This statistic shows the results of a 2015 survey among adult American parents of underaged children on the age at which they would allow their kids to get tattoos or piercings. During the survey, 7 percent of polled parents said they would allow their children to get a tattoo when they are younger than 18, while 41 percent stated they would allow tattoos when the children are 18 years old.
At which age would you allow your children to get/do each of the following body modifications?
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Harris Interactive. (February 10, 2016). At which age would you allow your children to get/do each of the following body modifications? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/512690/age-at-which-parents-allow-their-kids-to-get-tattoos-or-piercings-us/
Harris Interactive. "At which age would you allow your children to get/do each of the following body modifications?." Chart. February 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512690/age-at-which-parents-allow-their-kids-to-get-tattoos-or-piercings-us/
Harris Interactive. (2016). At which age would you allow your children to get/do each of the following body modifications?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512690/age-at-which-parents-allow-their-kids-to-get-tattoos-or-piercings-us/
Harris Interactive. "At Which Age Would You Allow Your Children to Get/Do Each of The following Body Modifications?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512690/age-at-which-parents-allow-their-kids-to-get-tattoos-or-piercings-us/
Harris Interactive, At which age would you allow your children to get/do each of the following body modifications? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512690/age-at-which-parents-allow-their-kids-to-get-tattoos-or-piercings-us/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
At which age would you allow your children to get/do each of the following body modifications? [Graph], Harris Interactive, February 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/512690/age-at-which-parents-allow-their-kids-to-get-tattoos-or-piercings-us/