Don't forget that this survey is not representative of the body modification community on the whole, but only those that "live on the internet."
ear |70%|*********************************** | nipple |50%|************************* | navel |20%|********** | septum |18%|********* | tongue |14%|******* | eyebrow | 6%|*** | nostril | 6%|*** | hand web | 4%|** | madison | 2%|* | surgical | 2%|* |No big surprise, the ear and nipple being by far the most popular. The following entries percentages probably fluctuate somewhat due to fad popularity of various piercings.
prince | | | albert |38%|******************* | frenum |24%|************ | deep | | | (ampallang, | | | apadravya, | | | rev.pa) |10%|***** | hafada | 7%|**** | dydoe(s) | 7%|**** |As expected, the PA is a very popular piercing, as well as the frenum.
clit hood |17%|********* | inner labia |11%|****** |I think that there were more responses in some of my lost mail, but male genital piercing is definitely more popular than female.
"ordinary" western (skulls, animals, flowers, hearts, etc)
|22%|*********** |
tribal/blackwork (micronesian to celtic) |
|16%|******** |
symbols (religious, cultural) |
|14%|******* |
japanese (style, not method) |
| 6%|*** |
It seems that piercing is far more popular than tattooing on r.a.b.
cuttings | 6%|*** | branding | 4%|** | scarification| 4%|** |Not particularly common...
"White" |84%|****************************************** | nat.american | 4%|** | asian descent| 4%|** | hispanic | 2%|* | n.r. | 6%|xxx |This will change as more areas and groups get access to the internet. I thought it was interesting though that whites have picked up on a trend that many other races have much more of a history of.
none | | | aetheist | | | agnostic |64%|********************************* | neo-pagan | | | wiccan, etc |16%|******** | christian |12%|****** | hindu | 4%|** | n.r. | 4%|xx |Most r.a.b. members don't follow a specific faith, but a large minority do follow neo-pagan or wiccan beliefs.
male |58%|*************************** | female |36%|**************** | n.r. | 6%|xxx |I think this is pretty much what one would expect in an Internet survey.
hetro |62%|******************************* | bi |18%|********* | gay |10%|***** | n.r. |10%|xxxxx |This appears to be fairly representative of society on a whole, with a slight leaning to alternative lifestyles.
-19 |12%|****** |
20-24 |36%|****************** |
25-29 |22%|********** |
30-34 |20%|********* |
35-39 | 0%| |
40-44 | 2%|* |
45- | 4%|** |
n.r. | 4%|xx |
As expected, many respondants are students or young professionals.
student |38%|******************* | computers |28%|************** | social work, | | | teacher |12%|****** | academic |10%|***** | business |10%|***** | piercer | 6%|*** | athlete | 4%|** | service | 2%|* |This cross-section is basically determined by internet access.
$ - 4k |10%|***** | $ 5k- 9k |16%|******** | $10k-14k | 4%|** | $15k-19k | 2%|* | $20k-24k |10%|***** | $25k-29k |14%|******* | $30k-24k | 4%|**** | $35k-39k | 6%|*** | $40k- |14%|******* | n.r. |20%|xxxxxxxxxx |Most appear to be either well off, or well on their way to becoming so, which is to be expected from an internet sample.
single |50%|************************* |
married, | | |
longterm |32%|**************** |
n.r. |18%|xxxxxxxxx |
| | |
kids | 6%|*** |
highschool | 2%|* | college/Ba |68%|********************************* | Ma/PhD |18%|********* | n.r. |12%|xxxxxx |