA! | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't care if you like tatoos | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have multiple and I thought about them all different times | 0.05% | 1 |
| DEPIENDS | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't want any tattoo on my body | 0.05% | 1 |
| I will never get a tato | 0.05% | 1 |
| who cares | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't know as I don't lkie them | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on your reasoning | 0.05% | 1 |
| however long you want to, it is your body | 0.05% | 1 |
| none its forbidden according to the bible | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not have | 0.05% | 1 |
| go when you feel like it | 0.05% | 1 |
| it depends on the circumstances | 0.05% | 1 |
| should NOT get any, it is bad for blood and body | 0.05% | 1 |
| non | 0.05% | 1 |
| will not get a tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| I DONT HAVE TATOO | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not my thing | 0.05% | 1 |
| however long you want | 0.05% | 1 |
| dtju | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not get a tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| I dont want another one | 0.05% | 1 |
| didnt get one | 0.05% | 1 |
| varies from person to person. | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't do them make you look disguising | 0.05% | 1 |
| I would never get a tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| no clue | 0.05% | 1 |
| All your life | 0.05% | 1 |
| I thought about it for yrs. I was 26 when I got my 1st one | 0.05% | 1 |
| after your dead! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Whatever you feel comfortable with! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don t have a tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| The best suggestion I ever had was to draw out what I had in mind and look at it every day for a year and if I was just as hyped about it at the end of the year it was a go. | 0.05% | 1 |
| should never never ever get one | 0.05% | 1 |
| not getting one | 0.05% | 1 |
| Until your sure it's the one you want | 0.05% | 1 |
| days | 0.05% | 1 |
| forever, do not get one. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't have one duh! | 0.05% | 1 |
| N a | 0.05% | 1 |
4.
4.
How long have you sat for a tattoo? Less than an hour
5%
90 votes
An hour
8%
147 votes
A couple hours
11%
216 votes
More than six hours
3%
62 votes
Zero (I don't have one)
63%
1190 votes
Other (please specify)
10%
197 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| NA | 3.47% | 66 |
| n/a | 2.16% | 41 |
| 0.74% | 14 | |
| never | 0.58% | 11 |
| none | 0.53% | 10 |
| don't have one | 0.26% | 5 |
| No | 0.21% | 4 |
| no tatoo | 0.16% | 3 |
| No tattoo | 0.16% | 3 |
| no tats | 0.11% | 2 |
| no tattoos | 0.11% | 2 |
| NOT APPLICABLE | 0.11% | 2 |
| i don't have a tattoo | 0.11% | 2 |
| didn't | 0.11% | 2 |
| nil | 0.11% | 2 |
| i done my own | 0.05% | 1 |
| non | 0.05% | 1 |
| no tattos | 0.05% | 1 |
| I DONT HAVE TATOO | 0.05% | 1 |
| no, tattos they are dirty looking | 0.05% | 1 |
| never got one, nor want one | 0.05% | 1 |
| four hours | 0.05% | 1 |
| never, if you want get one, if not don't, I have seen some great ones | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont | 0.05% | 1 |
| I will never get a tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don t have a tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| no one should get them | 0.05% | 1 |
| Duh! | 0.05% | 1 |
| never got one | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing | 0.05% | 1 |
| NA NA NA | 0.05% | 1 |
| 10 years | 0.05% | 1 |
| 17 years | 0.05% | 1 |
| they look stupid | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't have a tatoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| fff | 0.05% | 1 |
| neither | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/qa | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| NA no tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| Never had a tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| 0 | 0.05% | 1 |
5.
5.
Do you think visible tattoos ruin your chance of being hired for a job? Yes
47%
894 votes
No
21%
400 votes
Undecided
32%
608 votes
6.
6.
Do you have tattoos that you regret? Yes
8%
145 votes
No
92%
1757 votes
7.
7.
Are tattoos art or a way to ruin your body? Art: Tattoo artists learn an artform and keep portfolios like any other artist.
36%
678 votes
Ruins Your Body: Tattoos stay with you the rest of your life.
55%
1047 votes
Other (please specify)
9%
177 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.79% | 34 | |
| na | 1.58% | 30 |
| n/a | 1.16% | 22 |
| both | 0.37% | 7 |
| Depends | 0.37% | 7 |
| UNDECIDED | 0.26% | 5 |
| NONE | 0.21% | 4 |
| to each their own | 0.16% | 3 |
| It depends | 0.16% | 3 |
| not sure | 0.16% | 3 |
| depends on the tattoo | 0.11% | 2 |
| a bit of both | 0.11% | 2 |
| can be both | 0.11% | 2 |
| a little of both | 0.11% | 2 |
| can be either or | 0.05% | 1 |
| No opinion (on most tattoos) | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends upon type and meaning | 0.05% | 1 |
| Yes and No | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on how you see it | 0.05% | 1 |
| it depends on point of view | 0.05% | 1 |
| Both, depends on the severity | 0.05% | 1 |
| could be either depending on the tattoo... | 0.05% | 1 |
| somewhere in between | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on the person | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't have a tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| dltre | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends on what it looks like | 0.05% | 1 |
| whatever | 0.05% | 1 |
| .na | 0.05% | 1 |
| NO | 0.05% | 1 |
| Its ugly | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends on the tattoo and the location | 0.05% | 1 |
| Bible says not to tatoo or pierce body | 0.05% | 1 |
| If to many | 0.05% | 1 |
| It could be either. Depending on the style, etc | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends What it is and Where it is | 0.05% | 1 |
| kinda both | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't care | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| nil | 0.05% | 1 |
| never | 0.05% | 1 |
| ? | 0.05% | 1 |
| 0 | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on how many and/or in good taste | 0.05% | 1 |
| It is art that can ruin your body. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends on the flash and how well it's implemented. | 0.05% | 1 |
| either or both | 0.05% | 1 |
| little bit of both | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't want or need any | 0.05% | 1 |
| It's an individual interpretation. | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not have any | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on tattoo | 0.05% | 1 |
| it can be art | 0.05% | 1 |
| some yes some no | 0.05% | 1 |
| Can be either | 0.05% | 1 |
| both... | 0.05% | 1 |
| maybe | 0.05% | 1 |
| mix of both | 0.05% | 1 |
| fffff | 0.05% | 1 |
| I think it depends on the person. It's subjective. | 0.05% | 1 |
| No opinion. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no tatoos | 0.05% | 1 |
| Some are art and some can ruin your body. I believe it depends on what u get really. | 0.05% | 1 |
| NO OPINION | 0.05% | 1 |
| make me sick | 0.05% | 1 |
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