New Faces, New Futures: New Zealand

Migrants' Labour Market Participation

Table 5.11: Main non-labour market activities of migrants by region of origin

Languages spoken well	Region of origin (%)									Total (%)
	UK/ Irish Republic	South Africa	North America	Rest of Europe	North Asia	South Asia	South East Asia	Pacific	Other
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total weighted	2,150	660	340	540	2,670	880	470	1,450	340	9,510
Studying	10.7	28.8	14.7	31.5	45.7	19.3	38.3	29.7	47.1	29.4
At home caring for dependants	41.9	33.3	38.2	38.9	26.6	30.7	34.0	31.0	29.4	33.0
Retired or at home without dependants	14.4	22.7	11.8	5.6	9.7	22.7	12.8	16.6	8.8	13.8
On holiday or visiting friends or relatives	4.2	S	S	5.6	3.7	3.4	S	4.1	S	3.7
Getting set up in NZ	14.9	9.1	17.6	13.0	3.4	5.7	4.3	6.2	S	8.3
Other	7.4	4.5	14.7	S	8.6	13.6	6.4	8.3	8.8	8.2
Multiple activities	7.4	S	S	S	1.9	3.4	S	3.4	S	3.6

Notes: Excludes responses identified as not specified. Other activities included doing voluntary work, suffering ill health, trying to get qualifications recognised and other activities. Multiple activities include respondents who specified more than one main activity.

Symbol: S = suppressed for confidentiality reasons.

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