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| Current Wealth | Projected at Age 65 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Wealth Quintile | Mean | Median | Mean | Median |
| 1 (= lowest) | 245,229 | 247,404 | 449,446 | 453,705 |
| 2 | 338,548 | 339,017 | 504,373 | 506,533 |
| 3 | 451,124 | 446,786 | 606,172 | 598,986 |
| 4 | 637,488 | 633,408 | 808,565 | 787,856 |
| 5 (= highest) | 1,292,713 | 1,034,909 | 1,605,824 | 1,289,922 |
| Total Sample | ||||
| Housing wealth | 85,502 | 36,000 | 85,502 | 36,000 |
| Financial wealth | 205,187 | 51,350 | 258,875 | 64,492 |
| Pension wealth | 26,982 | 0 | 37,836 | 0 |
| Superannuation wealth | 275,075 | 270,414 | 412,394 | 408,306 |
| Total wealth | 592,747 | 446,786 | 794,607 | 607,687 |
| Ethnic Sub-groups | ||||
| Pakeha | ||||
| Housing wealth | 94,804 | 52,000 | 94,804 | 52,000 |
| Financial wealth | 242,035 | 66,479 | 305,291 | 85,374 |
| Pension wealth | 31,306 | 0 | 43,508 | 0 |
| Superannuation wealth | 279,222 | 273,918 | 414,202 | 410,753 |
| Total wealth | 647,367 | 496,751 | 857,805 | 656,124 |
| Māori-Pacific | ||||
| Housing wealth | 36,256 | 0 | 36,256 | 0 |
| Financial wealth | 69,887 | 8,600 | 87,927 | 9,498 |
| Pension wealth | 13,966 | 0 | 20,839 | 0 |
| Superannuation wealth | 252,955 | 243,224 | 396,080 | 389,914 |
| Total wealth | 373,064 | 301,466 | 541,101 | 457,841 |
Note: All values are weighted to population averages and are in 2001 dollars. Ethnicity of a couple refers to that of the respondent.
| Current Wealth | Projected at Age 65 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Wealth Quintile | Mean | Median | Mean | Median |
| 1 (= lowest) | 117,759 | 129,172 | 249,975 | 259,581 |
| 2 | 154,304 | 154,986 | 277,932 | 276,024 |
| 3 | 186,395 | 184,284 | 291,313 | 290,721 |
| 4 | 278,012 | 276,251 | 370,241 | 372,322 |
| 5 (= highest) | 643,737 | 503,353 | 786,071 | 612,104 |
| Total Sample | ||||
| Housing wealth | 40,043 | 0 | 40,043 | 0 |
| Financial wealth | 64,429 | 6,480 | 81,611 | 8,000 |
| Pension wealth | 10,237 | 0 | 15,110 | 0 |
| Superannuation wealth | 160,993 | 157,385 | 258,012 | 256,254 |
| Total wealth | 275,702 | 184,230 | 394,777 | 310,100 |
| Ethnic Sub-groups | ||||
| Pakeha | ||||
| Housing wealth | 45,996 | 0 | 45,996 | 0 |
| Financial wealth | 76,215 | 9,190 | 95,270 | 12,384 |
| Pension wealth | 11,811 | 0 | 17,709 | 0 |
| Superannuation wealth | 166,937 | 163,711 | 264,665 | 263,552 |
| Total wealth | 300,960 | 204,405 | 423,640 | 332,780 |
| Māori-Pacific | ||||
| Housing wealth | 15,630 | 0 | 15,630 | 0 |
| Financial wealth | 34,885 | 811 | 46,503 | 829 |
| Pension wealth | 4,769 | 0 | 6,743 | 0 |
| Superannuation wealth | 142,641 | 139,062 | 235,230 | 237,271 |
| Total wealth | 197,925 | 146,084 | 304,106 | 254,280 |
| Male | ||||
| Housing wealth | 29,261 | 0 | 29,261 | 0 |
| Financial wealth | 89,496 | 8,700 | 114,565 | 11,487 |
| Pension wealth | 12,125 | 0 | 18,860 | 0 |
| Superannuation wealth | 145,781 | 142,618 | 240,243 | 241,531 |
| Total wealth | 276,663 | 165,879 | 402,929 | 283,071 |
| Female | ||||
| Housing wealth | 48,425 | 0 | 48,425 | 0 |
| Financial wealth | 44,942 | 4,781 | 55,993 | 5,511 |
| Pension wealth | 8,769 | 0 | 12,196 | 0 |
| Superannuation wealth | 172,819 | 172,570 | 271,826 | 270,036 |
| Total wealth | 274,955 | 194,056 | 388,440 | 328,483 |
Note: All values are weighted to population averages and are in 2001 dollars.
