Marital Status - Legal Marital Status – Census Usually Resident Population Count – 1996–2006| Legal Marital Status1 for the Census Usually Resident Population Count Aged 15 Years and Over, 1996, 2001 and 2006 | |
| | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |
| Never Married and Never Joined in a Civil Union |
|
844,188 |
883,674 |
991,320 | |
1,345,578 |
1,338,573 |
1,414,533 | | Separated, Divorced, Widowed or Bereaved Civil Union Partner |
| |
93,048 |
107,256 |
108,228 | |
152,607 |
186,546 |
222,138 | | | Widowed or Bereaved Civil Union Partner |
|
164,973 |
176,340 |
174,816 | |
185,823 |
197,145 |
249,336 | | Total |
2,786,220 |
2,889,537 |
3,160,374 |
1. The 2006 Census was the first census to collect information on civil unions.
2. Includes people who are still legally married but permanently separated. This also applies to civil unions.
3. In 1996 this includes Not Specified; in 2001 it includes Response Unidentifiable and Not Stated; in 2006 it includes Response Unidentifiable, Not Stated and Joined in a Civil Union (Not Separated). For further information, refer to the legal marital status variable on the 2006 Census Information About Data web page: http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/. Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals and values for the same data may vary in different tables.
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