Glossary of terms

This is a list of key census variables on the Statistics New Zealand website. Click on each one for further information:

• Age
• Employment status 
• Ethnicity 
• Family type 
• Sex
• Household composition 
• Income 
• Labour force status 
• Landlord type (sector of landlord) 
• Marital status (legal and social) 
• Number of motor vehicles 
• Occupation 
• Occupied dwellings 
• Qualification 
• Sources of income 
• Tenure type 

Full and comprehensive list of variables

^{*The information on this page has been sourced from Statistics New Zealand.}

Authorising Unit: Strategy Support

Last reviewed: Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Next review: Friday, February 24, 2012

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