For the national collections.
Note that lists of level 3 and level 4 codes can be found in Ethnicity Data Protocols for the Health and Disability Sector.
For more information, read Reporting ethnicity to the national collections.
Ethnic Group code | Ethnic Group code description |
---|---|
1 | European |
2 | Maori |
3 | Pacific Peoples |
4 | Asian |
5 | Middle Eastern/Latin American/African |
6 | Other Ethnicity |
9 | Residual Categories |
Ethnic Group code | Ethnic Group code description |
Ethnic Group priority
|
---|---|---|
10 | European not further defined |
21
|
11 | NZ European |
22
|
12 | Other European |
20
|
21 | NZ Maori |
1
|
30 | Pacific Island not further defined |
9
|
31 | Samoan |
7
|
32 | Cook Island Maori |
6
|
33 | Tongan |
5
|
34 | Niuean |
4
|
35 | Tokelauan |
2
|
36 | Fijian |
3
|
37 | Other Pacific Island |
8
|
40 | Asian not further defined |
14
|
41 | Southeast Asian |
10
|
42 | Chinese |
12
|
43 | Indian |
11
|
44 | Other Asian |
13
|
51 | Middle Eastern |
17
|
52 | Latin American / Hispanic |
15
|
53 | African |
16
|
54 | Other (retired on 1/07/2009) |
19
|
61 | Other ethnicity |
18
|
94 | Don't know |
94
|
95 | Refused to answer |
95
|
97 | Response unidentifiable |
97
|
99 | Not stated |
99
|