title: College students, tattoos, and sexual activity.
abstract: This research examined the association of having a tattoo and engaging in premarital sexual intercourse. Data gathered from a convenience sample of 450 college students indicated that tattooed respondents were substantively and significantly more likely to be sexually active than nontattooed college students. Tattooed men became sexually active at a significantly earlier age than nontattooed men but no such difference was found between tattooed and nontattooed college women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Texas Tech University, Lubbock 79409, USA. jerome.koch@ttu.edu
authors.forename: Jerome R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Alden E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Myrna L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Donna C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Owen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013653:Tattooing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities