Sources of Personal Income

This variable identifies the various sources from which an individual received their total personal income. In the census, it is generally only realistic to collect information on money income. This is what the individual respondent can normally recall or can readily retrieve from their financial records. (Census 2006). All sources of personal income: 00 No Source of Income During That Time; 01 Wages, Salary, Commissions, Bonuses etc Paid by my Employer; 02 Self-employment or Business I own or work in; 03 Interest, Dividends, Rent, Other Investments; 04 Regular Payments from ACC or a Private Work Accident Insurer; 05 New Zealand Superannuation or Veterans Pension; 06 Other Superannuation, Pensions, Annuities (Other Than NZ Superannuation, Veterans Pension or War Pension); 07 Unemployment benefit; 08 Sickness Benefit; 09 Domestic Purposes Benefit; 10 Invalids Benefit; 11 Student Allowance; 12 Other Government Benefits, Government Income Support Payments, or War Pensions or paid parental leave; 13 Other Sources of Income, Including Support Payments from Peoplewho do not live in my household; 99 Not Stated.