> generally much less educated than individuals who did not have tattoos
To me, this seems obviously about social/economic class. If you work a good paying job, then you are much less likely to have tattoos, primarily because your co-workers do not have them. Before every HN commenters jumps on me, think about all the office worker normies out there, working normie office jobs, the pressure to conform is much higher than bro-grammers who are allowed to go work in jeans and hoodie. From my experience, the (middle/senior) manager types (including lawyers) are the least likely to have tattoos.