2001 Census: Data Dictionary

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Person type (5)

3 NZ Adult
4 NZ Child
5 Overseas Adult
6 Overseas Child
1 Absentee

Absentee in NZ on census night (4)

1 Absentee in New Zealand on Census Night
2 Absentee not in New Zealand on Census Night
7 Response Unidentifiable
9 Not Stated

Absentee - time away from NZ (4)

1 Away from New Zealand for Less Than 12 Months
2 Away from New Zealand for 12 Months or More
7 Response Unidentifiable
9 Not Stated

Age single years (121)

000 Less Than 1 Year
001 to 119 In single years
120 120 Years and Over

Age five year groups (21)

01 0-4 Years
02 5-9 Years
03 10-14 Years
04 15-19 Years
05 20-24 Years
06 25-29 Years
07 30-34 Years
08 35-39 Years
09 40-44 Years
10 45-49 Years
11 50-54 Years
12 55-59 Years
13 60-64 Years
14 65-69 Years
15 70-74 Years
16 75-79 Years
17 80-84 Years
18 85-89 Years
19 90-94 Years
20 95-99 Years
21 100 Years and Over

Age ten year groups (11)

01 Less Than 10 Years
02 10-19 Years
03 20-29 Years
04 30-39 Years
05 40-49 Years
06 50-59 Years
07 60-69 Years
08 70-79 Years
09 80-89 Years
10 90-99 Years
11 100 Years and Over

Month of arrival (12)

01 January
02 February
03 March
04 April
05 May
06 June
07 July
08 August
09 September
10 October
11 November
12 December
77 Response Unidentifiable
99 Not Stated

Year of arrival (123)

1881 to 2001 In single years
7777 Response Unidentifiable
9999 Not Stated

Years since arrival (100)

000 Less Than One Year
001 to 096 In single year increments
097 97 Years or More
777 Response Unidentifiable
999 Not Stated

Day of birth (33)

01 to 31 Day of the month
77 Response Unidentifiable
99 Not Stated

Month of birth (14)

01 January
02 February
03 March
04 April
05 May
06 June
07 July
08 August
09 September
10 October
11 November
12 December
77 Response Unidentifiable
99 Not Stated

Year of birth (123)

1881 to 2001 In single years
7777 Response Unidentifiable
9999 Not Stated

Birthplace country classification - level 1 (10)

1 Oceania and Antarctica
2 North-West Europe
3 Southern and Eastern Europe
4 North Africa and the Middle East
5 South-East Asia
6 North-East Asia
7 Southern and Central Asia
8 The Americas
9 Sub-Saharan Africa
0 Inadequately Described etc

Birthplace country classification - level 2 (35)

10 Oceania and Antarctica (nfd)
11 Australia (includes External Territories)
12 New Zealand
13 Melanesia
14 Micronesia
15 Polynesia (excludes Hawaii)
16 Antarctica
20 North-West Europe (nfd)
21 United Kingdom
22 Ireland
23 Western Europe
24 Northern Europe
30 Southern and Eastern Europe (nfd)
31 Southern Europe
32 South Eastern Europe
33 Eastern Europe
40 North Africa and the Middle East (nfd)
41 North Africa
42 Middle East
50 South-East Asia (nfd)
51 Mainland South-East Asia
52 Maritime South-East Asia
61 North-East Asia
70 Southern and Central Asia (nfd)
71 Southern Asia
72 Central Asia
80 The Americas (nfd)
81 Northern America
82 South America
83 Central America
84 Caribbean
90 Sub-Saharan Africa (nfd)
91 Central and West Africa
92 Southern and East Africa
00 Inadequately Described etc

Birthplace country classification - level 4 (271)

country.txt 

Child dependency status indicator (3)

1 Dependent Child
2 Adult Child
3 Child Dependency Status Unknown

Education highest qualification (14)

