The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. 										

Main Centres										
	1864	1878	1891	1906	1921	1936	1951	1966	1981	1996
Male 	54.3	51.2	48.2	49.2	48.1	47.4	49	49.2	49.1	48.7
Female	45.7	48.8	51.8	50.8	51.9	52.6	51	50.8	50.9	51.3

Source: Statistics New Zealand										

New Zealand										
	1864	1878	1891	1906	1921	1936	1951	1966	1981	1996
Male 	60.1	55.7	53.1	53	51.1	50.8	50.2	50.2	49.7	49.2
Female	39.9	44.3	46.9	47	48.9	49.2	49.8	49.8	50.3	50.8

Source: Statistics New Zealand										

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