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Summary of indicators
Health
| Indicators |
Current level of indicator (most recent year) and change since The Social Report 2005
 better  same
 worse  not updated |
Longer term change |
Variation within the population |
Comparison with the OECD |
| Health expectancy |
Males 64.8 years Females 68.5 years (2001) |
Improved for females |
Lower for males and Māori |
No comparison available |
| Life expectancy |
Males 77.5 years Females 81.7 years (2003–2005) |
Improved, faster for males than females |
Lower for males, Māori and those living in deprived areas |
Average for both males and females |
| Suicide |
11.5 per 100,000 (age-std rate for all ages) Youth 15–24 years, 16.5 per 100,000 (2003) |
Improved since 1998 |
Suicide deaths higher for males, youth, young adults and Māori; attempted suicide higher for females |
Average for all ages, poor for youth |
| Cigarette smoking |
23 percent of population aged 15 years and over (2004) |
Improved to 1991, steady since |
Higher rates among young people, Māori, Pacific peoples and those living in deprived areas |
Good for males, poor for females |
| Obesity |
21 percent of population 15 years and over (2003)10 percent of children 5–14 years (2002) |
Prevalence of obesity doubled between 1989 and 2003 |
Higher for Pacific peoples, Māori, and females in deprived areas |
Poor |
Knowledge and Skills
| Indicators |
Current level of indicator (most recent year) and change since The Social Report 2005
better same
worse not updated |
Longer term change |
Variation within the population |
Comparison with the OECD |
| Participation in early childhood education |
"Apparent" participation rate: 98 percent for 3 year olds and 103 percent for 4 year olds (2005) |
Improved |
Māori and Pacific rates lower than European |
No robust comparison available |
| School leavers with higher school qualifications |
69 percent (2004) |
Improved to 1991, fluctuated since |
Proportions lower for males, Māori and Pacific school leavers |
No comparison available |
| Participation in tertiary education |
11 percent of population aged 15 years and over enrolled in tertiary education institutions (2005) |
Improved |
Lower rates for males, students from deprived areas; higher for Māori under 18 and over 25 years |
No direct comparison available for total population aged 15 and over, average
for 20–29 year olds |
| Educational attainment of the adult population |
Upper secondary qualification 76 percent (2005)
Tertiary (bachelor degree +) 18 percent (2005) |
Improved |
Proportions lower for older people, women, Māori and Pacific peoples; Other adults highest proportion with tertiary qualification |
Good for upper secondary, average for tertiary |
| Adult literacy skills in English |
Prose 54 percent
Document literacy 50 percent Quantitative literacy 51 percent (1996) |
No trend available |
Literacy levels lower among older people, Māori, Pacific peoples and Other ethnic groups |
Average for prose literacy, below average for document and quantitative |
Paid Work
| Indicators |
Current level of indicator (most recent year) and change since The Social Report 2005
better same
worse not updated |
Longer term change |
Variation within the population |
Comparison with the OECD |
| Unemployment |
3.7 percent of the labour force (2005) |
Improved since 1998, almost to mid-1980s levels |
Higher rates for young people, Māori, Pacific peoples and Other ethnic groups |
Very good |
| Employment |
74.6 percent of the population aged 15–64 years (2005) |
Improved since 1998 to above mid-1980s levels |
Lower rates for young people, women, Māori, Pacific peoples and Other ethnic groups |
Good |
| Median hourly earnings |
$16.10 per hour for wage and salary earners ($17.50 for males; $15 for females) (2005) |
Improved |
Lower for Māori, Other, Pacific peoples, youth and females over 35 years |
No comparison available |
| Workplace injury claims |
137 claims per 1,000 full-time equivalent employees (2004) |
Improved but still worse in 2004 than 2001 |
Higher rates for men, Māori and Pacific peoples |
No comparison available |
| Satisfaction with work-life balance |
66 percent of employed people reported satisfaction with their work-life balance (2004) |
No data |
Men are less likely to be satisfied with their work-life balance |
No comparison available |
Economic Standard of Living
| Indicators |
Current level of indicator (most recent year) and change since The Social Report 2005
better same
worse not updated |
Longer term change |
Variation within the population |
Comparison with the OECD |
| Market income per person |
RGNDI of $28,998 per capita (in constant 1995/1996 dollars) (2005) |
Improved |
Not measured |
Poor |
| Income inequality |
The household in the 80th percentile has an income 2.8 times that of the household in the bottom
20th percentile (2004) |
Worsened slightly |
Not relevant |
Higher inequality than OECD median around 2000 |
| Population with low incomes |
19 percent of population lives in economic family units with incomes below 60 percent of median (2004) |
Improved since mid-1990s |
Higher rates among children, large families, sole parents, Māori, Pacific and Other families, families who rely on income-tested benefits and families in rented dwellings |
Average |
| Population with low living standards |
24 percent of the total population with low living standards (ELSI Levels 1–3), but small increased severity of hardship (2004) |
No change between 2000 and 2004 |
As for population with low incomes |
No comparison available |
| Housing affordability |
22 percent of households spend more than 30 percent of income on housing (2004) |
Improved since 1998 |
Higher proportions among low-income households, Māori, Pacific peoples and Other ethnic groups |
No comparison available |
| Household crowding |
10 percent of individuals live in households requiring one or more additional bedrooms (2001) |
Improved |
More common among families with young children, youth, people in rental housing, Māori and Pacific peoples and people in Manukau City |
No comparison available |
Civil and Political Rights
| Indicators |
Current level of indicator (most recent year) and change since The Social Report 2005
better same
worse not updated |
Longer term change |
Variation within the population |