00 No Qualification
01 Fifth Form Qualification
02 Sixth Form Qualification
03 Higher School Qualification
04 Other NZ Secondary School Qualification
05 Overseas Secondary School Qualification
06 Basic Vocational Qualification
07 Skilled Vocational Qualification
08 Intermediate Vocational Qualification
09 Advanced Vocational Qualification
10 Bachelor Degree
11 Higher Degree
97 Highest Qualification Unidentifiable
99 Not Stated

Education highest secondary school qualification (14)

00 No Secondary School Qualification
01 NZ School Certificate in One or More Subjects or National Certificate Level 1
02 NZ Sixth Form Certificate in One or More Subjects or National Certificate Level 2
03 NZ University Entrance Before 1986 in One or More Subjects
04 NZ Higher School Certificate or Higher Leaving Certificate
05 University Entrance Qualification From NZ University Bursary
06 NZ A or B Bursary, Scholarship or National Certificate Level 3
07 Other NZ Secondary School Qualification
08 Overseas Secondary School Qualification
44 Don't Know
55 Refused to Answer
77 Response Unidentifiable
88 Response Outside Scope
99 Not Stated

Education post school qualification level of attainment (13)

00 No Post-School Qualification
04 Basic Vocational Qualification
05 Skilled Vocational Qualification
06 Intermediate Vocational Qualification
07 Advanced Vocational Qualification
08 Bachelor Degree
09 Higher Degree
33 Level of Attainment Not Given (Although Field of Study Given)
44 Don't Know
55 Refused to Answer
77 Response Unidentifiable
88 Response Outside Scope
99 Not Stated

Education post school qualification field of study - level 1 broad field (18)

00 No Post-School Qualification
01 Natural and Physical Sciences
02 Information Technology
03 Engineering and Related Technologies
04 Architecture and Building
05 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies
06 Health
07 Education
08 Management and Commerce
09 Society and Culture
10 Creative Arts
11 Food, Hospitality and Personal Services
33 Field of Study Not Given (Although Level of Attainment Given)
44 Don't Know
55 Refused to Answer
77 Response Unidentifiable
88 Response Outside Scope
99 Not Stated

Post school qualification field of study - level 2 narrow field (85)

Postschool2.txt 

Post school qualification field of study - level 3 detailed field (444)

Post_detailed.txt

Status in employment (5)

11 Paid Employee
12 Employer
13 Self-Employed and without Employees
14 Unpaid Family Worker
99 Not Stated

Job indicator (4)

1 Employed
2 Not Employed
7 Response Unidentifiable
9 Not Stated

Availability for work (4)

1 Available for Work
2 Not Available for Work
7 Response Unidentifiable
9 Not Stated

Seeking work (4)

1 Looked for Work in Last 4 Weeks
2 Did Not Look for Work in Last 4 Weeks
7 Response Unidentifiable
9 Not Stated

Job search methods (7)

1 Looked at Job Advertisements
2 Wrote, Phoned or Applied in Person to an Employer
3 Contacted Dept of Work and Income NZ to look for Job
4 Contacted Friends or Relatives
5 Contacted Career Advisers or Vocational Guidance
6 Other Job Search Methods
9 No or Not Stated

Number of job search methods (7)

1 One Method
2 Two Methods
3 Three Methods
4 Four Methods
5 Five Methods
6 Six Methods
9 Not Stated

Hours worked per week in main job (171)

001 1 Hour Worked
002 to 168 In single hour increments
777 Response Unidentifiable
888 Response Outside Scope
999 Not Stated

Hours worked per week in other jobs (171)

001 1 Hour Worked
002 to 168 In single hour increments
777 Response Unidentifiable
888 Response Outside Scope
999 Not Stated

Hours worked in employment per week (171)

001 1 Hour Worked
002 to 168 In single hour increments
777 Response Unidentifiable
888 Response Outside Scope
999 Not Stated

Work and labour force status (5)

