| Statistic Verification |
| Source: American Psychological Association, Smart Money, Princeton University |
| Research Date: 11.27.2012 |
| Attractive People Success Statistics | Data |
| Percent chance an attractive person will receive a callback after an interview | 72.32 % |
| Percent chance an unattractive person will receive a callback after an interview | 62.02 % |
| Percent more that attractive workers earn than unattractive | 10 % |
| Average lifetime earning difference | $230,000 |
| Average salary for people with low self-esteem | $50,323 |
| Average salary for people with high self-esteem | $78,927 |
| Average salary for someone who was 6’0" at age 18 | $51,880 |
| Average salary for someone who was 5’1" at age 18 | $40,000 |
| Percent of salary increase with each standard deviation increase in facial symmetry | 8% |
| Salary by Average Weight | Men | Women |
| 70 lbs under average weight | $35,000 | $62,000 |
| 30 lbs under average weight | $46,000 | $49,000 |
| Average weight | $52,000 | $40,000 |
| 30 lbs over average weight | $59,000 | $32,500 |
| 70 lbs over average weight | $67,000 | $21,500 |
| Perceived competence of women who wear makeup | ||||
| Makeup | Competence | Reliability | Attractiveness | Trustworthiness |
| No Makeup | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Natural Makeup | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Glamorous Makeup | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| The above was psychological test where participants were shown faces for .25 seconds and asked to rate them using a 7-point scale ranging from "not at all" to "highly/extremely" | ||||
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