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Table 1 Impressions from Teens (13-17 years of age) and Adults (≥ 18 years of age) after Looking at Photos of People with Either Clear Skin or Acne

From: Psychosocial judgements and perceptions of adolescents with acne vulgaris: A blinded, controlled comparison of adult and peer evaluations

 

Teens

Adults

 

Clear

Acne

Clear

Acne

Number of respondents (n)

1503

1508

1502

1504

Does this person look like any of your friends (or does this person remind your of your friends when you were a teenager)?

Yes

32%

23%

50%

47%

No

68%

77%

50%

53%

Does this person resemble you (or resemble you when you were a teenager)?

Yes

7%

5%

23%

22%

No

93%

95%

77%

78%

If you said yes, what is it that you have in common with this person?

Hair color

27%

19%

NA

NA

Skin or complexion

38%

59%

NA

NA

Eye color

16%

12%

NA

NA

Shape of face

12%

4%

NA

NA

Nose

4%

4%

NA

NA

Shape of mouth

4%

1%

NA

NA

Just based on their face, how likely do you think it is that

you'd be friends with this person?

Extremely likely

15%

8%

NA

NA

Somewhat likely

44%

36%

NA

NA

Likely net

59%

44%

NA

NA

Not likely or unlikely

21%

29%

NA

NA

Not very likely

12%

15%

NA

NA

Not at all likely

7%

12%

NA

NA

Not likely net

19%

27%

NA

NA

If you were friends with this person, how likely would you be to post a picture of you and him or her on your Facebook or MySpace page?

Extremely likely

20%

9%

NA

NA

Somewhat likely

38%

32%

NA

NA

Likely net

58%

41%

NA

NA

Not likely or unlikely

19%

24%

NA

NA

Not very likely

12%

16%

NA

NA

Not at all likely

12%

19%

NA

NA

Not likely net

23%

35%

NA

NA

Which of the following titles could this person potentially earn in a high school yearbook? Please choose all that apply.

Best personality

39%

34%

NA

NA

Most likely to succeed

33%

31%

NA

NA

Most spirited

30%

26%

NA

NA

Best dressed

20%

10%

NA

NA

Most artistic

25%

25%

NA

NA

Best looking

18%

5%

NA

NA

Class clown

19%

20%

NA

NA

Other

4%

5%

NA

NA

None of these

7%

14%

NA

NA

How likely is it that this person is currently dating someone?

Extremely likely

16%

4%

20%

5%

Somewhat likely

44%

30%

47%

36%

Likely net

59%

34%

67%

41%

Not likely or unlikely

22%

29%

24%

36%

Not very likely

11%

21%

7%

18%

Not at all likely

8%

16%

2%

5%

Not likely net

19%

37%

9%

23%

If you had to choose one, is this person more likely to be a leader or a follower?

A leader

49%

29%

54%

34%

A follower

51%

71%

46%

66%

If you had to decide, is this person likely to be bullied by someone?

Yes

33%

60%

29%

56%

No

67%

40%

71%

44%

How many close friends do you think this person has? Your best guess is fine.

None

2%

3%

1%

1%

1

5%

10%

5%

9%

2

10%

18%

10%

19%

3-4

23%

26%

24%

27%

5-6

23%

19%

28%

26%

7-9

8%

6%

7%

4%

10-14

11%

8%

15%

9%

15 or more

18%

10%

11%

6%

If you had to choose one, which of the following do you believe this person would do for fun on a typical weekend? Please choose one answer in each question.

Go on a date or stay at home with parents

Go on a date

60%

36%

64%

42%

Stay at home with parents

40%

64%

36%

58%

Go out with a large group of friends or study

Go out with a large group of friends

60%

42%

57%

44%

Study

40%

58%

43%

56%

Play group sports such as basketball or play videogames alone

Play group sports such as basketball

66%

47%

69%

50%

Play videogames alone

34%

53%

31%

50%

Read a book or go to the movies

    

Go to the movies

64%

46%

65%

51%

Read a book

36%

54%

65%

49%

Which of the following extra-curricular activities is this person

likely to participate in? Please choose all that apply.

Chorus or other singing club

33%

31%

41%

33%

Student government

41%

41%

53%

44%

Drama club or school play

40%

33%

46%

33%

School subjects clubs or study groups, such as math, history, or foreign languages

36%

41%

45%

50%

Debate team

36%

41%

36%

33%

Cheerleading

21%

9%

22%

8%

Organized sports, such as football, tennis, field hockey, gymnastics, basketball, or track

Marching band

28%

39%

31%

40%

Computer or other technical club

26%

35%

37%

44%

Chess club

21%

36%

18%

26%

Martial arts

16%

15%

13%

10%

Other

2%

2%

1%

1%

None of these

2%

5%

3%

4%

What do you think this person's grade point average is? Your best guess is fine. Please assume a 100-point scale.

Less than 50%

10%

10%

5%

5%

50-59%

2%

3%

1%

1%

60-69%

2%

2%

1%

2%

70-79%

8%

8%

8%

10%

80-89%

28%

26%

34%

31%

90-99%

40%

41%

44%

45%

100%

10%

11%

7%

6%

If this person were to attend college, which of the following best describes the type of college he or she would attend?

State college

38%

34%

48%

44%

Ivy League (Harvard, Yale, MIT, etc.)

24%

26%

16%

13%

Small private college

14%

16%

15%

13%

Community college

17%

17%

17%

23%

Trade school

6%

6%

3%

5%

Other

1%

1%

1%

1%

How strongly do you agree with the following statement: This person is a good representation of the average American teenager.

Strongly agree

17%

14%

22%

18%

Somewhat agree

45%

41%

57%

56%

Agree net

63%

56%

78%

74%

Neither agree nor disagree

10%

10%

5%

5%

Somewhat disagree

21%

23%

13%

17%

Strongly disagree

7%

11%

3%

4%

Disagree net

28%

34%

16%

21%

How likely is this person to be professionally successful?

Extremely likely

29%

24%

30%

20%

Somewhat likely

50%

49%

54%

57%

Likely net

78%

73%

84%

78%

Not likely or unlikely

17%

20%

14%

19%

Not very likely

3%

4%

1%

3%

Not at all likely

2%

3%

0%

1%

Not likely net

5%

7%

2%

4%

How likely would you be to hire this person

for an after-school or summer job?

Extremely likely

NA

NA

28%

13%

Somewhat likely

NA

NA

52%

49%

Likely net

NA

NA

79%

62%

Not likely or unlikely

NA

NA

18%

28%

Not very likely

NA

NA

2%

7%

Not at all likely

NA

NA

1%

2%

Not likely net

NA

NA

3%

10%

How likely would you be to hire this person as a babysitter?

Extremely likely

NA

NA

19%

11%

Somewhat likely

NA

NA

35%

33%

Likely net

NA

NA

54%

44%

Not likely or unlikely

NA

NA

29%

31%

Not very likely

NA

NA

11%

15%

Not at all likely

NA

NA

6%

9%

Not likely net

NA

NA

17%

25%

  1. Questions are in italics. NA, not applicable, this question was not asked of this study group of participants.