Format ethnicity data collected via the New Zealand census questionnaire.
As stated on the Stats NZ website
Ethnicity is a measure of cultural affiliation. It is not a measure of race, ancestry, nationality, or citizenship. Ethnicity is self perceived and people can belong to more than one ethnic group.
In research, ethnicity is typically captured using the Standard Ethnicity Questionnaire as used in the Census.
The New Zealand Ministry of Health recommends that:
Where thereare multiple ethnicities for a respondent, one of the following three methods of output must be used: a) total response (overlapping) b) prioritised (the most common form of output in the health and disability sector) c) sole/combination.
When reporting ethnicity as total response, the StatsNZ Level 1 codes are typically used.
| Code | Descriptor |
|---|---|
| 1 | European |
| 2 | Māori |
| 3 | Pacific Peoples |
| 4 | Asian |
| 5 | Middle Eastern/Latin American/African |
| 6 | Other Ethnicity |
| 9 | Residual Categories |
In prioritised output, each respondent is allocated to a single ethnicgroup using the prioritisation tables below.
| Priority order | Ethnic group code (Level 1) | Ethnic group code description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Māori |
| 2 | 3 | Pacific Peoples |
| 3 | 4 | Asian |
| 4 | 5 | Middle Eastern/Latin American/African |
| 5 | 6 | Other Ethnicity |
| 6 | 1 | European |
| 9 | 9 | Residual Categories |
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Stats NZ. (2020). Ethnicity. https://www.stats.govt.nz/topics/ethnicity
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Stats NZ. (2018). Ethnicity New Zealand Standard Classification 2005 V2.0.0. Aria
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Ministry of Health. (2017). HISO 10001:2017 Ethnicity Data Protocols. https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/hiso-10001-2017-ethnicity-data-protocols-v2.pdf
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Cormack D & McLeod M. (2010). Improving and maintaining quality in ethnicity data collections in the health and disability sector. Wellington: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare. https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/otago600098.pdf
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Ministry of Health. 2008. Presenting Ethnicity: Comparing prioritised and total response ethnicity in descriptive analyses of New Zealand Health Monitor surveys. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
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Statistics New Zealand. (2005). Understanding and working with ethnicity data. Wellington. http://archive.stats.govt.nz/~/media/Statistics/surveys-and-methods/methods/class-stnd/ethnicity/Understanding%20and%20Working%20with%20Ethnicity%20Data.pdf