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Satisfaction with work-life balance

The proportion of employed people who are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their work-life balance, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Satisfaction with work/life balance, 2008 (%)

Big City Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied
Rodney District 31.0 45.6 8.8 11.4 3.3
North Shore 28.5 46.8 12.5 9.4 2.8
Waitakere 24.2 49.8 14.2 10.6 1.1
Auckland 28.9 47.1 11.3 9.6 3.1
Manukau 32.4 47.2 7.5 8.5 4.5
Hamilton 31.1 43.4 10.1 13.5 1.9
Tauranga 34.0 47.4 7.6 9.0 2.0
Porirua 30.6 45.6 11.5 10.9 1.4
Hutt 32.4 44.8 9.9 11.3 1.6
Wellington 27.3 45.6 13.1 11.9 2.1
Christchurch 33.2 43.8 10.1 12.4 0.6
Dunedin 32.7 43.9 13.0 9.3 1.1

Satisfaction with work/life balance, 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 77.4 75.7 80.4 72.6 81.1 83.3 76.6
North Shore 74.8 75.8 76.2 74.1 77.9 71.7 75.3
Waitakere 70.2 78.2 82.1 71.9 72.6 84.5 74.1
Auckland 76.6 75.3 79.5 75.5 73.7 82.7 76.0
Manukau 81.4 77.7 72.0 79.5 85.3 91.9 79.6
Hamilton 72.6 76.5 76.3 70.6 81.0 81.8 74.6
Tauranga 73.7 89.1 86.7 77.5 85.6 86.1 81.4
Porirua 78.0 74.0 78.6 70.7 84.7 94.1 76.2
Hutt 77.4 77.0 80.3 77.5 72.5 85.1 77.2
Wellington 70.4 75.5 75.8 69.9 77.7 79.7 72.9
Christchurch 73.9 80.4 82.1 72.5 78.1 92.3 76.9
Dunedin 78.1 75.2 71.4 74.7 83.1 100.0 76.6