Table 1.
Frequency distribution of the outcome variable ("awareness of the implications of tattoo removal") by independent variables, among the 4,277 secondary school students
| INDEPENDENT VARIABLES | No. (%)** | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%)* | No (%)* | |||
| Sex | Female | 2,789 (65.2) | 1,241 (46.5) | 1,428 (53.5) |
| Male | 1,488(34.8) | 383 (27.0) | 1,034 (73.0) | |
| Age | <16 years | 1,494 (34.9) | 523 (36.9) | 895 (63.1) |
| 16-17 years | 1,501 (35.1) | 618 (43.0) | 820 (57.0) | |
| 18+ years | 1,282 (30.0) | 483 (39.3) | 747 (60.74) | |
| School year | 1st | 1,566 (36.6) | 547 (36.8) | 940 (63.2) |
| 3rd | 1,478 (34.6) | 609 (42.9) | 811 (57.1) | |
| 5th | 1,181 (28.8) | 468 (39.7) | 711 (60.3) | |
| Residence (missing: 179) |
City centre | 850 (20.7) | 312 (38.3) | 503 (61.7) |
| City outskirt | 979 (23.9) | 382 (40.9) | 553 (59.1) | |
| Town | 412 (10.1) | 145 (35.5) | 252 (63.5) | |
| Small town | 1,857 (45.3) | 722(40.8) | 1,049 (59.2) | |
| Province of residence (missing: 32) | Belluno | 509 (12.0) | 180 (36.7) | 310 (63.3) |
| Verona | 674 (15.9) | 288 (44.4) | 361 (55.6) | |
| Vicenza | 402 (9.5) | 170 (44.2) | 216 (55.8) | |
| Padua | 739 (17.4) | 274 (38.5) | 446 (61.5) | |
| Venice | 554 (13.1) | 196 (36.8) | 346 (63.2) | |
| Treviso | 621 (14.6) | 234 (39.7) | 375 (60.3) | |
| Rovigo | 746 (17.6) | 269 (38.6) | 454 (61.4) | |
| Satisfaction with physical appearance (missing: 69) |
Yes | 1,511 (35.9) | 485 (33.5) | 964 (66.5) |
| Fairly | 2,258 (53.7) | 927 (42.7) | 1,244 (57.3) | |
| No | 439 (10.4) | 199 (47.5) | 220 (52.5) | |
| Single parent household | No | 3,806 (89.0) | 1430 (39.4) | 2,285 (60.6) |
| Yes | 471 (11.0) | 194 (42.7) | 266 (57.3) | |
| No. of siblings (missing: 95) |
0 | 779 (18.6) | 294 (7.1) | 448 (12.1) |
| 1 | 2,349 (56.2) | 912 (19.8) | 1,347 (37.1) | |
| 2+ | 1,054 (25.2) | 389 (7.9) | 615 (16.1) | |
| Senior sibling of same sex |
No | 3,963 (92.7) | 1,535 (40.6) | 2,250 (59.5) |
| Yes | 314 (7.3) | 89 (29.6) | 212 (70.4) | |
| Father's age (missing: 409) |
<49 years | 1,824 (47.2) | 691 (396) | 1,056 (60.5) |
| 49+ years | 2,044 (52.8) | 807 (41.3) | 1,149 (58.7) | |
| Mother's age (missing: 337) |
<47 years | 2,058 (52.2) | 799 (40.6) | 1,168 (59.4) |
| 47+ years | 1,882 (47.8) | 724 (40.1) | 1,082 (59.9) | |
| Mother's education (missing: 144) |
Low | 1,456 (35.2) | 585 (41.9) | 812 (58.1) |
| Medium | 2,007 (48.6) | 758 (39.4) | 1,165 (60.6) | |
| High | 670 (16.2) | 238 (37.4) | 399 (62.6) | |
| Father's education (missing: 216) |
Low | 1,353 (33.3) | 544 (41.9) | 756 (58.2) |
| Medium | 1,917 (47.2) | 739 (40.1) | 1,103 (59.9) | |
| High | 791 (19.5) | 262 (35.2) | 482 (64.8) | |
| Attitude towards piercing (missing: 100) |
Indifferent/Non interessted | 2,276 (54.5) | 580 (26.5) | 1,607 (73.5) |
| Interested/Keen to try | 1,061(25.4) | 560 (53.3) | 491 (46.7) | |
| Done | 840 (20.1) | 478 (57.5) | 353 (42.5) | |
| Attitude towards tattoo (missing: 191) |
Indifferent/Not interesested | 1,900 (46.5) | 380 (20.0) | 1,520 (80.0) |
| Interested/Keen to try | 1,928 (47.2) | 1,107 (57.4) | 821 (42.6) | |
| Done | 258 (6.3) | 137 (53.1) | 121 (46.9) | |
Yes = aware; No = not aware; Number (No.) and weighted percentage (%)*
* Row Percentage
** Column percentage