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 age
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 age. During the survey, ** percent of respondents aged between 18 and 34 years said that they strongly agreed that women mainly wear makeup in order to trick people, as opposed to ** percent of respondents aged 55 years and older.
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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 age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/752567/consumer-attitudes-makeup-used-to-trick-people-age/
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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 Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Apr 2017, /statistics/752567/consumer-attitudes-makeup-used-to-trick-people-age/
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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 age [Graph], YouGov, April 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/752567/consumer-attitudes-makeup-used-to-trick-people-age/
