| Introduction | | People | | Health | | Knowledge & Skills | | Paid Work | | Economic Standard of Living | | Civil & Political Rights |
| Cultural Identity | | Leisure & Recreation | | Physical Environment | | Safety | | Social Connectedness | | Summary | | Notes & References |
Definitions and data sourcesThe definitions of the measures used for each indicator, the reference years the data comes from and the data sources for the international comparisons are detailed below. The majority of data for the Australian and New Zealand comparisons are from the same sources as the OECD data. The exceptions are: indigenous language speakers, adult literacy (prose and numeracy) and satisfaction with work-life balance, where OECD comparisons are not made. For some indicators we have used a slightly different outcome measure to that used in the main Social Report to enable valid international comparisons. Outcome measures for cigarette smoking, potentially hazardous drinking, educational attainment of the adult population, tertiary participation, market income per person, income inequality, voter turnout, indigenous language speakers and internet access differ from those used to report the outcomes of the general New Zealand population in The Social Report 2009. HealthLife expectancyLife expectancy at birth indicates the total number of years a person could expect to live, based on the mortality rates of the population at each age in a given year or period. Reference years: 2005–2006 (New Zealand and Australia 2006) Data source: OECD (2009) OECD Health Data 2009 OECD: Paris SuicideThe number of suicide deaths per 100,000 population. Reference years: 2003–2007 (New Zealand 2005; Australia 2004) Data sources: OECD (2009) OECD Health Data 2009 OECD: Paris Cigarette smokingPercentage of the population aged 15 or more years who report that they are daily smokers. Reference years: 2002–2008 (New Zealand and Australia 2007) Data source: OECD (2009) OECD Health Data 2009 OECD: Paris ObesityThe proportion of the adult population (normally the population aged 15 years and over) who are obese (Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30). Reference years: 1999–2007 (New Zealand 2006/2007) The most recent data for Australia is from 1999, which is over eight years earlier than New Zealand’s most recent data. Because of the time gap, obesity has not been included in the Australia and New Zealand comparisons. Data source: OECD (2009) OECD Health Data 2009 OECD: Paris Potentially hazardous drinkingPer-capita consumption of alcohol in litres (population 15 years and over). Reference years: 2003–2007 (New Zealand 2007; Australia 2006) Data source: OECD (2009) OECD Health Data 2009 OECD: Paris Knowledge and skillsEducational attainment of the adult population (tertiary)The proportion of adults aged 25 to 64 years that have completed a certain level of education as defined by The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED-97). For Tertiary: (ISCED Level 5 and 6). For more detail see: UNESCO Institute of Statistics (2006) ISCED 1997 UNESCO: Canada. Reference year: 2006 Data source: OECD (2008) Education at a Glance 2008 OECD: Paris Tertiary participationPercentage of 20–29 year-olds enrolled in public or private educational institutions for study. Reference year: 2006 Data source: OECD (2008) Education at a Glance 2008 OECD: Paris Adult literacy skills in English (prose literacy and numeracy)Proportion of the population aged 16–65 years with higher literacy skills (prose literacy and numeracy) in English (defined as skills at level 3 or above). Reference year: New Zealand relative to Australia: 2006 Data source: Satherley, P, Lawes, E and Sok, S (2008) The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Overview and International Comparisons Ministry of Education: Wellington Paid workUnemploymentPercentage of the civilian population aged 15/16 years and over not in employment who are actively seeking and available for paid work. Reference year: 2008 Data source: OECD (2009) OECD Main Economic Indicators (downloaded from OECD.Stat database: Labour Force Statistics) EmploymentThe proportion of the population aged 15/16–64 years who are in paid employment for at least one hour per week. Reference year: 2008 Data source: OECD.Stat database: Labour Force Statistics, Labour Force Status Satisfaction with work-life balanceThe proportion of employed people who are “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their work-life balance. Reference year: New Zealand relative to Australia: New Zealand 2008; Australia 2009 Data sources: Economic standard of livingMarket income per personGross Domestic Product per person adjusted using purchasing power parities. Reference year: 2007 Data source: OECD (2009) National Accounts of OECD countries, Main Aggregates, Volume 1 1996–2007, OECD: Paris Income inequalityThe extent of the disparity between high and low incomes. The measure used here is the Gini coefficient. Gini coefficients measure income inequality, with a score of 100 indicating perfect inequality and a score of 0 indicating perfect equality. Reference years: 2000–2005 (New Zealand and Australia 2004) Data sources: OECD (2008) Growing Unequal: income distribution and poverty in OECD countries OECD: Paris Population with low incomesThe proportion of the population in households with equivalised disposable income below 50 percent of the median equivalised disposable income, where household disposable income is equivalised using the square root of household size. Reference years: 2000–2005 (New Zealand and Australia 2004) Data sources: OECD (2008) Growing Unequal: income distribution and poverty in OECD countries OECD: Paris Civil and political rightsVoter turnoutProportion of registered voters who cast votes in the general Parliamentary election. Reference years: 2004–2008 (New Zealand 2008; Australia 2007) Data source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (2009) PARLINE Database, data from the most recent election as of May 2009 Representation of women in ParliamentThe proportion of elected Members of Parliament (lower house if two houses of Parliament) who are women. Reference year: As at 31 March 2009 Data source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (2009) Women in National Parliaments, Situation as of 31 March 2009 Perceived corruptionThe perceived level of corruption – defined as "the abuse of public office for private gain" – among politicians and public officials, on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 10 (highly clean). A country’s score in the Corruption Perceptions Index is derived by Transparency International from a number of different surveys of business people and country analysts. Reference year: 2008 Data source: Transparency International (2008) Corruption Perceptions Index 2008 Transparency International: Berlin Cultural identityIndigenous language speakersPercentage of the indigenous population, which can hold an everyday conversation in an indigenous language. Reference years: New Zealand relative to Australia: New Zealand 2006; Australia 2002 Data sources: Statistics New Zealand (2007) 2006 Census Statistics New Zealand: Wellington SafetyAssault mortalityThe number of people who have died as a result of assault, per 100,000 population. Reference years: 2003–2007 (New Zealand 2005; Australia 2004) Data source: OECD (2009) OECD Health Data 2009 OECD: Paris Road casualties (deaths)The number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes as a proportion (per 100,000) of the total population. Reference years: 2004–2007 (New Zealand and Australia 2007) Data source: OECD, International Road Traffic and Accident Database Social ConnectednessInternet accessPercentage of households with access to the internet at home. Reference years: 2005–2007 (New Zealand and Australia 2006) Data source: OECD (2008) OECD Key ICT Indicators OECD: Paris Trust in othersThe proportion of the population aged 15 years and over reporting that people usually can be trusted. Reference years: 2003–2006 (New Zealand and Australia 2006) Data sources: |
