From: staffan@ca.serum.kodak.com (Kenneth Staffan (x37507))
Subject: RESULTS - misc.kids circumcision survey (long - 233 lines)
Organization: Clinical Products Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 15:02:37 GMT



OK!  The responses have stopped so here is a summary of results to the
long awaited (or was it long forgotten? :-) circumcision survey (just when
the threads were dying out - I apologize to anyone who resents this being
revived).

First off, hearty thanks to all who participated.  The time spent is 
appreciated, and I enjoyed reading the many thoughtful comments.

Here are the short results.  Since there were so many thoughtful comments
in the responses, I thought that I would summarize them at a later date - 
but that will take me a little time.  Below you will find data summaries, and
below that, a tabular representation of the responses.  I tried to keep this
as accurate as possible.  In only a couple cases I had to make a judgement
call on which category a person's response fell in.  I included the table
so that any trends or correllation between questions could be seen (but
be careful in drawing conclusions - the sample size is small).

This survey was not scientific, and I make no interpretations or claims 
based on the results.  I present them merely as information from a sample
of misc.kids readers (for the benefit of those who have been posting on
the subject - who was it that said "know your readers"?).  Also, since I
compiled the data by hand, please excuse any typos, off-by-one errors in
numbers, discrepancies between the table and my totals, etc.

Enjoy!

Ken
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staffan@serum.kodak.com

------------------------------- Summary Begins -------------------------------

	Number of Respondents - 46

	Female - 35  (though most indicated that they and their partner/other-
	Male   - 11   parent-of-the-child were in agreement on their views).
	
o  Do you feel that you are reasonably informed on the
   circumcision issue (i.e. recognize the controversy, and
   have heard arguments on both sides)?

	Yes - 45
	No -  01  (A European respondent who indicated that it was a non-issue).

o  If you have had a son in the last four years, did you 
   have him circumcised?

	Yes - 19
	No -  13
	N/A - 14

    o  Did the doctor/pediatrician discuss the 
       circumcision issue with you, just ask if you
       wanted it done, or not ask at all?

	Discussed - 15  (But quite a few respondents indicated that they
			 initiated the discussion)
	Asked     - 12  (But several respondents indicated that they had
			 already thought about it and made a decision)
	Nothing   - 06
	N/A       - 13

o  If you had a son greater than four years ago, did you
   have him circumcised?

	Yes - 04
	No -  03
	N/A - 39

    o  Did the doctor/pediatrician discuss the 
       circumcision issue with you, just ask if you
       wanted it done, or not ask at all?

	Discussed - 05
	Asked     - 01
	Nothing   - 00
	N/A       - 40


o  If you were to have a son in the near future, would you
    have him circumcised?

	Yes    - 20
	No     - 22
	Unsure - 04

o  If male, were you circumcised as a child?  If female,
   is your SO and/or father of the child circumcised?

	Yes - 38  (Adds up to 47 because one respondent's SO is different
	No  - 09   from father-of-the-child).

o  What is your current position on circumcision (pro,
   anti, parent's choice)?

	Pro  -   00  (This was one of the hardest questions to tally.  Many
	Anti -   08   indicated that they were "parent's choice", but I felt
	Choice - 38   that their words were strong enough to indicate
		      one of the other two positions.  However, if they said
		      "parent's choice", that's what I counted it as.)


		Respondent #

                  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Informed?     Y   x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x __  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x 
	      N  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

<4 circ?      Y  __  x  x __ __  x  x  x __ __ __ __  x __  x  x  x __ __  x 
	      N  __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __  x __ __ __  x __ __ __  x  x __
            N/A   x __ __ __  x __ __ __  x __  x  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Doc  discussed?  __ __  x  x __  x __ __ __  x __ __ __ __  x __ __ __ __  x 
    just asked?  __ __ __ __ __ __  x  x __ __ __ __  x  x __  x  x  x __ __
       nothing?  __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __
            N/A   x __ __ __  x __ __ __  x __  x  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

