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Do you have a tattoo? Many people today do. Studies show that one in seven adults now sport one or more tattoos. Television shows like TLC's "Miami Ink," "LA Ink," and A&E's "Inked" have taken tattoing out of the realm of bikers, rock stars and rebellious teenagers and have illustrated that it's a mainstream form of self expression."Tattoos were once considered 'deviant' behavior," says Myrna Armstrong, a professor at the School of Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. "Many older people may still think that's the case. But younger people, however, view body art as a form of decoration and self-expression."Joe Osborne, owner of Enid's Red Dirt Ink tattoo parlor, said most of his clients are middle class adults over age 30. He said he doesn't believe tattooing is on the rise, but business has been steady since opening in Enid last summer.He said because the art of permanent body tattooing was illegal in the past, the state is in "almost like a tattoo boom out here right now."Through the years, tattooing has remained a way of expressing identity so that individuals may feel unique.