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Percent share of market income		
Year	Male	Female
1951	84	16
1956	84.5	15.5
1961	82.3	17.3
1966	80.8	19.2
1971	77.9	22.1
1976	75.6	24.4
1981	73.5	26.5

Percentage share of total income		
Year	Male	Female
1981	69.2	30.8
1986	65.1	34.9
1991	62.4	37.6
1996	61.2	38.8
2001	61.4	38.6
2006	60.8	39.2	

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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