Leviticus 19:28 (NIV, © 2011) 28 Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.
2/13/2012 - A Harris Poll of 2,016 adults surveyed online between 1/16-23/2012 was released by Harris Interactive. The poll looked at the number of Americans who currently have tattoos, and what those tattoos may say about them.
Currently 21% of U.S. adults has at least 1 tattoo which is up from the 16% and 14% who reported having a tattoo when this question was asked in 2003 and 2008, respectively.
Tattoos seem to be most prevalent in the West-26% of adults in that region report having at least 1 - compared to fewer in the East (21%), Midwest (21%) and South (18%).
Adults aged 30-39 are most likely to have a tattoo (38%) compared to both those younger (30% of those 25-29 and 22% of those 18-24) and older (27% of those 40-49, 11% of those 50-64 and just 5% of those 65 and older).
Women are slightly more likely than men, for the 1st time since this question was first asked, to have a tattoo (now 23% versus 19%).
The prohibition against making a tatoo applies to Jews. If you’re not Jewish, tatoo away!