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Census dayTuesday, 5 March 2013
You Count – Mā Tātou
Census of Population and Dwellings
Census day is
Tuesday 5 March 2013
The census is the official count of
how many people and dwellings
we have in New Zealand.
It will have been seven years since
the last census so the information
is more important than ever!
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013
2013 Census
Census information is used by government, councils, iwi, businesses, and community groups to plan for the future.
It determines how billions of dollars is spent.
Census slogan ‘Mā Tātou / You Count’.
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013
The Statistics Act 1975
Statistics NZ must run a census every five years and everyone must participate
The information you provide is protectedIt must be kept confidential
It can only be used for statistical purposes
Statistics NZ have an absolute
commitment to security
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013
Statistics NZ does not share people’s private information with any other organisation – including the New Zealand Police, WINZ, Immigration New Zealand, Housing New Zealand, and Inland Revenue.
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013
Census in your neighbourhood
A census collector delivers the forms and Internet Access Code to your home starting from 16 February 2013
The collector carries a large blue bag with the ‘Statistics New Zealand’ logo on the front
The collector will return after 6 March 2013 to collect completed paper forms
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How do I take part?
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013
You can do your forms in English or Māori
Guide notes are available
Information leaflets in 27 languages online: www.census.govt.nz Helpline languages: Cantonese, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Māori, Samoan, and Tongan
How do I take part?
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013
You can do your forms online or on paper
Doing your forms online is secure, quick, and easy
If everyone in your household does their forms online a collector may not need to call back
How to complete forms online
Go to:www.census.govt.nz
People will need their Internet Access Codeand paper forms
Forms can be completed in English or Māori
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It’s secure, quick, and easy
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013
Census day - Tuesday 5 March 2013
Selected questions from the census forms
Dwelling form – one per dwelling. 22 questions.
Individual form – one per person. 48 questions.
All questions must be answered honestly and accurately
Selection of questions that respondents want to know more about
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Individual form Q2: Name
Who uses it: Statistics NZ What it is used for:•Administrative purposes – to match the household’s individual forms with the people listed on the dwelling form•To contact people selected for post-censal surveys: Te Kupenga Māori Social Survey, and the Disability Survey•If follow-up is required
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Individual form Q5: Usual residence
Who uses it: Local and central governmentWhat it is used for:•To develop and monitor local and central government policy•To determine electorates and boundaries•To show where people live – our neighbourhoods, communities, and regions•Feeds into estimates and projections that provide information on how communities are changing
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Individual form Q11: Ethnicity
Who uses it: Central and local government, service providers, Māori and ethnic groupsWhat it is used for:•To understand the demographic make-up of NZ – regions, communities•In allocation of health funding•For planning and delivery of services to targeted ethnic groups•To determine ethnic group well-being
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Individual form Q13: Language
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Who uses it: Central and local government, Māori, community organisationsWhat it is used for:•Māori language policy•To evaluate and monitor existing language education & services•To assess need for translation services and multi-lingual material in health, education, and welfare•Television and radio services•To indicate ethnic vitality
Individual form Q14: Māori descent
Who uses it : Central government
What is it used for:•To determine Māori electorate numbers and boundaries•To create projections for the Māori descent population•As a filter to the iwi question
Quality issues: High non-response rate
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Individual form Q15: Iwi affiliationWho uses it: Iwi, central government
What is it used for:•To support Treaty of Waitangi settlement claims•As a basis for the allocation of resources and funds to iwi•To assist iwi planning and development•To assist Waitangi Tribunal decisions
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Individual form Q31: IncomeWho uses it: Local and central government
What it is used for:•Feeds into decile ratings – basis for funding for schools•Used in the NZ Deprivation index•Policy and monitoring programmes
Quality issues: High non-response rate
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Dwelling form Q14 & 15: Number of rooms
Who uses it: Central and local government
What it is used for:•Estimating future demand for housing •Health funding via the Deprivation index•Household crowding
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2013 Census data
Government Statistician announces the numbers of general and Māori electorates
October 2013
2013 Census data available for useDecember 2013
Full dataset for customised data enquiries
Phased release of free productsThroughout 2014 and 2015
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www.stats.govt.nz/census
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Spread the word!
Census day is Tuesday 5 March 2013
Everyone must fill in a form
You can do your forms online – it’s secure, quick, and easy
Thank you for your support
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