1 Employed Full-time
2 Employed Part-time
3 Unemployed
4 Not in the Labour Force
9 Work and Labour Force Status Unidentifiable

Industry - level 1 major division (ANZSIC96 V 4.0) (18)

A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
B Mining
C Manufacturing
D Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
E Construction
F Wholesale Trade
G Retail Trade
H Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants
I Transport and Storage
J Communication Services
K Finance and Insurance
L Property and Business Services
M Government Administration and Defence
N Education
O Health and Community Services
P Cultural and Recreational Services
Q Personal and other Services
R nei

Industry - level 2 division (ANZSIC96 V 4.0) (54)

A01 Agriculture
A02 Services to Agriculture; Hunting and Trapping
A03 Forestry and Logging
A04 Commercial Fishing
B11 Coal Mining
B12 Oil and Gas Extraction
B13 Metal Ore Mining
B14 Other Mining
B15 Services to Mining
C21 Food, Beverage and Tobacco
C22 Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Leather Manufacturing
C23 Wood and Paper Product Manufacturing
C24 Printing, Publishing and Recorded Media
C25 Petroleum, Coal, Chemical and Associated Product Manufacturing
C26 Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
C27 Metal Product Manufacturing
C28 Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
C29 Other Manufacturing
D36 Electricity and Gas Supply
D37 Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Services
E41 General Construction
E42 Construction Trade Services
F45 Basic Material Wholesaling
F46 Machinery and Motor Vehicle Wholesaling
F47 Personal and Household Good Wholesaling
G51 Food Retailing
G52 Personal and Household Good Retailing
G53 Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services
H57 Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants
I61 Road Transport
I62 Rail Transport
I63 Water Transport
I64 Air and Space Transport
I65 Other Transport
I66 Services to Transport
I67 Storage
J71 Communication Services
K73 Finance
K74 Insurance
K75 Services to Finance and Insurance
L77 Property Services
L78 Business Services
M81 Government Administration
M82 Defence
N84 Education
O86 Health Services
O87 Community Services
P91 Motion Picture, Radio and Television Services
P92 Libraries, Museums and the Arts
P93 Sport and Recreation
Q95 Personal Services
Q96 Other Services
Q97 Private Households Employing Staff
R99 nei

Industry - level 3 division (ANZSIC96 V 4.0) (163)

Industry3.txt 

Industry - level 4 division (ANZSIC96 V 4.0) (460)

Industry4.txt 

Industry - level 6 division (ANZSIC96 V 4.0) (481) 

Industry6.txt

Sector of ownership (4)

1 Central Government
2 Local Government
3 Private
9 Not Stated

Occupation (NZSCO99 V 1.0) - level 1, major group (9)

1 Legislators, Administrators and Managers
2 Professionals
3 Technicians and Associate Professionals
4 Clerks
5 Service and Sales Workers
6 Agriculture and Fishery Workers
7 Trades Workers
8 Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers
9 Elementary Occupations (incl Residuals)

Occupation (NZSCO99 V 1.0) - level 2, sub-major group (25)

11 Legislators and Administrators
12 Corporate Managers
21 Physical, Mathematical and Engineering Science Professionals
22 Life Science and Health Professionals
23 Teaching Professionals
24 Other Professionals
31 Physical Science and Engineering Associate Professionals
32 Life Science and Health Associate Professionals
33 Other Associate Professionals
41 Office Clerks
42 Customer Services Clerks
51 Personal and Protective Services Workers
52 Salespersons, Demonstrators and Models
61 Market Oriented Agricultural and Fishery Workers
71 Building Trades Workers
72 Metal and Machinery Trades Workers
73 Precision Trades Workers
74 Other Craft and Related Trades Workers
81 Industrial Plant Operators
82 Stationary Machine Operators and Assemblers
83 Drivers and Mobile Machinery Operators
84 Building and Related Workers
91 Labourers and Related Elementary Service Workers
97 Response Unidentifiable
99 Response Outside Scope/Not Stated

