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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 circumcised males die off and are replaced by younger [[intact]] males. Almost no white males under 35-years-of-age are circumcised.
The males in New Zealand who are [[circumcised]] are mostly older men.  The percentage of males who are circumcised is gradually declining as older [[circumcised]] 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.<ref name="mcgrath-young2001" />
The Maori people who constitute about 17 percent of the population do not circumcise.<ref name="mcgrath-young2001" />