| The US and England are two of the West’s leading countries in terms of body modification, but which nation reigns supreme in terms of the percentages? Here’s a few key points to consider: |
| United States | Great Britain |
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According to polls, approximately 16% of all U.S. adults have at least Studies show that about 32% of Americans aged 18 to 40 have tattoos. Surveys have shown that around 14% of American adults have at least one In US studies young women are more likely to get pierced than men, with |
According to polls approximately 20% of all British adults have at least one tattoo. According to survey about 29% of Brits aged 16 to 44 have tattoos. A study of 10,500 Brits showed that around 10% have a piercing somewhere Surveys show that young women are more likely to get pierced in England |
| In both countries the most popular body piercing sights are the navel, nose, and ear cartilage (anywhere except the lobe, including rook, conch, tragus, etc.). |
| So it looks like we’re pretty evenly matched, with a slightly higher percentage of those in Britain being tattooed, and a slightly higher percentage of those in America being pierced. Any way you slice, that’s a lot of modification! |