Occupation (NZSCO99 V 1.0) - level 3, minor group (99)

Occupation3.txt 

Occupation (NZSCO99 V 1.0) - level 4, unit group (263)

Occupation4.txt 

Occupation (NZSCO99 V 1.0) - level 5, group (607)

Occupation5.txt 

Unpaid activities (10)

01 Household Work/Cooking/Repairs/etc
02 Looking After a Child (Member of Own Household)
03 Looking After Someone Ill/Disabled (Own Household)
04 Looking After a Child Who Does Not Live in Own Household
05 Looking After Someone Ill/Disabled (Not in Own Household)
06 Other Voluntary Help for Organisation/Group/Marae
07 Attending or Studying 20 Hrs or More Per Week
08 Attending or Studying Less Than 20 Hrs Per Week
00 No Unpaid Activities
99 No or Not Stated

Unpaid activities, number of (10)

00 No Unpaid Activities
01 One Unpaid Activity
02 Two Unpaid Activities
03 Three Unpaid Activities
04 Four Unpaid Activities
05 Five Unpaid Activities
06 Six Unpaid Activities
07 Seven Unpaid Activities
08 Eight Unpaid Activities
99 Not Stated

EthnicityThe listings below are available for the 2001 information. If time series information is required including that for 1996 the information is available using the 1996 format.

Ethnic group - level 1 (8)

1 European Ethnic Groups
2 Mäori Ethnic Group
3 Pacific Island Ethnic Groups
4 Asian Ethnic Groups
5 Other Ethnic Groups
7 Response Unidentifiable
8 Response Outside Scope
9 Not Stated

Ethnic groups (230)

Ethnic_groups.txt 

Number of ethnic groups specified (9)

1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Response Unidentifiable
8 Response Outside Scope
9 Not Stated

Asian ethnic group indicator (5)

0 Non-Asian
1 Asian
7 Response Unidentifiable
8 Response Outside Scope
9 Not Stated

European ethnic group indicator (5)

0 Non-European
1 European
7 Response Unidentifiable
8 Response Outside Scope
9 Not Stated

Māori ethnic group indicator (5)

0 Non-Māori
1 Māori
7 Response Unidentifiable
8 Response Outside Scope
9 Not Stated

Pacific Island ethnic group indicator (5)

0 Non-Pacific Island
1 Pacific Island
7 Response Unidentifiable
8 Response Outside Scope
9 Not Stated

Family group this person belongs to (15)

00 Guest or Visitor
01 First Family Nucleus
02 Second Family Nucleus
03 Third Family Nucleus
04 Fourth Family Nucleus
05 Fifth Family Nucleus
06 Sixth Family Nucleus
07 Seventh Family Nucleus
08 Eighth Family Nucleus
09 Ninth Family Nucleus
10 Not in a Nucleus, But Related to a Nucleus
20 Related Group of People in No Nucleus Household
30 Living Alone
40 Not Related (to a Nucleus, if One is Present, or Anyone Else if No Nucleus Present)
50 Unable to Code

Role within family group (7)

00 Not in a Family Group
01 Parent or Partner/Spouse
02 Child
03 Grandparent in Parent Role
11 Other Person in Parent Role
12 Child not with Real Parent
50 Unable to Code

Other related family (11)

00 One Family Group Only, or Guest/Not Related Person/In a Related Group/Living Alone
01 Related to Nucleus 01
02 Related to Nucleus 02
03 Related to Nucleus 03
04 Related to Nucleus 04
05 Related to Nucleus 05
06 Related to Nucleus 06
07 Related to Nucleus 07
08 Related to Nucleus 08
09 Related to Nucleus 09
50 Unable to Code

Nature of relationships between groups (11)

