Table 1.
Variation in the prevalence of circumcision among sexually active 16 to 74-year-old men by key sociodemographic factors.
| Circumcised | OR | 95% CI | P value | Age-adjusted OR | 95% CI | P value | Denominator (unweighted, weighted)a,b | ||||||||
| % | 95% CI | ||||||||||||||
| All | 19.8 | 18.4–21.1 | 4816, 5955 | ||||||||||||
| Age (years) | <0.0001 | 1272, 929 | |||||||||||||
| 16–24 | 12.8 | 10.8–15.1 | 1 | 1355, 1217 | |||||||||||
| 25–34 | 19.6 | 17.4–22.1 | 1.66 | 1.30–2.12 | 712, 1286 | ||||||||||
| 35–44 | 18.5 | 15.5–21.9 | 1.54 | 1.16–2.05 | 635, 1195 | ||||||||||
| 45–54 | 20.0 | 16.8–23.7 | 1.70 | 1.27–2.29 | 518, 860 | ||||||||||
| 55–64 | 21.1 | 17.6–25.1 | 1.82 | 1.35–2.45 | 324, 467 | ||||||||||
| 65–74 | 34.5 | 29.3–40.0 | 3.58 | 2.64–4.85 | |||||||||||
| Relationship status | <0.0001 | 0.0661 | |||||||||||||
| Living with partner | 21.5 | 19.8–23.3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2691, 4249 | ||||||||
| Steady relationship, not cohabiting | 14.9 | 12.4–17.8 | 0.64 | 0.51–0.81 | 0.8 | 0.62–1.02 | 942, 754 | ||||||||
| No steady relationship, previously cohabited | 15.9 | 12.5–20.1 | 0.69 | 0.51–0.93 | 0.74 | 0.55–0.99 | 447, 391 | ||||||||
| No steady relationship, never cohabited | 15.5 | 12.6–18.9 | 0.67 | 0.51–0.88 | 0.95 | 0.71–1.27 | 725, 553 | ||||||||
| Academic qualificationsc | 0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||||||||||
| No academic qualifications | 18.7 | 15.6–22.3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 708, 975 | ||||||||
| Academic qualifications typically gained at age 16 | 16.2 | 14.2–18.4 | 0.84 | 0.64–1.10 | 1.04 | 0.78–1.38 | 1638, 2021 | ||||||||
| Studying for/attained further academic qualifications | 22.6 | 20.6–24.8 | 1.27 | 0.99–1.63 | 1.63 | 1.24–2.15 | 2283, 2791 | ||||||||
| Ethnic group | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||||||||||
| White | 16.3 | 15.1–17.7 | 1 | – | 1 | 4330, 5287 | |||||||||
| Mixed | 35.6 | 24.5–48.4 | 2.83 | 1.67–4.80 | 3.70 | 2.15–6.37 | 89, 92 | ||||||||
| Asian/Asian British | 49.3 | 40.8–57.9 | 4.98 | 3.48–7.11 | 5.63 | 3.90–8.13 | 199, 318 | ||||||||
| Black/Black British | 53.6 | 43.2–63.6 | 5.91 | 3.85–9.06 | 6.75 | 4.23–10.75 | 146, 192 | ||||||||
| Other | 34.0 | 19.9–51.6 | 2.63 | 1.28–5.41 | 3.33 | 1.59–6.98 | 45, 56 | ||||||||
| Religion | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||||||||||||
| None | 16.2 | 14.6–17.9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2835, 3271 | ||||||||
| Christian | 19.4 | 17.3–21.7 | 1.25 | 1.04–1.50 | 1.07 | 0.88–1.31 | 1708, 2297 | ||||||||
| Muslim | 85.2 | 74.5–91.9 | 29.82 | 14.80–60.08 | 33.00 | 16.07–67.75 | 132, 193 | ||||||||
| Hindu | 2.6 | 0.7–9.0 | 0.14 | 0.04–0.50 | 0.14 | 0.04–0.51 | 50, 85 | ||||||||
| Other | 32.7 | 22.2–45.4 | 2.51 | 1.46–4.32 | 2.52 | 1.47–4.33 | 84, 99 | ||||||||
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
aDenominator defined as men aged 16–74 years reporting one or more sexual partner(s) in the year prior to interview for Britain's third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).
bUnweighted, weighted denominators.
cParticipants aged ≥17 years.