Ethnicity is an important variable, and in Aotearoa New Zealand it is used to monitor population health needs, health services outcomes and to allocate resources. However, there is a history of undercounting Māori. The aim of this study was to compare national and primary care ethnicity data to self-reported ethnicity from a Kaupapa Māori research cohort in the Waikato region.
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