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Table 2 Sample size of major ethnic groups in New Zealand by three classification methods (n = 10,525)

From: Ethnicity classification systems for public health surveys: experiences from HIV behavioural surveillance among men who have sex with men

 

Prioritisation

Single/Combination

Total Response

n

%

n

%

n

%

Asian

944

9.0

875a

8.3

1003

9.8

European (only)a

7867a

74.7

7867a

74.7

7867a

74.7

Māori

1058

10.1

538a

5.1

1058

10.1

Other

305

2.9

282a

2.7

325

3.1

Pacific

351

3.3

201a

1.9

424

4.0

European-Māori

N/A

 

428

4.1

N/A

 

European-Pacific

N/A

 

111

1.1

N/A

 

Other ≥2 combinations

N/A

 

223

2.1

N/A

 
  1. NB Percentages sum to more than 100% for Total Response as groups are not mutually exclusive
  2. N/A not applicable to that classification method
  3. aDenotes sole major ethnic group
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