Zoosk's Movember-Inspired Survey Uncovers Global Perspectives About
Mustaches And More
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- During the
month of November, thousands of men around the world will grow
mustaches as part of Movember, a movement to promote and raise
funds for men's health issues, specifically prostate and testicular
cancer. The folks at Zoosk.com, the romantic social network,
recently conducted surveys among nearly 8,500 of its members around
the globe to gather their thoughts on facial hair and how it plays
out in their relationships. To view infographics of Zoosk's survey
results, visit
http://blog.zoosk.com/2012/10/29/global-perspective-on-moustaches-and-more/.
Zoosk's survey findings include:
Facial hair is gaining in popularity in the U.S.
- Only 50% of American men surveyed report that their father had
facial hair.
- Today, 64% of American men say they have facial hair.
- Mustache may be a French word, however, only 40% of French men
say they have facial hair.
The #1 reason men grow facial hair? It gives them more
confidence.
- 40% of American men (and 44% of men worldwide) say when they
have facial hair, they feel more confident.
- Other reasons why men grow facial hair? 36% of American men say
they feel more attractive, 15% feel more sophisticated, and 9% feel
more intelligent with facial hair.
80% of American women are okay with, and even attracted to,
men with facial hair.
- It must be an English-speaking thing -- 80% of American women
and 69% of women in the UK and Canada say that facial hair on their man is
a-ok.
- However, the majority of women in Australia, France, Mexico and Denmark prefer clean-shaven men.
The goatee wins as the preferred form of facial hair among
American women.
- 36% of American women say they prefer men sport a goatee (as
opposed to a beard or mustache).
- Men take note! Women say the "soul patch" is the
least-preferred form of facial hair.
Growing facial hair for a cause can lead to romance!
- 63% of American women say that they would be more open to
romance with a man who grew facial hair for a worthy cause.
- French women feel the opposite way, with only 27% saying that
they would feel more romantic with a man who grew facial hair for a
cause.
Women around the world agree that Johnny Depp sports the best facial hair.
- More than 50% of the women surveyed around the world say
Johnny Depp is the celebrity with
the best facial hair.
U.S. men think Sean Connery
has the best facial hair.
- 45% of American men say Sean
Connery as the celeb with the best facial hair. Johnny Depp comes in 2nd place with
26% of the votes among men.
The Zoosk Facial Hair Survey was conducted online by Zoosk in
October 2012 in the U.S, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Mexico, Sweden, and the U.K. The survey garnered
more than 8,500 responses from Zooskers around the world.
About Zoosk
Zoosk is the romantic social network that helps members create
and share their romantic journeys, with millions of members from
around the globe enjoying the service each month. Zoosk provides
members at different stages of their romantic journey with a fun
and social set of tools such as Romantic Moments, Couple Profiles,
and the Personals application. Members can easily access Zoosk's
services from its website, its Facebook app, mobile devices, and a
downloadable desktop application. Zoosk is available in 25
languages and has members in more than 70 countries. Founded in
2007 by Shayan Zadeh and
Alex Mehr, Zoosk, Inc. is based in
San Francisco and backed by Canaan
Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and ATA Ventures.
SOURCE Zoosk