Table 1 Frequency distribution of 4,277 secondary school pupils by explanatory and outcome variables
From: Characteristics of adolescents who expressed indifference or no interest towards body art
| Â | Â | Â | OUTCOME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TERMS | No. (%) | YES (No; %) | NO (No.; %) | |
Gender | Female | 2,789 (65.2) | 821 (54.6) | 1,860 (71.7) |
| Â | Male | 1,488(34.8) | 683 (45.4) | 734 (28.3) |
| Â | <15 | 1,494 (34.9) | 565 (38.6) | 854 (32.4) |
Age (years) | 16-17 | 1,501 (35.1) | 473 (31.2) | 969 (37.7) |
| Â | 18+ | 1,282 (30.0) | 466 (30.2) | 770 (29.9) |
School year | 1st | 1,566 (36.6) | 604 (40.2) | 886 (34.2) |
| Â | 3rd | 1,478 (34.6) | 466 (32.0) | 961 (37.1) |
| Â | 5th | 1,181 (28.8) | 434 (28.9) | 747 (28.8) |
| Â | City centre | 850 (20.7) | 297 (20.6) | 520 (20.9) |
Residence (missing: 179) | City outskirt | 979 (23.9) | 347 (24.1) | 589 (23.7) |
| Â | Town | 412 (10.1) | 164 (11.4) | 236 (9.5) |
| Â | Small town | 1,857 (45.3) | 631 (43.9) | 1,144 (45.9) |
| Â | Belluno | 509 (12.0) | 203 (13.6) | 287 (11.2) |
| Â | Verona | 674 (15.9) | 222 (14.8) | 427 (16.6) |
| Â | Vicenza | 402 (9.5) | 116 (7.8) | 272 (10.6) |
Province of residence (missing: 32) | Padua | 739 (17.4) | 285 (19.1) | 433 (16.8) |
| Â | Venice | 554 (13.1) | 215 (14.4) | 320 (12.5) |
| Â | Treviso | 621 (14.6) | 222 (14.8) | 369 (14.3) |
| Â | Rovigo | 746 (17.6) | 233 (15.6) | 463 (18.0) |
Satisfaction with physical appearance (missing 69) | Yes | 1,511 (35.9) | 615 (41.4) | 839 (32.7) |
| Â | Fairly | 2,258 (53.7) | 759 (51.2) | 1,418 (55.2) |
| Â | No | 439 (10.4) | 110 (7.4) | 310 (12.1) |
Single parent household | No | 3,806 (89.0) | 1,371 (91.2) | 2,272 (87.6) |
| Â | Yes | 471 (11.0) | 133 (8.8) | 322 (12.4) |
No. of siblings (95 missing) | 0 | 779 (18.6) | 279 (18.9) | 463 (18.2) |
| Â | 1 | 2,349 (56.2) | 823 (55.9) | 1,439 (56.6) |
| Â | 2+ | 1,054 (25.2) | 371 (25.2) | 639 (25.2) |
Senior sibling of same sex | Yes | 3,963 (92.7) | 1,356 (90.2) | 2,441 (94.1) |
| Â | No | 314 (7.3) | 148 (9.8) | 153 (5.9) |
Father's age (years) (missing: 409) | <47 | 1,542 (39.9) | 509 (37.1) | 973 (41.6) |
| Â | 48-51 | 1,107 (28.6) | 383 (28.0) | 677 (28.9) |
| Â | 52+ | 1,219 (31.5) | 478 (34.9) | 692 (29.5) |
Mother's age (years) (missing: 337) | <44 | 1,411 (37.3) | 485 (34.9) | 926 (38.7) |
| Â | 45-48 | 1,149 (30.3) | 403 (29.0) | 746 (31.2) |
| Â | 49+ | 1,223 (32.4) | 502 (36.1) | 721 (30.1) |
Mother's education (missing: 144) | Low | 1,456 (35.2) | 474 (32.4) | 929 (37.1) |
| Â | Medium | 2,007 (48.6) | 712 (48.7) | 1,213 (48.4) |
| Â | High | 670 (16.2) | 276 (18.9) | 363 (14..5) |
Father's education (missing: 216) | Low | 1,353 (33.3) | 416 (28.8) | 886 (36.1) |
| Â | Medium | 1,917 (47.2) | 699 (48.4) | 1,149 (46.9) |
| Â | High | 791 (19.5) | 329 (22.8) | 417 (17.0) |
Attitude towards piercing (missing: 100) | Indifferent/Not interested | 2,276 (54.5) | Â | Â |
| Â | Interested/Keen to try | 1,061(25.4) | Â | Â |
| Â | Done | 840 (20.1) | Â | Â |
Attitude towards Tattoo (missing: 191) | Indifferent/Not interested | 1,900 (46.5) | Â | Â |
| Â | Interested/Keen to try | 1,928 (47.2) | Â | Â |
| Â | Done | 258 (6.3) | Â | Â |
Infections related knowledge (missing: 1,070) | Lower | 1,210 (37.7) | 407 (35.6) | 769 (39.3) |
| Â | Higher | 1,997 (62.3) | 737 (64.4) | 1,189 (60.7) |
Hygienic rules knowledge (missing: 398) | No | 1,076 (27.7) | 369 (29.2) | 659 (26.6) |
| Â | yes | 2,803 (72.3) | 895 (70.8) | 1,815 (73.4) |
Propensity for professionally certified parlors | No | 1,563 (36.5) | 563 (37.4) | 917 (35.4) |
| Â | Yes | 2,714 (63.5) | 941 (62.6) | 1,677 (65.6) |
Propensity for health care professionals (missing: 841) | No | 924 (26.9) | 182 (22.0) | 738 (28.5) |
| Â | Yes | 2,512 (73.1) | 646 (78.0) | 1,856 (71.6) |
Awareness of difficulties in tattoo removal (Missing: 191) | No | 2,462 (60.2) | 1,283 (85.3) | 1,172 (45.5) |
| Â | Yes | 1,624 (39.8) | 221 (14.7) | 1,403 (55.5) |