Do you engage in risky behavior?

1. I myself have pierced or repierced a part of my body at home.

Yes

No

2. I have only had a body piercing at a licensed establishment or I have never had a piercing of any kind.

Yes

No

3. I have experimented with doing my own permenant puncturing type tattoos.

Yes

No

4. I have never had a piercing.

Yes

No

5. I have or would let my best friend pierce a part of my body.

Yes

No

6. I know how to protect myself from Hepatitis C and HIV.

Yes

No

7. I wear sun screen, SPF 15 or greater if I am going to be out in the sun for more than 15 minutes.

Yes

No

8. My skin tans easily, so I do not need sunscreen.

Yes

No

9. If I choose to get a tattoo, I should make sure the establishment has a current license and uses sterilized single-use items on me, including a new ink cartridge.

Yes

No

10. If I choose to get a cartlidge ear piercing, I should make sure the person washes their hands, wears sterile gloves, uses a sterilized single-use needle and cleanses my ear prior to the piercing.

Yes

No

11. If I decide to have body enhancement, I should choose a body enhancement establishment that has a current license, has been inspected by the health department and has proof they are sterilizing their items before they use them on me.

Yes

No

12. Using a needle to pierce my ear and then boiling it to use on my friend is okay.

Yes

No

13. Some of the dye used in tattoos may cause me to get a rash. I should ask what the dye is made from, especially if I have food allergies.

Yes

No

14. I can let my friend pierce my lip if we use a clean needle. Nothing can happen.

Yes

No

15. I only need to use sunscreen on my face, so my nose doesn't peel.

Yes

No

16. Sunscreen with SPF 4 is good enough to use all over my body.

Yes

No

17. A tanning bed session for 10 minutes is safer than laying out in the midday sun from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Yes

No

18. I should wear sunscreen with SPF 15 or greater whenever I am exposed to the sun.

Yes

No

19. Hepatitis C is curable, so I do not need to worry if I choose to get a piercing or tattoo.

Yes

No

20. I got my belly button pierced, it is red, painful and swollen. I guess this is normal.

Yes

No

21. I should let an adult know if I think I have an infected piercing.

Yes

No

22. My friend's brother has several piercings. It is safe for him to pierce me.

No

Yes

23. What I do to my body now can affect me for the rest of my life.

Yes

No

24. I could die from an infected piercing.

Yes

No

25. Exposure to the sun can cause a deadly form of skin cancer.

Yes

No

26. In the future, I am considering getting a tattoo.

Yes

No

27. In the future, I might try a tanning bed.

Yes

No

28. In the future, I am considering getting a piercing in some place other than my earlobes.

Yes

No

Do You Engage In Risky Behavior?

1. I myself have pierced or repierced a part of my body at home.

2. I have only had a body piercing at a licensed establishment or I have never had a piercing of any kind.

3. I have experimented with doing my own permenant puncturing type tattoos.

4. I have never had a piercing.

5. I have or would let my best friend pierce a part of my body.

6. I know how to protect myself from Hepatitis C and HIV.

7. I wear sun screen, SPF 15 or greater if I am going to be out in the sun for more than 15 minutes.

8. My skin tans easily, so I do not need sunscreen.

9. If I choose to get a tattoo, I should make sure the establishment has a current license and uses sterilized single-use items on me, including a new ink cartridge.

10. If I choose to get a cartlidge ear piercing, I should make sure the person washes their hands, wears sterile gloves, uses a sterilized single-use needle and cleanses my ear prior to the piercing.

11. If I decide to have body enhancement, I should choose a body enhancement establishment that has a current license, has been inspected by the health department and has proof they are sterilizing their items before they use them on me.

12. Using a needle to pierce my ear and then boiling it to use on my friend is okay.

13. Some of the dye used in tattoos may cause me to get a rash. I should ask what the dye is made from, especially if I have food allergies.

14. I can let my friend pierce my lip if we use a clean needle. Nothing can happen.

15. I only need to use sunscreen on my face, so my nose doesn't peel.

16. Sunscreen with SPF 4 is good enough to use all over my body.

17. A tanning bed session for 10 minutes is safer than laying out in the midday sun from 10 AM to 2 PM.

18. I should wear sunscreen with SPF 15 or greater whenever I am exposed to the sun.

19. Hepatitis C is curable, so I do not need to worry if I choose to get a piercing or tattoo.

20. I got my belly button pierced, it is red, painful and swollen. I guess this is normal.

21. I should let an adult know if I think I have an infected piercing.

22. My friend's brother has several piercings. It is safe for him to pierce me.

23. What I do to my body now can affect me for the rest of my life.

24. I could die from an infected piercing.

25. Exposure to the sun can cause a deadly form of skin cancer.

26. In the future, I am considering getting a tattoo.

27. In the future, I might try a tanning bed.

28. In the future, I am considering getting a piercing in some place other than my earlobes.