00 One Family Group Only, or Guest/Not Related Person/In a Related Group/Living Alone
01 Parent/Parent-in-law
02 Child/Child-in-law
03 Grandparent/Grandparent-in-law
04 Other Relation, One Generation Back e.g. Aunts/Uncles
05 Other Relation, One Generation Forward e.g. Nephews/Nieces
06 Grandchild/Grandchild-in-law
07 Other Relation, Two or More Generations Back
08 Other Relation, Two or More Generations Forward
21 Other Same Generation (Siblings/Siblings-in-law/Cousins)
50 Unable to Code

Identification of individual's family nucleus (10)

11 First Family Nucleus
21 Second Family Nucleus
31 Third Family Nucleus
41 Fourth and Subsequent Family Nuclei
51 Person Not in a Family Nucleus, but Related to a Family Nucleus
52 A Related Person (in a Household Where No Family Nucleus is Present)
53 An Unrelated Person (Unrelated to Family Nucleus, or Other People)
54 Living Alone
55 Guest or Visitor
99 Family Nucleus Unidentifiable

Individuals role in family nucleus (9)

11 Parent and Spouse/Partner in a Family Nucleus
21 Sole Parent in a Family Nucleus
31 Spouse/Partner Only in a Family Nucleus
41 Child in a Family Nucleus, (Natural, Step, Adopted or Foster Parent)
42 Child in a Family Nucleus, (Other Parent)
51 Person Under 15 in an Household of People Under 15
52 Other Person Not in a Family Nucleus
53 Person Living Alone
99 Individual's Role Unknown

Māori descent (5)

1 Māori Descent
2 No Māori Descent
4 Don't Know
7 Response Unidentifiable
9 Not Stated

Iwi - level 1 (19)

01 Te Tai Tokerau/Tāmaki Makau Rau (Northland/Auckland) Region
02 Hauraki (Coromandel) Region
03 Waikato/Te Rohe Pōtae (Waikato/King Country) Region
04 Te Arawa/Taupō (Rotorua/Taupō) Region
05 Tauranga Moana/Mātaatua (Bay of Plenty) Region
06 Te Tairāwhiti (East Coast) Region
07 Te Matau a Māui/Wairarapa (Hawkes Bay/Wairarapa) Region
08 Taranaki (Taranaki) Region
09 Whanganui/Rangitikei (Wanganui/Rangitïkei) Region
10 Manawatū/Horowhenua/Te Whanganui a Tara (Manawatū/Horowhenua/Wellington) Region
11 Te Waipounamu/Wharekauri (South Island/Chatham Islands) Region
20 Iwi Not Named, but Waka or Iwi Confederation Known
21 Iwi Named but Region Unspecified
22 Hapü Affiliated to More Than One Iwi
44 Don't Know
55 Refused to Answer
77 Response Unidentifiable
88 Response Outside Scope
99 Not Stated

Iwi - level 2 (140)

Iwi2.txt 

Number of iwi specified (9)

1 One Iwi
2 Two Iwi
3 Three Iwi
4 Four Iwi
5 Five Iwi
7 Response Unidentifiable
8 Response Outside Scope
9 Not Stated

Total personal income – (received in the 12 months to 31 March 2001) (14)

01 Loss
02 Zero Income
03 $1 - $5,000
04 $5,001 - $10,000
05 $10,001 - $15,000
06 $15,001 - $20,000
07 $20,001 - $25,000
08 $25,001 - $30,000
09 $30,001 - $40,000
10 $40,001 - $50,000
11 $50,001 - $70,000
12 $70,001 - $100,000
13 $100,001 or More
99 Not Stated

Sources of personal income - (in the previous 12 months to 6 March 2001) (14)

01 Wages, Salary, Commissions Bonuses etc. paid by employer
02 Self-employment or Business you own and work in
03 Interest, Dividends, Rent and other investments
04 Regular ACC or Private Insurance Payments
05 NZ Superannuation or Veterans Pension
06 Other Superannuation, Pensions, Annuities etc
07 Community Wage - Job Seeker
08 Community Wage - Sickness Benefit
09 Domestic Purposes Benefit
10 Invalids Benefit
11 Student Allowance
12 Other Government Benefits
13 Other Sources of Income
99 No or Not Stated

