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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: When female circumcision comes to the West: Attitudes toward the practice among Somali Immigrants in Oslo

Variables

N

(%)

Gender

Male

107

50.5

Female

105

49.5

Total

212

100

Age

≤25

95

44.8

26.35

63

29.7

36-45

40

18.9

46+

11

5.2

Total

209

98.6

Marital status

Single

78

36.8

Married

89

42

Divorced

34

16

widowed

6

2.8

Total

207

97.6

Education

University

26

12.3

Secondary

119

56.1

Primary

48

22.6

No formal education

14

6.6

Total

207

97.6

Years of residence in Norway

≥15

39

18.4

10-14

47

22.2

5-9

57

26.9

≤4

62

29.2

Total

205

96.7