Unpaid activities undertaken by people aged 65+ in Christchurch City, New Zealand
By type, 2023 Census, % of people where information available
The following information applies to all values in the table.
Census Year: 2023, Subject population: Census usually resident population, Territorial authority: Christchurch City, Age group: 65-*, Unit: Percentage
Unpaid activities
% of people where information available
Helping someone who is ill or has a disability who does not live in own household
9.11%
Household work, cooking, repairs, gardening, etc, for own household
80.2%
Looking after a child who does not live in own household
16.19%
Looking after a child who is a member of own household
4.65%
Looking after a member of own household who is ill or has a disability
6.2%
Other helping or voluntary work for or through any organisation, group or marae
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Why am I seeing this?
This data is from the Census. The past two censuses had relatively low response rates, particularly for some areas of New Zealand and groups of people.
Where information was missing or unreadable, Stats NZ attempted to use data from a range of places such as previous censuses or administrative data that is collected by other government agencies. If that isn't available, Stats NZ use statistical models to predict what the missing data would have been. This is called imputation.
Things to be aware of
For unpaid activities, the proportion of missing information was higher than average for the following groups: Māori and Pacific peoples, people in their 20s, and people of Māori descent.
Unpaid activities cover activities performed in the four weeks before the census, without payment, for people living either in the same household, or outside. This includes any help or voluntary work through any organisation, group, or marae.
People may do multiple activities, so the percentages add up to more than 100%.
This information applies the census usually resident population aged 15 years and over, regardless of the employment status.
Response rates and final data sources
For unpaid activities, the response rate from 2023 Census forms was 83.6%. There was no information for 16.4% of people. No alternative data source or imputation was available to replace missing responses.
For age group, the response rate from 2023 Census forms was 89.7%. The remaining 10.2% of responses were sourced from administrative records and 0.1% from statistical imputation.
Definitions
Census usually resident population count of New Zealand: a count of all people who usually live in and were present in New Zealand on census night. It excludes overseas visitors and New Zealand residents who are temporarily overseas.
Census night population count of New Zealand: a count of all people present in New Zealand on census night. This includes visitors from overseas who are counted on census night but excludes residents who are temporarily overseas on census night.
Response 'stated': Members of the subject population (eg. people or dwelling) for which the data was obtained through a census form, administrative sources, or imputed.
Data calculation/treatment
This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Figure.NZ calculated percentages based on the 'Total stated' values for each variable. Individual percentages may not sum to 100% and values for the same data may vary in different tables.
Geographically the census includes the North Island, South Island, Stewart Island, and the Chatham Islands, plus largely uninhabited islands including the Kermadec Islands, Three Kings Islands, Mayor Island, Motiti Island, White Island, Moutohora Island, Bounty Islands, Snares Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, and Campbell Island.
Census: Unpaid activities, ethnicity, age, and gender for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over, (RC, TALB, SA2, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses
From the dataset Census: Unpaid activities, ethnicity, age, and gender for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over, (RC, TALB, SA2, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses, this data was extracted:
The New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings is the official count of how many people and dwellings there are in New Zealand. It provides a snapshot of our society at a point in time and helps to tell the story of its social and economic change. The 2023 Census, held on Tuesday 7 March, was the 35th New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings. The first official census was run in 1851, and since 1877 there has been a census every five years, with only four exceptions.
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