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Contact between young people and their parents

Definition: The proportion of secondary school students aged 12–18 years who said they get enough time with their Mum and/or Dad most of the time, as reported in the Youth’07 survey.

This image is a visual representation of the data for this indicator. See the table below this image for the information.

Percentage of secondary school students who said they get enough time with their parent(s) most of the time, 2007

Region Male Female
1 Northland 67 46
2 Auckland 60 49
3 Waikato 63 49
4 Bay of Plenty 53 50
5 Gisborne 63 49
6 Hawke’s Bay
7 Taranaki 63 52
8 Manawatu-Whanganui
9 Wellington 58 58
10 Tasman 67 52
11 Nelson
12 Marlborough
13 West Coast
14 Canterbury 64 53
15 Otago 70 58
16 Southland 63 60
New Zealand 62 50

Source: Adolescent Health Research Group, Ministry of Social Development
Notes: (1) The figure for Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay females has been revised
(2) The figures in the map are weighted averages calculated by MSD from the raw data for males and females.