No source of income (2)

00 No Source of Income
99 Income Sources Specified or Not Stated

Number of income sources (15)

00 No Source of Income
01 One Source
02 Two Sources
03 Three Sources
04 Four Sources
05 Five Sources
06 Six Sources
07 Seven Sources
08 Eight Sources
09 Nine Sources
10 Ten Sources
11 Eleven Sources
12 Twelve Sources
13 Thirteen Sources
99 Income Sources Not Stated

Number of income support sources excluding ACC or NZ superannuation (8)

0 No Source of Income Support
1 One Source
2 Two Sources
3 Three Sources
4 Four Sources
5 Five Sources
6 Six Sources
9 All Income Sources Not Stated

Language spoken - level 1 (30)

01 Germanic
02 Romance
03 Greek
04 Balto-Slavic
05 Albanian
06 Armenian
07 Indo-Aryan
08 Celtic
09 Iranian
10 Turko-Altaic
11 Uralic
12 Dravidian
13 Sino-Tibeto-Burman
14 Austroasiatic
15 Tai-Kadai
16 Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
17 Western Malayo-Polynesian
18 Afro-Asiatic
19 Niger-Congo (Congo-Kordafanian)
20 Pidgins and Creoles
21 Language Isolates
22 Miscellaneous Language Groupings
23 Artificial Languages
24 Sign Language
44 Don't Know
55 Refused To Answer
66 None (eg too young to talk)
77 Response Unidentifiable
88 Response Outside Scope
99 Not Stated

Language spoken - level 2 (196)

lang3.txt 

Number of languages spoken (10)

0 None
1 One Language
2 Two Languages
3 Three Languages
4 Four Languages
5 Five Languages
6 Six Languages
7 Response Unidentifiable
8 Response Outside Scope
9 Not Stated

Official language indicator (11)

01 Māori Only
02 English Only
03 Māori and English
04 Māori and Other (Not English)
05 English and Other (Not Māori)
06 Māori, English and Other
07 Other Language(s) Only (Neither Māori nor English)
08 No Language
97 Response Unidentifiable
98 Response Outside Scope
99 Not Stated

Legal marital status (7)

11 Never Married
21 Married (Not Separated)
31 Separated
32 Divorced
33 Widowed
77 Response Unidentifiable
99 Not Stated

Social marital status (9)

100 Partnered,, nfd
111 Legal Spouse
121 Other Partnership
200 Non-partnered,, nfd
211 Non-partnered, Never Married
221 Non-partnered, Separated
222 Non-partnered, Divorced
223 Non-partnered, Widowed
999 Not Stated

Relationship to reference person (38)

Relat3.txt 

Religious affiliation - level 1, major groups (10)

0 No Religion
1 Buddhist
2 Christian
3 Hindu
4 Islam/Muslim
5 Judaism/Jewish
6 Mäori Christian
7 Spiritualism and New Age Religions
8 Other Religions
9 Residual Categories

Religious affiliation (128)

relig.txt 

Years at usual residence (101)

000 Less than one year
001 to 097 In single year increments
098 98 Years or More
777 Response Unidentifiable
999 Not Stated

Sex (2)

1 Male
2 Female

Tenure holder (4)

1 Own or Partly Own Usual Residence
2 Do Not Own Usual Residence
7 Response Unidentifiable
9 Not Stated

Main means of travel to work (12)

01 Worked at Home
02 Did Not Go To Work Today
03 Drove a Private Car, Truck or Van
04 Drove a Company Car, Truck or Van
05 Passenger in a Car, Truck, Van or Company Bus
06 Public Bus
07 Train
08 Motor Cycle or Power Cycle
09 Bicycle
10 Walked or Jogged
15 Other
99 Not Stated
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