This statistic shows the results of a 2015 survey among adult Americans on the perception of people with tattoos working in certain jobs. During the survey, 58 percent of respondents stated that they would feel comfortable with a tattooed presidential candidate, while 42 percent of respondents said they would not.
How comfortable would you be with a person with a visible tattoo working in the following occupations?
The source worded the question as follows: “Thinking about the following occupations, how comfortable, if at all, would you be with a person with a visible tattoo serving in such a position?”
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Harris Interactive. (February 10, 2016). How comfortable would you be with a person with a visible tattoo working in the following occupations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/512680/perception-of-tattooed-people-in-certain-occupations/
Harris Interactive. "How comfortable would you be with a person with a visible tattoo working in the following occupations?." Chart. February 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/512680/perception-of-tattooed-people-in-certain-occupations/
Harris Interactive. (2016). How comfortable would you be with a person with a visible tattoo working in the following occupations?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/512680/perception-of-tattooed-people-in-certain-occupations/
Harris Interactive. "How Comfortable Would You Be with a Person with a Visible Tattoo Working in The following Occupations?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/512680/perception-of-tattooed-people-in-certain-occupations/
Harris Interactive, How comfortable would you be with a person with a visible tattoo working in the following occupations? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/512680/perception-of-tattooed-people-in-certain-occupations/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
How comfortable would you be with a person with a visible tattoo working in the following occupations? [Graph], Harris Interactive, February 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/512680/perception-of-tattooed-people-in-certain-occupations/