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(WGN) – Look at the person to your left. Look at the person to your right. Odds are, one of you has at least one tattoo.

A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center appears to suggest that sporting a tattoo has become broadly accepted among Americans in recent decades. What’s more, Pew’s study indicates a trend which seems to span fairly evenly across a variety of demographics.

The survey, which polled nearly 8,500 people, found that 32% of adults say they have at least one tattoo — and the majority of those adults actually had more than one.

As for who is most likely to have a tattoo, the survey broke down results by: gender; race and ethnicity; age; education; income; religion; and sexual orientation. Those demographics were further broken down by the likelihood of having only a single tattoo versus multiple tattoos.

Though the combined percentages show a decent amount of variance, the likelihood of having a single tattoo is almost equal across all groups at approximately 11%.

What do the combined percentages show?

% of surveyed Americans who have at least one tattoo

Total: 32%

Gender

  • Men: 27%
  • Women: 38%

Race and Ethnicity

  • White: 32%
  • Black: 39%
  • Hispanic: 35%
  • Asian: 14%

Age

  • 18-29: 41%
  • 30-49: 46%
  • 50-64: 25%
  • 65+: 13%

Education

  • H.S. or less: 39%
  • Some College: 35%
  • Bachelor’s: 24%
  • Postgraduate: 21%

Income

  • Lower: 43%
  • Middle: 31%
  • Higher: 21%

Sexual Orientation

  • LGB: 51%
  • Straight: 31%

The survey also found there were no major differences in likelihood to have a tattoo between political affiliations; between veterans and non-veterans; and whether someone lived in an urban, suburban, or rural community.

As for why so many Americans have tattoos, the most commonly cited reason (at 69%) was to honor or remember someone or something.

The full survey results, which include findings concerning the perception of tattoos, can be found at the Pew Research Center’s official website.