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Year	Percentage women
1896	18.1
1897	
1898	
1899	
1900	
1901	19.3
1902	
1903	
1904	
1905	
1906	18.9
1907	
1908	
1909	
1910	
1911	19.9
1912	
1913	
1914	
1915	
1916	21.8
1917	
1918	
1919	
1920	
1921	21.3
1922	
1923	
1924	
1925	
1926	20.3
1927	
1928	
1929	
1930	
1931	
1932	
1933	
1934	
1935	
1936	21.5
1937	
1938	
1939	
1940	
1941	
1942	
1943	
1944	
1945	25.7
1946	
1947	
1948	
1949	
1950	
1951	23.2
1952	
1953	
1954	
1955	
1956	23.8
1957	
1958	
1959	
1960	
1961	25.1
1962	
1963	
1964	
1965	
1966	27.3
1967	
1968	
1969	
1970	
1971	29.8
1972	
1973	
1974	
1975	
1976	32.0
1977	
1978	
1979	
1980	
1981	34.2
1982	
1983	
1984	
1985	
1986	35.9
1987	
1988	
1989	
1990	
1991	43.4
1992	
1993	
1994	
1995	
1996	45.7
1997	
1998	
1999	
2000	
2001	46.8
2002	
2003	
2004	
2005	
2006	47.5

"Source: Statistics NZ, Long term Data Series (LTDS), B.1.1, New Zealand official yearbook 2000"	

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