New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 18

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✨ Census Statistics

Mar. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 549

Census Tables, 1901.—Conjugal Condition of the People, and Education of the People.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 4th March, 1902.

FURTHER results of the census taken for the 31st March last, as shown in the accompanying tables relating to the conjugal condition and education of the people, are published for general information.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

MARRIED AND SINGLE AT SUCCESSIVE CENSUSES.—PROPORTIONS PER CENT.

TABLE showing (exclusive of Maoris and Chinese) the Proportions of the Unmarried, Married, and Widowed in every 100 Persons, Males and Females, of all Ages, living in New Zealand at the last Seven Censuses.

Census Periods.	Persons.			Males.			Females.
	Unmarried.	Married.	Widowed.	Unmarried.	Married.	Widowed.	Unmarried.	Married.	Widowed.
	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.
March, 1874 ..	66·95	30·58	2·47	70·66	27·37	1·97	62·17	34·73	3·10
March, 1878 ..	66·72	30·87	2·41	70·09	28·06	1·85	62·59	34·32	3·09
April, 1881 ..	67·32	30·15	2·53	70·39	27·73	1·88	63·64	33·05	3·31
March, 1886 ..	67·67	29·53	2·80	70·35	27·61	2·04	64·59	31·74	3·67
April, 1891 ..	67·62	29·18	3·20	70·02	27·61	2·37	64·95	30·94	4·11
April, 1896 ..	67·05	29·46	3·49	69·48	27·97	2·55	64·37	31·10	4·53
March, 1901 ..	65·53	30·75	3·72	67·90	29·45	2·65	62·94	32·17	4·89

NOTE.—For purposes of comparison divorced persons have been included among the unmarried. The number returned as “Divorced” in 1901 was 404 persons (255 males, 149 females). In 1896 the number was 137 persons (87 males, 50 females).

EDUCATION AT SUCCESSIVE CENSUSES.—PROPORTIONS PER CENT.

TABLE showing (exclusive of Maoris and Chinese) the Percentage of the Total Number of Persons, Males and Females, living at the Date of each Census since 1858, able to Read and Write, able to Read only, and unable to Read.

Census Periods.	Read and Write.			Read only.			Cannot Read.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.
December, 1858 ..	63·51	66·86	59·13	11·30	9·59	13·53	25·19	23·55	27·34
December, 1861 ..	68·67	73·45	61·36	9·01	7·12	11·89	22·32	19·43	26·75
December, 1864 ..	72·70	77·27	65·27	7·17	5·64	9·65	20·13	17·09	25·08
December, 1867 ..	71·35	75·62	64·86	7·25	5·95	9·24	21·40	18·43	25·90
February, 1871 ..	69·20	73·10	63·75	7·50	6·36	9·10	23·30	20·54	27·15
March, 1874 ..	68·15	71·40	63·94	8·09	6·96	9·56	23·76	21·64	26·50
March, 1878 ..	69·52	72·11	66·33	6·76	5·91	7·80	23·72	21·98	25·87
April, 1881 ..	71·32	73·31	68·94	5·63	5·01	6·39	23·05	21·68	24·67
March, 1886 ..	74·01	75·40	72·41	4·80	4·36	5·31	21·19	20·24	22·28
April, 1891 ..	77·27	77·97	76·48	3·97	3·74	4·24	18·76	18·29	19·28
April, 1896 ..	80·60	81·06	80·09	2·89	2·71	3·08	16·51	16·23	16·83
March, 1901 ..	82·78	83·08	82·44	1·95	1·81	2·10	15·27	15·11	15·46