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Satisfaction with leisure time

The proportion of people aged 15 years and over who are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their leisure time, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Satisfaction with leisure, 2008 (%)

Big city Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied
Rodney District 35.8 40.7 12.3 8.2 3.0
North Shore 27.9 47.3 14.2 9.4 1.3
Waitakere 28.6 41.2 20.2 8.0 1.9
Auckland 32.0 41.7 16.6 7.9 1.8
Manukau 31.5 41.2 16.6 6.8 3.9
Hamilton 25.5 43.5 20.0 9.0 2.0
Tauranga 32.8 45.0 14.1 4.9 3.2
Porirua 31.4 48.5 12.8 5.9 1.4
Hutt 26.5 47.0 16.2 8.3 2.0
Wellington 29.8 43.0 17.8 7.9 1.5
Christchurch 33.9 41.7 16.7 6.2 1.5
Dunedin 35.8 42.3 13.3 7.5 1.0

Satisfaction with leisure, by sex and age, 2008 (very satisfied and satisfied (%))

Big city Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Rodney District 73.9 78.9 76.0 69.1 76.2 94.2 76.5
North Shore 76.3 74.2 77.4 72.1 69.0 92.7 75.2
Waitakere 71.6 68.3 70.5 63.5 71.9 92.0 69.9
Auckland 73.3 74.1 81.9 65.8 72.6 94.9 73.7
Manukau 72.5 72.9 77.5 67.1 75.5 82.8 72.7
Hamilton 68.5 69.5 66.9 65.5 68.6 85.6 69.0
Tauranga 73.2 81.9 77.7 71.3 80.2 88.0 77.8
Porirua 77.9 81.7 84.9 73.1 84.7 91.7 79.9
Hutt 74.2 72.9 64.0 71.7 76.4 87.7 73.6
Wellington 72.5 73.2 77.3 68.5 72.7 85.5 72.8
Christchurch 73.1 77.9 84.0 67.9 70.1 93.2 75.6
Dunedin 81.8 74.8 76.5 69.0 82.0 97.8 78.1