Tagging and Graffiti - Victoria University of Wellington
Tagging and Graffiti - Victoria University of Wellington
Tagging and Graffiti - Victoria University of Wellington
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<strong>Tagging</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Graffiti</strong>: attitudes <strong>and</strong> experiences <strong>of</strong> New Zeal<strong>and</strong>ers<br />
Table 9: Future graffiti (number <strong>and</strong> percentages)<br />
Would you graffiti again<br />
Have you written graffiti<br />
Yes<br />
Sometimes<br />
% n % n<br />
Yes 67.8 177 26.9 18<br />
No 12.3 32 16.4 11<br />
Maybe 15.7 41 44.8 30<br />
No response 4.2 11 11.9 8<br />
Those over 30 years were much less likely to report that they would be involved in graffiti in<br />
the future than younger age cohorts. As Table 10 shows, the group most likely to indicate<br />
that they would write graffiti in the future were those aged 22-23 years: 42.9 per cent <strong>of</strong><br />
whom said that they would participate, <strong>and</strong> 8.6 per cent that they might do so. These<br />
responses emphasise that graffiti is <strong>of</strong>ten part <strong>of</strong> youth cultures <strong>and</strong> lifestyles.<br />
Table 10: Future participation in graffiti, by age (number <strong>and</strong> percentages)<br />
Yes No Maybe<br />
% n % n % n<br />
Under 14 36.4 4 0.0 0 18.2 2<br />
14-16 26.9 46 2.3 4 11.7 20<br />
17-19 24.9 64 6.6 17 11.3 29<br />
20-21 25.5 14 9.1 5 10.9 6<br />
22-23 42.9 15 2.9 1 8.6 3<br />
24-25 37.9 11 3.4 1 3.4 1<br />
25+ 38.6 17 13.6 6 2.3 1<br />
30+ 10.3 6 8.6 5 6.9 4<br />
40+ 0.0 0 6.5 2 0.0 0<br />
Survey respondents who stated that they wrote graffiti were asked to rank potential<br />
motivating factors, scoring them between 1 (‘most important reason’) <strong>and</strong> 6 (‘least important<br />
reason’). Table 11 shows the average rating for the six potential reasons: the lower the score<br />
the more importance respondents attached to that reason. The creativity <strong>of</strong> graffiti again<br />
emerges as an important factor <strong>and</strong> the desire to cause damage as the least significant<br />
factor. This is also supported by the online survey respondents who stated that expressing<br />
themselves creatively was an important reason for graffiti writing. This form <strong>of</strong> expression<br />
was even referred to as ‘therapy’ by one respondent.<br />
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