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North Shore City

This section provides people and indicator data for North Shore City.

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People data for North Shore City

Ethnicity by age, proportion in the area and sex: Census 2006, Estimated population change, births, deaths and natural increase from 1996, Projected population change, Household composition
Indicator data for North Shore City

Health: Life expectancy, Cigarette smoking

Knowledge and Skills: Participation in early childhood education, School leavers with higher qualifications, Educational attainment of the adult population

Paid Work: Satisfaction with work/life balance, Workplace Injury

Economic Standard of Living: Population with low incomes, Household crowding

Civil and Political Rights: Voter turnout - local authority elections, Representation of women in local government

Cultural Identity: Māori language speakers, Language retention

Leisure and Recreation: Satisfaction with leisure time, Participation in physical activity

Physical Environment: Drinking water quality

Safety: Perceptions of safety, Road casualties

Social Connectedness: Telephone and internet access in the home, Trust in others, Proportion of the population experiencing loneliness

People data for North Shore City

Ethnicity by age, proportion in the area and sex: Census 2006

Ethnicity European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Age Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
0 - 14 29,943 19.6 4,107 32.8 2,418 37.0 7,767 20.9 909 24.5 40,767 19.8
15 - 24 20,427 13.4 2,529 20.2 1,197 18.3 8,409 22.6 705 19.0 31,650 15.4
25 - 44 43,173 28.3 3,750 30.0 1,857 28.4 12,546 33.7 1,254 33.8 61,344 29.8
45 - 64 39,378 25.8 1,770 14.1 852 13.0 6,972 18.7 663 17.9 49,593 24.1
65 - 74 9,735 6.4 249 2.0 156 2.4 1,110 3.0 120 3.2 11,475 5.6
75+ 9,945 6.5 117 0.9 66 1.0 393 1.1 54 1.5 10,779 5.2
Total 152,598 100.0 12,519 100.0 6,537 100.0 37,200 100.0 3,711 100.0 205,605 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 76.3 6.3 3.3 18.6 1.9 106.2
Sex
Male 74,019 48.5 6,309 50.4 3,255 49.8 17,757 47.7 1,881 50.7 99,888 48.6
Female 78,579 51.5 6,210 49.6 3,282 50.2 19,440 52.3 1,830 49.3 105,717 51.4
    100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0

Estimated population change, births, deaths and natural increase from 1996

Year Estimated resident
population at June 		Population change Registered births
December year		 Registered deaths
December year		 Natural increase
December year
Number %
1996 179,500  -  - 2,369 1,192 1,177
1997 183,800 4,300 2.4 2,379 1,209 1,170
1998 187,600 3,800 2.1 2,378 1,058 1,320
1999 189,900 2,300 1.2 2,359 1,153 1,206
2000 192,300 2,400 1.3 2,492 1,059 1,433
2001 194,200 1,900 1.0 2,476 1,197 1,279
2002 199,200 5,000 2.6 2,494 1,097 1,397
2003 205,600 6,400 3.2 2,666 1,122 1,544
2004 210,300 4,700 2.3 2,713 1,174 1,539
2005 213,500 3,200 1.5 2,643 1,076 1,567
2006 216,900 3,400 1.6 2,726 1,111 1,615
2007 220,200 3,300 1.5 2,885 1,065 1,820
2008 223,000 2,800 1.3 2,965 1,187 1,778

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   236,500 256,800 276,800 296,400 315,400 98,500 45.0
Medium 216,900 231,400 246,400 261,100 275,100 288,500 71,500 33.0
Low   226,200 236,100 245,500 254,300 262,200 45,300 21.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 20,232 40.6 20,115 37.1 22,014 37.2 22,452 34.6 25,578 35.9
Couples without children 13,032 26.2 14,571 26.9 15,861 26.8 17,319 26.7 18,765 26.3
Multi-family 597 1.2 897 1.7 1,506 2.5 1,386 2.1 2,199 3.1
One parent family 4,569 9.2 5,298 9.8 6,036 10.2 7,305 11.3 7,764 10.9
One person 8,706 17.5 10,212 18.9 10,782 18.2 13,041 20.1 13,530 19.0
Other multi-person 2,685 5.4 3,081 5.7 2,919 4.9 3,399 5.2 3,420 4.8
Total 49,821 100.0 54,168 100.0 59,118 100.0 64,902 100.0 71,256 100.0
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Indicator data for North Shore City

Health

Life expectancy

Life 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.

  1995 - 1997 2000 - 2002 2005 - 2007
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Life expectancy at birth (years) 76.9 81.6 79.1 83.6 81.6 85.1

Cigarette smoking

The proportion (%) of the population in the area aged 15 years and over who currently smoke cigarettes.

The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by sex
Year Male Female Total
Number % Number % Number %
1981 14,880 30.7 13,929 27.2 28,812 28.8
1996 12,117 20.1 11,169 17.5 23,286 18.8
2006 12,405 17.3 9,861 12.8 22,260 15.0
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 6,651 29.3 12,444 31.2 7,380 28.8 2,337 17.7
1996 4,935 20.5 11,031 22.0 5,784 16.6 1,536 8.5
2006 4,836 16.5 9,945 17.3 6,210 13.3 1,269 6.2
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 7,701 16.8 1,155 28.4 546 30.2 2,502 18.1 1,281 14.3 12,405 17.3
Female 7,425 14.6 1,401 32.2 471 22.2 537 3.6 996 11.9 9,861 12.8
Total 15,138 15.6 2,559 30.3 1,023 25.6 3,042 10.3 2,286 13.2 22,260 15.0
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Knowledge and Skills

Participation in early childhood education

The number of 3 and 4 year olds enrolled in early childhood education centres or home-based education programmes as a proportion of all 3 and 4 year olds, and the number and proportion of Year 1 students who indicated they have attended some form of early childhood education.

