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Most residents in New Zealand’s eight largest cities rated their health as good or extremely good (86%).
Christchurch City residents were more likely to rate their health as poor or extremely poor (6%), in comparison to other cities.
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Younger residents (18-25) were less likely to describe their health as extremely good than other age groups, as were Asian/Indian residents.
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Females were more likely to rate their overall health as extremely good than males.
More than one third of residents with an annual income of over $70,001 rated their quality of life as extremely good.
In contrast, households with an annual income of less than $20,000 were significantly less likely to rate their quality of life positively.
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As is evident with health ratings, the majority of residents in New Zealand’s eight largest cities rated their lifestyle as healthy or very healthy (78%).
These ratings were similar amongst residents of all cities.
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Those residents aged 18 to 25 years were less likely to rate their lifestyle as healthy (72%), compared with other age groups.
This was particularly significant in those aged 65 years and over, where 91% rated their lifestyle as healthy.
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Females were significantly more likely than males to rate their lifestyle as extremely healthy (22% versus 16% respectively).
Households with an annual income of under $20,000 were the most likely of all income groups to report an unhealthy lifestyle (8%).
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