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New Faces, New Futures: New Zealand

Background Characteristics

Table 2.1: Age of migrants by immigration approval category
Age group (years) Immigration approval category (%) Total (%)
Skilled principal Skilled secondary Business category Family Partner Family Parent Pacific category Other
Mean 35.2 34.6 36.2 33.0 60.7 31.4 34.4 36.1
Median 34.0 35.0 39.0 31.0 63.0 31.0 33.0 34.0
Total % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total weighted 12,490 8,470 2,190 7,020 2,300 1,620 2,140 36,220
16-24 7.0 16.8 31.1 14.1 7.0 24.1 33.6 14.5
25-34 44.7 29.8 10.0 51.3 1.3 42.0 19.6 36.0
35-44 35.1 39.6 28.3 22.8 S 30.2 22.9 30.1
45-54 12.3 12.4 23.7 8.8 9.6 4.3 12.6 11.9
55-64 0.9 1.4 4.6 2.4 39.1 S 7.9 4.3
65 and over ... S 1.8 0.7 42.2 S 3.3 3.2

Symbols:

S = suppressed for confidentiality reasons.

... Not applicable.

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