NZ Census, New Zealand

3-Mar-1996

The five yearly census this year acknowledges the existence of gay and lesbian couples. Question 16 asks about marital status and this years note to the question states that "If you live with a partner as a gay or lesbian couple, tick "your partner or de facto, girlfriend or boyfriend." This will then flow through into the househould questionairre and make visible gay and lesbian couples in NZ statistics.

Ref: - QNA