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This graph of Māori dependency ratios – the proportion of dependent children and older people to working-age people – largely reflects increasing fertility rates among Māori women up to 1976. After this time the rate fell rapidly, largely due to the widespread use of the contraceptive pill.
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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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