Tuesday 01 December 1998
In a recent MORI poll, on behalf of Pentax Vision Europe, when asked what describes people who wear glasses (38%) said intelligent, (25%) stylish, (24%) studious, (7%) attractive and (8%) sexy. Only (6%) said boring. Twenty seven per cent said none of these possibly an indication that glasses wearers can no longer be pigeon-holed as a particular type.
Eighty five per cent said they find people who wear glasses about the same, in terms of attractiveness as those who do not wear glasses.
Among a list of celebrities who wear glasses, the following were thought to be most attractive.
| Ulrika Johnson |  22% |
| Maureen Lipman | 11% |
| Hugh Grant | 8% |
| Scary Spice | 8% |
| Anna Friel | 7% |
Seventy Seven per cent thought it important to have a regular check on the health of their eyes.
Technical details:
MORI interviewed a representative sample of 1,954 adults aged 15+, face-to-face, in-home between 20-23 March 1998 across 165 sampling points throughout Great Britain. Data weighted to known population profile.