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Lower median income

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In 2013 Pacific people had a lower than average median income. A low income can affect the health of Pacific families because they have less money to spend on doctors' visits when they fall ill, and may become even sicker before seeking medical treatment. The ethnicity categorisations are self-reported, so where a person nominates two or more ethnicities they appear in several categories. The 'Other' category includes those who stated that they were 'New Zealanders' on the census form.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Statistics New Zealand, 2013 Census

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Colin Tukuitonga, Pacific Island health – Causes of poor health, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/27760/lower-median-income (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Colin Tukuitonga, published 17 February 2011, updated 9 January 2019.