>4 circ?      Y  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x
 	      N  __ __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
	    N/A   x  x  x  x __  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x __

Doc  discussed?  __ __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x
    just asked?  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
       nothing?  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
            N/A   x  x  x  x __  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x __

Future circ?  Y   x __  x __ __  x  x  x  x __ __ __ __ __  x  x  x __ __  x
	      N  __ __ __  x  x __ __ __ __  x  x __  x  x __ __ __  x  x __
	 unsure  __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Resp gender?  M   x __  x  x __ __ __ __  x __  x __ __  x __ __ __ __  x __
	      F  __  x __ __  x  x  x  x __  x __  x  x __  x  x  x  x __  x

Parent circ?  Y   x  x  x __  x  x  x  x  x  x __  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x
	      N  __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __  x __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Position?   pro  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
	   anti  __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __
         choice   x  x  x __  x  x  x  x  x  x __  x  x  x  x  x  x  x __  x


		Respondent #

                 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Informed?     Y   x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x
	      N  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

<4 circ?      Y  __ __ __ __ __  x __ __ __  x __ __  x __ __ __  x  x  x  x
	      N   x  x __ __ __ __  x __  x __ __ __ __  x  x  x __ __ __ __
            N/A  __ __  x  x  x __ __  x __ __  x  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Doc  discussed?  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __ __  x  x __ __  x  x  x __
    just asked?  __  x __ __ __  x  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x
       nothing?   x __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __  x  x __ __ __ __
            N/A  __ __  x  x  x __ __  x __ __  x  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

>4 circ?      Y  __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __ __ __  x __  x __ __ __ __ __ __
 	      N  __ __ __ __  x __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
	    N/A   x  x  x  x __  x  x __ __  x  x __  x __  x  x  x  x  x  x

Doc  discussed?  __ __ __ __  x __ __ __  x __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
    just asked?  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __
       nothing?  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
            N/A   x  x  x  x __  x  x  x __  x  x __  x __  x  x  x  x  x  x

Future circ?  Y  __ __  x __ __ __ __  x __  x __  x  x __ __ __  x __  x  x
	      N   x  x __  x  x __  x __  x __  x __ __  x  x  x __ __ __ __
	 unsure  __ __ __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __ __

Resp gender?  M  __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __ __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
	      F   x  x  x  x  x  x  x __  x  x __  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x

Parent circ?  Y   x __  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x __  x  x __ __  x  x  x  x  x
	      N  __  x __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  x __ __  x  x __ __ __ __ __

Position?   pro  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
	   anti  __ __ __  x __ __  x __ __ __  x __ __ __  x __ __ __ __ __
         choice   x  x  x __  x  x __  x  x  x __  x  x  x __  x  x  x  x  x


		Respondent #

                 41 42 43 44 45 46

Informed?     Y   x  x  x  x  x  x 
	      N  __ __ __ __ __ __

<4 circ?      Y   x __ __ __  x __
	      N  __ __  x __ __ __
            N/A  __  x __  x __  x 

Doc  discussed?   x __  x __ __  x 
    just asked?  __ __ __ __  x __
       nothing?  __ __ __ __ __ __
            N/A  __  x __  x __ __

>4 circ?      Y  __ __ __ __ __ __
 	      N  __ __ __ __ __ __
	    N/A   x  x  x  x  x  x 

Doc  discussed?  __ __ __ __ __ __
    just asked?  __ __ __ __ __ __
       nothing?  __ __ __ __ __ __
            N/A   x  x  x  x  x  x 

Future circ?  Y   x __ __ __  x __
	      N  __  x  x  x __  x 
	 unsure  __ __ __ __ __ __

Resp gender?  M   x  x __ __ __ __
	      F  __ __  x  x  x  x 

Parent circ?  Y   x __  x __  x  x 
	      N  __  x __  x __ __

Position?   pro  __ __ __ __ __ __
	   anti  __  x __ __ __ __
         choice   x __  x  x  x  x