Comparison with the OECD |
Voter turnout (general elections)
Voter turnout (local authority elections) |
General election 77 percent (2005)
Local authority elections 46 percent (2004) |
Fallen
Fallen |
Non-voters more likely to be on lower incomes, younger people, Māori or Pacific peoples |
Above average for general election |
| Representation of women in government |
32 percent of seats in Parliament (2005)
30 percent of elected members (2004 local authority elections) |
Improved
Deteriorated slightly |
Not relevant |
Very good for central government |
| Perceived discrimination |
72 percent of respondents thought Asian people were subject to a "great deal" or "some" discrimination (2006) |
Improved |
Since 2001, perceptions of discrimination lower for all groups except recent immigrants |
No comparison available |
| Perceived corruption |
New Zealand ranked second least corrupt nation with a Corruption Perceptions Index score of 9.6 (2005) |
Steady |
Not relevant |
Very good |
Cultural Identity
| Indicators |
Current level of indicator (most recent year) and change since The Social Report 2005
better same
worse not updated |
Longer term change |
Variation within the population |
Comparison with the OECD |
| Local content programming on New Zealand television |
38 percent of the prime-time schedule (2005) |
Improved |
Not relevant |
Below average |
| Māori language speakers |
25 percent of Māori reported conversational fluency in Māori (2001) |
No trend available |
Fluent speakers more likely to be older |
Not relevant |
| Language retention |
Varied from 17 percent of Cook Islands Māori to 81 percent of Koreans (2001) |
No trend available |
Not relevant |
No comparison available |
Leisure and Recreation
| Indicators |
Current level of indicator (most recent year) and change since The Social Report 2005
better same
worse not updated |
Longer term change |
Variation within the population |
Comparison with the OECD |
| Satisfaction with leisure time |
80 percent of the population reported satisfaction with their leisure time (2004) |
No trend available |
Those aged 25–49 years reported lower satisfaction rates |
No comparison available |
| Participation in sport and active leisure |
71 percent of adults 15 years and over were physically active (2005)
Data not comparable with previous survey data |
No trend available |
Women and older people were less likely to be physically active than men and young people |
No comparison available |
| Participation in cultural and arts activities |
93 percent of adult population took part in cultural activities (2002) |
No trend available |
Higher participation rates among young people |
No comparison available |
Physical Environment
| Indicators |
Current level of indicator (most recent year) and change since The Social Report 2005
better same
worse not updated |
Longer term change |
Variation within the population |
Comparison with the OECD |
| Air quality |
Auckland below threshold (2005)
Hamilton below threshold (2004)
Wellington below threshold (2005)
Christchurch above threshold (2005)
Dunedin above threshold (2005) |
Steady |
Not reported |
No comparison available |
| Drinking water quality |
E. coli 74 percent (2004)
Cryptosporidium 60 percent (2004) |
Improved between 2001 and 2004 Fluctuated between 2001 and 2004 |
Not reported |
No comparison available |
Safety
| Indicators |
Current level of indicator (most recent year) and change since The Social Report 2005
better same
worse not updated |
Longer term change |
Variation within the population |
Comparison with the OECD |
| Intentional injury child mortality |
In the five years to 2003, 38 children died as a result of maltreatment, an average rate of 0.9 per 100,000 per year (2003) |
Trends are difficult to discern with small numbers |
Higher for children under 5 years |
Poor |
| Criminal victimisation |
30 percent were victims of criminal offending (2000) |
Similar to 1995 level |
Younger people and Māori more likely to have been a victim of crime |
No reliable comparison available |
| Perceptions of safety |
29 percent of population reported feeling unsafe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark (2001) |
No trend available |
Perceptions more negative among females and Pacific peoples |
No comparison available |
| Road casualties |
9.9 deaths per 100,000 population (2005)
352 injuries per 100,000 population (2005 provisional) |
Improved
Improved since mid-1980s |
High rates among men, young people, Māori and those aged 65 years and over |
Average for road deaths |
Social Connectedness
| Indicators |
Current level of indicator (most recent year) and change since The Social Report 2005
better same
worse not updated |
Longer term change |
Variation within the population |
Comparison with the OECD |
| Telephone and internet access in the home |
Telephone 96 percent (2004)
Internet access 65 percent (2004) |
Big improvement for internet access |
Access less likely among Māori and Pacific families, families with unemployed adults and sole-parent families |
Above average for internet |
| Regular contact with family/friends |
70 percent of adults had family or friends over for dinner at least once a month in the previous year (2004) |
Steady |
Sharing a meal at home less common among those not in full-time employment, older people, sole parents and Europeans |
No comparison available |
| Trust in others |
69 percent of people aged 15 years and over reported that people can be trusted (2004) |
No trend available |
Māori, Pacific peoples and those with incomes less than $20,000 reported lower levels of trust |
Good |
| Loneliness |
18 percent of people aged 15 years and over reported having felt lonely in the past 12 months (2004) |
No trend available |
People of Other ethnicity, young people, people whose incomes are less than $20,000, unemployed people, unpartnered people and people living in Manukau City reported higher levels of loneliness |
No comparison available |
| Contact between young people and their parents |
63 percent of male students and 61 percent of female students spent enough time with Mum and/or Dad (2003) |
No trend available |
Māori students more likely to report not getting enough time with their Mum and/or Dad |
No comparison available |
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