Browse data msd_main_benefit_characteristics

NZ Main Benefits — Recipient Characteristics

Quarterly main benefit recipients broken down by characteristic (gender, age group, ethnic group, continuous duration), at national level, 2021–present. From MSD Quarterly Benefit Fact Sheets.

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Data as of 2026-07-28  · quarterly  · 1,360 rows

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Dataset ID
msd_main_benefit_characteristics
Data source
MSD
Last refreshed
2026-07-28
Refresh cadence
quarterly
API endpoint
https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/msd_main_benefit_characteristics/data

Columns (4)

schema glossary · auto-generated
Column Type Description
quarter string Quarter
characteristic_group string Characteristic group
characteristic_value string Characteristic value
recipients long Recipients

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Data preview

QuarterCharacteristic GroupCharacteristic ValueRecipients
2014-1218-24 yearsTotal58945
2014-1225-39 yearsTotal94411
2014-1240-54 yearsTotal94249
2014-1255-64 yearsTotal61540
2014-12All other ethnicitiesTotal43409

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