Tattoos, Guns & Love in the U.S. 2019

Topics of the survey

• Tattoos
• Guns
• Love & Relationship
• Sociodemography

• Method: Online Survey
• Survey name: Statista Survey Tattoos, Guns & Love 2019
• Region: USA
• Number of respondents: 1,021
• Age of respondents: 18 years and older
• Type of respondents: U.S. residential online population
• Survey time period: 3rd to 10th December 2019

• Gender
• Age
• Tattoo ownership
• Gun ownership
• Voting intention
• Ethnicity
• Education
• Occupation
• Marital status
• Household size classification
• Size of community
• Region

Tattoos

• Which of the following characteristics do you think people with tattoos have?
• Which of these would be a reason for you to have a tattoo done?
• Do you have any tattoos?
• How many tattoos do you have?
• Which area(s) of your body is / are tattooed?
• Which tattoo designs/themes do you like in general?
• Which designs/themes does your tattoo / do your tattoos have?
• How old were you when you had your first tattoo done?
• Do you ever regret getting a tattoo?
• Have you ever considered having one of your tattoos removed?
• Why have you not (yet) had a tattoo done?
• What colors are your preference for tattoos?
• How much money have you spent on all your tattoos, combined? If you are not sure, please estimate.
• Which of the following is important to you when choosing a tattoo studio?
• Do you find it acceptable for representatives of any of the following professions to have visible tattoos? / police officers?
• Do you find it acceptable for representatives of any of the following professions to have visible tattoos? / teachers?
• Do you find it acceptable for representatives of any of the following professions to have visible tattoos? / lawyers?
• Do you find it acceptable for representatives of any of the following professions to have visible tattoos? / doctors?
• Do you find it acceptable for representatives of any of the following professions to have visible tattoos? / judges?
• Do you find it acceptable for representatives of any of the following professions to have visible tattoos? / politicians?
• Do you find it acceptable for representatives of any of the following professions to have visible tattoos? / news anchors?
• Do you find it acceptable for representatives of any of the following professions to have visible tattoos? / top managers?
• Do you find it acceptable for representatives of any of the following professions to have visible tattoos? / waitresses/waiters?
• Top-2 (highly acceptable & rather acceptable): [ ... s] Do you find it acceptable for representatives of any of the following professions to have visible tattoos?
• At which age would you allow your children to get a tattoo? If you don't have children, please pretend you have a child and provide what you would do?

Guns

• How much do you agree with the following statements? / Everyone should have the right to carry a gun for self defenc?
• How much do you agree with the following statements? / Gun control should be stricte?
• How much do you agree with the following statements? / Guns don't kill people, people do?
• The following questions are about guns and gun control laws. How much do you agree with the following statements? / There should be a nationwide ban on the sale of semi-automatic weapons/assault weapons?
• The following questions are about guns and gun control laws. How much do you agree with the following statements? / The schools in my community are safe from gun violence?
• The following questions are about guns and gun control laws. How much do you agree with the following statements? / If more people carried guns, the United States would be safe?
• The following questions are about guns and gun control laws. How much do you agree with the following statements? / There should be more extensive background checks on potential gun buyers?
• The following questions are about guns and gun control laws. How much do you agree with the following statements? / National Rifle Association (NRA) is a force for good?
• Top-2 (completely agree & somewhat agree): [ ... ] The following questions are about guns and gun control laws. How much do you agree with the following statements?
• What do you think is more important - protecting the right of Americans to own guns, or controlling gun ownership?
• How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of a mass shooting?
• How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? / drug use?
• How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? / easy access to guns?
• How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? / failure of the mental health system to identify individuals who are a danger to others?
• How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? / inflammatory language from prominent political commentators?
• How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? / insufficient security at public buildings including businesses and schools?
• How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? / the spread of extremist viewpoints on the internet?
• How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? / violence in movies, video games and music lyrics?
• Top-2 (great deal & fair amount): [ ... ] How much do you think each of the following factors is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?
• Do you or someone in your household own a gun?
• How many guns do you have in your household?
• Why did you want to have a gun?
• At what age did you get your first gun?
• Do you try a gun at a shooting range before buying it?
• How often do you visit the shooting range?

Love & Relationship

• Which of the following statements do you agree with?
• Do you believe you have already encountered the love of your life?
• Do you believe in true love?
• How important is romance in a relationship?
• Are you in love at the moment?
• What is your relationship to the person with whom you are in love?
• Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender?
• How long do you think the feeling of love can last in a relationship?
• What sacrifices would you be willing to make for your love?
• Which characteristics could you not tolerate from a partner?
• Have you ever been unfaithful to a partner or has a partner ever been unfaithful to you?
• Have you ever broken up with someone via text message (e.g. WhatsApp, SMS), email or social media message?
• Has anyone ever broken up with you via text message (e.g. WhatsApp, SMS), email or social media message?
• Did you ever kiss on a first date?
• Do you think sex between an unmarried man and woman is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
• Do you think using birth control is morally acceptable or morally wrong?

Sociodemography

• What is your gender?
• Age (detailed)
• Age, categorial
• Which of these statements apply to you?
• What is the highest level of education you have completed?
• What is your marital status?
• Which of the following categories best describes your current employment status?
• Which are the most important aspects to you in life? Please choose up to 5 aspects.?
• Which race/ethnicity best describes you?
• How many people – including yourself and all children – permanently live in your household?
• How many children and teenagers below 14 years of age permanently live in your household, no matter if they are your natural children or not?
• How big is the town you live in?
• In what type of community do you live?
• Where do you currently live?
• If a General Election were held today, the candidate of which of the following parties would you vote for?
• Which are the 3 most important aspects to you in life?