Tattoos, Piercings And More Alcohol Drinking Linked

[roo_ster]

Tattoos and body piercings are so ubiquitous in western societies that they are more cliché than  edgy, but social scientists in France say they may be more than fashion trends - they may be harbingers of doom. Individuals who get them  are also more likely to engage in risky behaviors that include substance and alcohol use.

They conducted this truly first-of-its-kind survey on four different Saturday nights, when most French youth frequent bars and clubs before dancing, collectively approaching a total of 2,970 individuals (1,710 males, 1,260 females) as they were exiting drinking establishments - apparently without being punched in the face, showing the patience of French young people. The young men and women were asked if they wore tattoos and piercings or not, and were then requested to breathe into a breathalyzer in order to evaluate their alcohol consumption.

Next study, already in the hopper:
"Women who dress like prostitutes have higher rates of STDs."

And right after that:
"98.3% of Men Who Say, 'I love you,' To Have Premarital Sex Are Lying."

And the last one for the month of May:
"Going Into Debt For Mass Communication / Women's Study Degree Bad Idea."

[vaskidmark]

collectively approaching a total of 2,970 individuals (1,710 males, 1,260 females)

This being France, how were they able to make the distinction?

stay safe.

[MicroBalrog]

OMG NOT TEH RISKY BEHAVIORS.

[roo_ster]

OMG NOT TEH RISKY BEHAVIORS.

Your post implies irrational emotion, whereas the article marshals actual fact and statistical rigor.

[Tallpine]

Or, drunk people more likely to get tatoos and pierced     

 

[MillCreek]

Your post implies irrational emotion, whereas the article marshals actual fact and statistical rigor.

I think this should be used for all our threads discussing scholarly articles.

[roo_ster]

Or, drunk people more likely to get tatoos and pierced     

 

The article did smell like correlation, not causation, so your formulation is in the realm of possibility.

[MrsSmith]

The article did smell like correlation, not causation, so your formulation is in the realm of possibility.

Whew. For a minute there I was worried I was the only one seeing the fail there.

[roo_ster]

Whew. For a minute there I was worried I was the only one seeing the fail there.

Just some folk jumping to causation or others denying even correlation...both of which are fail of a sort.  The data & methodology seem sound, though.

[Scout26]

And right after that:
"98.3% of Men Who Say, 'I love you,' To Have Premarital Sex Are Lying."

With 1.7% of men lying to researchers in the hopes of scoring with them....

[roo_ster]

With 1.7% of men lying to researchers in the hopes of scoring with them....

 

[230RN]

roo_ster's sig line is perhaps worth repeating here:

Regards,
"We have now sunk to a depth at which re-statement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men."----George Orwell

Say, when did "fail" become a noun?  I thunk the nounal form was "failure?"  Did I miss the memo?

[MicroBalrog]

Your post implies irrational emotion, whereas the article marshals actual fact and statistical rigor.

You say it as if they are opposed.

[Doggy Daddy]

Did I miss the memo?

Yes.  Apparently you did.

Fail.

DD

[Jamie B]

and were then requested to breathe into a breathalyzer in order to evaluate their alcohol consumption.

Of course the researchers were all male, I am sure, and all named "Breathalyzer".....

[Jamisjockey]

Your social commentary is gripping.