Introduction
The Social Report 2008
The Social Report uses a set of statistical indicators to
monitor trends across 10 "domains", or areas of people’s lives.
Together these domains provide a picture of wellbeing and quality of
life in New Zealand.
The Social Report 2008 is the seventh in an annual
series. It builds on the social monitoring framework first established
by The Social Report 2001 and uses the same domains as those
used last year.
The regional and territorial authority information, provided
for the first time in 2005, has been updated on the social report
website (www.socialreport.msd.govt.nz). The regional information is
also published in companion books to The Social Report 2008 (The Social
Report 2008 Regional Indicators). As well as providing the most recent
data for regions and territorial authorities, we include time series
information where it is available. This allows councils and others
working locally to assess progress over time and to compare themselves
with other regions. The regional information is a core part of the
Social Report and we will continue to update it.
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