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Security statement about the New Zealand census-mortality study (NZCMS)

The New Zealand Census-Mortality Study (NZCMS) is a study of the relationship between social factors and mortality in New Zealand, based on the integration of anonymised population census data from Statistics New Zealand and mortality data from the New Zealand Health Information Service. The project was approved by Statistics New Zealand as a Data Laboratory project under the Microdata Access Protocols in 1997. The datasets created by the integration process are covered by the Statistics Act and can be used for statistical purposes only. Only approved researchers who have signed Statistics New Zealand�s declaration of secrecy can access the integrated data in the Data Laboratory. For further information about security matters in regard to this study please contact Statistics New Zealand.