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Background & Research Design
Section 1: Quality of Life
Section 2: Health and Lifestyle (6 pages)
Section 3: Community Cohesion (2 pages)
Section 4: Safety
Section 5: Urban Environment (2 pages)
Section 6: Democracy (2 pages)
Section 7: Information Technology (2 pages)
Sample Sizes and Contact Analysis
Survey Questionnaire 274 KB pdf
Full Survey Report (large file) 1.2 MB pdf

 



The table below shows the number of people spoken to in the Quality of Life Survey.

SAMPLE
New Zealand's Eight Largest Cities
(n=4000)
Total Sample
4000

Cities
 
North Shore
500
Waitakere
500
Auckland
500
Manukau
500
Hamilton
500
Wellington
500
Christchurch
500
Dunedin
500

Age
 
18-25 yr olds
554
26-64 yr olds
2985
65 and over
461

Gender
 
Male
1667
Female
2333

Ethnicity
 
European
2954
Maori
348
Pacific Islands
206
Asian/Indian
358
Other/Refused
134

Household Income
 
Less than $20,000
473
$20,001-$40,000
765
$40,001-$70,000
1019
$70,001 and over
1281





The contact analysis shown below refers to the Quality of Life Survey for all Eight Cities.

 
Total phone numbers issued
35722
Non working numbers
3224
Company no longer deals with SCCN
21
Alternative contact given
7
Contact no longer works for company
7
Language barrier/deaf
975

Total ineligibles

14347
Total eligible numbers
18347

Completed interviews

4000
 
Unavailable during survey period
16471
Refused telephone survey
10
Call back routine completed
4
Non-response to e-mail survey
11
No Answer
1

Net response rate (of all eligibles)

72%

 

 

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