Variable
European
Māori
Pacific
Asian
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Nelson/Tasman/
Marlborough/West Coast
4.83%
4.39%
4.44%
2.37%
S
0.91%
1.11%
1.05%
Canterbury
16.29%
15.58%
7.95%
8.00%
5.00%
2.78%
8.40%
8.23%
Otago
6.48%
6.60%
2.72%
2.01%
S
S
2.98%
2.36%
Southland
2.31%
2.18%
2.07%
2.58%
0.85%
0.26%
1.83%
1.16%
Manager
20.71%
15.27%
12.84%
11.37%
7.08%
7.73%
15.26%
8.96%
Professional
24.73%
34.04%
13.72%
26.53%
11.47%
22.06%
27.44%
33.92%
Technician and Trades
Worker
18.95%
4.32%
17.91%
3.64%
20.61%
4.02%
18.10%
5.20%
Community and personal
service worker
4.75%
11.60%
7.18%
14.29%
7.60%
15.58%
6.06%
13.53%
Clerical and administrative
worker
6.47%
17.25%
4.48%
15.86%
6.51%
17.30%
6.61%
15.40%
Sales worker
6.67%
11.30%
4.81%
12.18%
5.13%
14.34%
9.31%
12.05%
Machinery operator or driver
8.01%
1.05%
18.19%
3.09%
21.74%
2.55%
7.53%
1.73%
Labourer
9.22%
4.53%
20.17%
12.01%
19.05%
15.43%
9.00%
8.44%
Other
0.49%
0.64%
0.70%
1.03%
0.80%
0.98%
0.69%
0.78%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing,
mining
5.36%
2.53%
8.18%
3.32%
2.15%
0.56%
4.27%
1.64%
Manufacturing
13.36%
5.58%
17.48%
8.70%
20.44%
9.21%
10.44%
6.92%
Electricity, gas, water and
waste services, construction
16.08%
3.44%
20.20%
3.19%
15.90%
2.97%
10.94%
2.59%
Wholesale trade
5.51%
3.43%
5.08%
2.11%
8.42%
3.07%
4.82%
3.26%
Retail trade
8.11%
10.37%
8.78%
11.66%
9.30%
12.52%
13.13%
12.11%
Accommodation and food
services
2.79%
4.44%
1.96%
6.56%
2.34%
7.43%
10.98%
9.54%
Transport, postal and
warehousing
5.02%
2.44%
7.18%
3.85%
7.39%
7.11%
5.65%
2.31%
Information and media,
financial services, and real
estate services
7.17%
7.50%
2.71%
5.31%
4.23%
4.83%
7.40%
7.74%
Professional services
10.62%
8.49%
3.92%
3.27%
3.99%
4.01%
10.72%
8.66%
Administrative and support
services
2.38%
3.12%
2.64%
3.43%
2.73%
5.37%
1.89%
4.23%
Public administration and
safety
7.82%
8.85%
8.05%
10.90%
7.00%
8.88%
4.91%
5.34%
Education and training
4.90%
14.13%
5.82%
15.03%
4.59%
6.39%
3.86%
8.94%
Healthcare and social
assistance
3.51%
19.70%
3.82%
17.47%
5.35%
22.06%
5.64%
22.49%
Arts, recreation and other
services
7.38%
5.97%
4.18%
5.22%
6.18%
5.59%
5.38%
4.22%
Part-time
7.13%
25.91%
8.46%
23.64%
4.94%
18.01%
10.74%
21.35%
Permanent
96.08%
93.91%
93.75%
91.68%
94.86%
93.11%
94.75%
91.82%
4,305
4,623
855
969
432
447
1,194
1,128
Sample size (unweighted)
Notes: Definitions of all variables are provided in Table 1. All means are weighted by weights provided by Stats New Zealand.
Descriptives are derived from the regression sample. S = suppressed due to small sample size.
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