Data Collection
Impact on variables - from November 2018
Label
Impact on variables - from November 2018
en-NZ
Description
Use the table below to see changes that will occur for the international travel and migration variables as a result of the Migration Data Transformation project and the removal of the departure cards.
| Changes to international travel and migration variables | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Variable | Short-term movements | Short-term movements | ||||||
| Overseas visitors | NZ resident travellers | Permanent and long-term migrants | Estimated migrants | ||||||
| Arrivals | Departures | Arrivals | Departures | Arrivals | Departures | Arrivals | Departures | ||
| Demographics | Age at time of travel | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Stop | Start | Start |
| Sex | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Stop | Start | Start | |
| Geography | Country of birth (from Jul 2000) | No | No | No | No | Continue | Stop | Start | No |
| Country of citizenship | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Stop | Start | Start | |
| Country of last/next residence | Continue | Stop | Continue | Stop | Continue | Stop | Start | No | |
| Country of main destination | No | No | Continue(1) | Stop | No | No | No | No | |
| Overseas state/province of residence | Continue | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| NZ 'territorial authority area' of residence | No | No | Continue | Continue | Continue | Stop | Start | Start | |
| Length of stay | Length of stay/absence (days) | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Stop | Start | Start |
| Port | NZ port of customs clearance (from Sep 1997) | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Stop | Start | Start |
| Closest overseas port of flight (from Sep 1997) | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Stop | Start | Start | |
| Other characteristics | Travel purpose | Continue | No | Continue(2) | Stop | No | No | No | No |
| Visa type on arrival (from Jul 2003) | Continue | No | No | No | Continue | No | Start | No | |
| Occupation (from Oct 2009) | No | No | No | No | Continue | Stop | Start | No | |
