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Divorces in New Zealand

Source: R/datasets.R
nzl_divorces.Rd

Counts of divorces and population, by age, sex, and calendar year, in New Zealand, 2011-2021.

Usage

nzl_divorces

Format

A tibble with 242 rows and the following columns:

  • age: 5-year age groups, "15-19" to "65+"

  • sex: "Female" or "Male"

  • time: Calendar year

  • divorces: Numbers of divorces during year

  • population: Person-years lived during year

Source

Divorce counts from data in table "Age at divorces by sex (marriages and civil unions) (Annual-Dec)" in the online database Infoshare on the Statistics New Zealand website. Data downloaded on 22 March 2023. Population estimates derived from data in table "Estimated Resident Population by Age and Sex (1991+) (Annual-Dec)" in the online database Infoshare on the Statistics New Zealand website. Data downloaded on 26 March 2023.