This question was phrased by the source as follows: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? Women mainly wear makeup in order to trick people into thinking they're more attractive"
Percentage points not equal to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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U.S. consumers who think women wear makeup to hide unattractiveness 2017, by gender
This statistic shows the share of consumers in the United States who agree that women mainly wear makeup in order to trick people into thinking they are more attractive, as of , by gender. During the survey, ** percent of male respondents said that they strongly agreed that women mainly wear makeup in order to trick people, as opposed to ** percent of female respondents.
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YouGov. (April 26, 2017). Share of consumers in the United States who believe women wear make-up to trick people into thinking they are attractive as of April 2017, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/752548/consumer-attitudes-makeup-used-to-trick-people-gender/
YouGov. "Share of consumers in the United States who believe women wear make-up to trick people into thinking they are attractive as of April 2017, by gender." Chart. April 26, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/752548/consumer-attitudes-makeup-used-to-trick-people-gender/
YouGov. (2017). Share of consumers in the United States who believe women wear make-up to trick people into thinking they are attractive as of April 2017, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/752548/consumer-attitudes-makeup-used-to-trick-people-gender/
YouGov. "Share of Consumers in The United States Who Believe Women Wear Make-up to Trick People into Thinking They Are Attractive as of April 2017, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Apr 2017, /statistics/752548/consumer-attitudes-makeup-used-to-trick-people-gender/
YouGov, Share of consumers in the United States who believe women wear make-up to trick people into thinking they are attractive as of April 2017, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/752548/consumer-attitudes-makeup-used-to-trick-people-gender/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Share of consumers in the United States who believe women wear make-up to trick people into thinking they are attractive as of April 2017, by gender [Graph], YouGov, April 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/752548/consumer-attitudes-makeup-used-to-trick-people-gender/
