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==Demographics and distribution== | ==Demographics and distribution== | ||
The males in New Zealand who are circumcised are mostly older men. The percentage of males who are circumcised is gradually declining as older males die off and are replaced by younger intact males. Almost no | The males in New Zealand who are circumcised are mostly older men. The percentage of males who are circumcised is gradually declining as older males die off and are replaced by younger intact males. Almost no white males under 35-years-of-age are circumcised. | ||
The Maori people who constitute about 17 percent of the population do not circumcise. | The Maori people who constitute about 17 percent of the population do not circumcise. | ||
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It is said that the small Jewish population have to fly in a ''[[mohel]]'' if they want to have a son circumcised. | It is said that the small Jewish population have to fly in a ''[[mohel]]'' if they want to have a son circumcised. | ||
The Pacific Island people who constitute 8.1 percent of the population are an exception. The Pacific Islanders circumcise as part of their culture.<ref>{{REFnews | The Pacific Island people who constitute 8.1 percent of the population are an exception. The Pacific Islanders circumcise (actually a dorsal slit) as part of their culture.<ref>{{REFnews | ||
|title=Foreskin lament for babies | |title=Foreskin lament for babies | ||
|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/thepress01-13-01/ | |url=http://www.cirp.org/news/thepress01-13-01/ | ||
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[[Category:New Zealand]] | [[Category:New Zealand]] | ||
[[de:Neuseeland]] | [[de:Neuseeland]] | ||