SUMMARY OF THE CURRENT SURVEY RESULTS

The survey is online 24/7 and available to anyone with a computer and knowledge of the English language.

The survey was open from June 2011 to September 2012. A total of 1,008 men participated.

After the respondent views an illustration of - and acknowledges that he understands the difference between - an intact and a circumcised penis, and confirms that he is indeed circumcised, he proceeds to these survey questions.

D E M O G R A P H I C S

Referral Source:
Genital Integrity Group: 43% Stumbled Across: 28% Friend: 13% Men's Group: 8% Other: 8%

Age at Survey:
18-19: 5% 20-29: 30% 30-39: 21% 40-49: 17% 50-59: 15% 60-69:8% 70-79: 3% 80+: 1%

Birth Country: (province/state breakdown for Canada/USA only)

Australia: 5% Canada: 8% Germany: 2% Israel: 1% New Zealand: 1% South Africa: 1% U.K.: 5% USA: 71% Other: 6%

Resident Country: (province/state breakdown for Canada/USA only)

Australia: 5% Canada: 9% Germany: 2% Israel: 1% New Zealand: 1% South Africa: 1% U.K.: 6% USA: 70% Other: 5%

Race:
Caucasian: 90% Spanish/Hispanic/Latino: 2% Black/African American: 1% Asian: 2% Mixed: 3% Other: 2%

Parents' Religion:
Agnostic: 4% Atheist: 2% Christian: 75% Jewish: 4% Muslim: 1% Other: 3% None: 9% Unknown: 2%

Respondent's Religion:
Agnostic: 13% Atheist: 18% Buddhist: 1% Christian: 32% Jewish: 1% Muslim: 1% Other: 25% None: 9%

Age at Circumcision:
Birth: 77% One Week to 11 Months: 12% 1 to 5 Years: 5% 6 to 12 Years: 3% 13 to 18 Years: 3%

Circumcision Setting:
Medical: 94% Religious: 3% Tribal: 0% Unknown: 3%

Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual: 58% Bisexual: 12% Homoseuxal: 24% Queer/Fluid: 1% Questioning: 1%Unstated: 4%

Relationship Status:
Married: 34% Domestic Partnership/Civil Union: 5% Co-Habitating: 12% Divorced: 4% Separated: 1% Widowed: 1% Single: 43%

Education:
High School (incomplete): 2% High School (complete): 14% College (incomplete): 23% College (with degree): 38% Postgraduate: 23%

Knowledge about Foreskin Functions:
Below Average: 3% Average: 21% Above Average: 76%

Knowledge How to Identify Circumcision Harm:
Below Average: 7% Average: 31% Above Average: 63%

"I know other men harmed by circumcision": Yes: 76% No: 24%

"Awareness of my harm leaves me feeling isolated/helpless": Yes: 38% No: 62%

Age I became aware of my circumcision harm:
Under 13: 25% 13-19: 35% 20-29: 19% 30-39: 9% 40-49: 6% 50-59: 2% Over 60: 2% Today at Survey: 2%

First reaction after learning what circumcision was: (multiple answers possible)
Happy: 1% Content: 3% Curious: 33% Disbelief: 31% Shock: 40% Sorrow: 35% Grief: 24% Anger: 47% Other: 13%

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