R/new_zealand_departures.R

In johnrbryant/bdefdata: Data from the book Bayesian Demographic Estimation and Forecasting

#' Permament and long-term departures from New Zealand,
#' 1997-2016.
#'
#' A permanent and long-term departure is a border crossing
#' by a person who intends to reside out of the country for at least
#' one year.
#'
#' The years are June years.  For instance, the year "1997" runs from 1 July 1996
#' to 30 Jun 1997.
#'
#' The data derive from international departure cards filled
#' out when leaving the country.
#' 
#' @format An array with dimensions "region" and "time"
#'
#' @source Custom tabulation from Stats NZ.
#'
"new_zealand_departures"