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Americans’
general approval of cosmetic surgery
- 57% of women say they
approve of cosmetic surgery
- 51% of men say they
approve of cosmetic surgery
General approval of cosmetic surgery
by age
- 40% of Americans age
65 or older say they approve of cosmetic
surgery
- 53% of 55-to-64 year
olds say they approve
- 59% of 35-to-54 year
olds (baby boomers) say they approve
- 58% of 25-to-34 year
olds say they approve
- 50% of 18-to-24 year
olds say they approve
Changes in attitude toward cosmetic
surgery compared to 10 years ago
- 69% of Americans say
they have the same attitude as 10 years
ago
- 19% say their attitude
toward cosmetic surgery is more favorable
- 8% say their attitude
toward cosmetic surgery is less favorable
Americans’ openness about having
cosmetic surgery
- 82% of women say that,
if they had cosmetic surgery in the future,
they would not be embarrassed if people
outside their immediate family/close friends
knew about it
- 72% of men would not
be embarrassed
Approval of cosmetic surgery in relation
to household income
- 63% of Americans with
incomes above $50,000 approve of cosmetic
surgery
- 52% with incomes of
$41,000-$50,000 approve
- 53% of those with incomes
of $26,000-$40,000 approve
- 50% with incomes of
$15,000 to $25,000 approve
- 44% with incomes under
$15,000 approve
Approval of cosmetic surgery in relation
to education
- 68% of Americans with
postgraduate education approve of cosmetic
surgery
- 58% with college degrees
or some college approve
- 47% with no college
approve
Would consider cosmetic surgery (in
relation to race/ethnicity)
- 56% of white Americans
approve of cosmetic surgery
- 46% of non-white Americans
approve
Would consider cosmetic surgery (in
relation to marital)
- People living in the
Western U.S. are most likely to approve
of cosmetic surgery (56%)
- People in the Northeast
U.S. are least likely to approve (51%)
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