Hair loss by the numbers

40 Percentage of American men who experience hair loss.

25 Percentage of American women experience hair loss.

2 Rank of the importance of hair as one's best feature (Eyes are #1)

75 Percentage of Americans who incorrectly cite stress as the leading cause of hair loss.

35 Percentage who incorrectly think wearing a hat can cause hair loss.

34 Percentage who incorrectly think over-styling can cause hair loss.

95 Percentage of all hair loss cases that are directly related to heredity.

50 Percentage of hair lost before people realize that they are thinning.

50 Percentage of Americans who would try a healthy diet to combat thinning hair.

49 Percentage who would try vitamins like Biotin.

46 Percentage who would try hair thickening shampoos, conditioners and serums.

40 Percentage of married Americans would rather their spouse be overweight than bald.

45 Percentage of Americans who actively have tried to hide their thinning hair.

57 Percentage who say they are not physically attracted to people with thinning hair.

Statistics pulled from a national survey conducted by Rogaine.