"Apparent" participation rate, 3 and 4 year olds (numbers can add to more than 100%)
Year Participation rate % Number enrolled
3 year 4 year Total 3 year 4 year Total
2001 88 101 94 2,182 2,541 4,723
2002 98 111 105 2,447 2,837 5,284
2003 100 107 104 2,489 2,830 5,319
2004 96 106 101 2,520 2,739 5,259
2005 95 102 98 2,462 2,710 5,172
2006 99 99 99 2,620 2,591 5,211
2007 97 106 102 2,647 2,870 5,517
2008 104 105 104 2,859 2,870 5,729
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 1,759 97.5 169 88.9 84 86.6 216 91.5 77 88.5 2,308 95.4
2001 1,676 97.0 164 88.2 76 81.7 236 86.8 65 85.5 2,225 94.0
2002 1,744 98.0 180 90.9 111 85.4 326 92.1 81 91.0 2,456 95.6
2003 1,744 99.0 215 95.1 111 90.2 398 94.8 75 97.4 2,564 97.3
2004 1,680 99.1 193 95.5 112 90.3 389 97.3 85 94.4 2,471 97.8
2005 1,761 98.9 216 93.9 128 95.5 383 98.2 79 95.2 2,581 98.0
2006 1,652 99.0 205 95.3 108 85.7 390 99.5 101 99.0 2,456 98.1
2007 1,645 99.2 199 92.1 88 87.1 391 98.0 90 98.9 2,413 97.9
2008 1,634 99.3 213 94.7 134 91.8 449 98.9 124 100.0 2,554 98.4

School leavers with higher qualifications

The proportion of school leavers who had attained a qualification at National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 2 or above, and the proportion who leave with Bursary and above.

School leavers with higher qualifications, by sex
Year NCEA Level 2 or higher Bursary or higher
Sex (%) Total Sex (%) Total
Male Female Number % Male Female Number %
2005 69.1 78.5 2,453 73.6 40.6 49.9 1,501 45.1
2006 70.5 80.2 2,521 75.3 38.4 52.4 1,515 45.2
2007 75.4 81.8 2,581 78.5 41.0 56.2 1,591 48.4
School leavers with higher qualifications, by ethnicity
NCEA Level 2 or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 1,666 74.3 93 42.5 47 51.1 568 87.1 79 63.2 2,453 73.6
2006 1,698 75.3 101 47.9 47 47.5 552 88.0 123 77.4 2,521 75.3
2007 1,714 79.1 122 55.5 60 56.6 556 88.8 129 76.8 2,581 78.5
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 994 44.3 34 15.5 25 27.2 395 60.6 53 42.4 1,501 45.1
2006 994 44.1 55 26.1 17 17.2 378 60.3 71 44.7 1,515 45.2
2007 1,037 47.9 68 30.9 22 20.8 383 61.2 81 48.2 1,591 48.4

Educational attainment of the adult population

The proportion of adults aged 25 - 64 years with an educational attainment of at least upper secondary school level.

Proportion (%) and number aged 25 - 64 with higher qualifications, by age and sex, 2006
Sex 25 - 44 45 - 64 25 - 64
Number % Number % Number %
At least upper secondary 
Male 25,215 91.5 19,881 87.4 45,096 89.7
Female 28,731 93.6 20,238 83.7 48,969 89.2
Total 53,943 92.6 40,119 85.5 94,065 89.4
At least tertiary
Male 8,676 31.5 5,751 25.3 14,427 28.7
Female 10,470 34.1 4,833 20.0 15,303 27.9
Total 19,146 32.9 10,581 22.5 29,727 28.3
Proportion (%) and number aged 25 - 64 with higher qualifications, by ethnic group and year
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
At least upper secondary
1986 46,437 70.9 1,296 50.0 513 50.4 663 67.8 78 83.9 48,317 69.9
1991 52,477 74.9 1,884 57.7 789 53.7 1,785 67.5 210 78.7 56,274 73.5
1996 55,946 73.5 3,219 62.5 1,074 51.0 3,660 52.5 618 78.0 61,870 70.7
2001 65,690 86.2 3,426 71.5 1,563 72.3 9,807 92.1 1,353 96.8 79,524 86.1
2006 72,099 89.4 3,975 76.6 1,797 74.0 17,499 93.5 1,767 96.4 94,065 89.4
At least tertiary
1986 5,682 8.7 87 3.4 36 3.5 180 18.4 21 22.6 5,933 8.6
1991 7,257 10.4 117 3.6 39 2.7 540 20.4 63 23.6 7,920 10.4
1996 10,262 13.5 321 6.2 81 3.9 1,920 27.5 384 48.5 12,600 14.4
2001 14,048 18.4 468 9.8 138 6.4 3,171 29.8 690 49.4 18,128 19.6
2006 21,018 26.1 816 15.7 240 9.9 7,536 40.3 909 49.6 29,727 28.3
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Paid Work

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.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Very satisfied 27.7 29.3 31.2 24.8 35.2 27.9 28.5
Satisfied 47.1 46.5 45.0 49.3 42.8 43.8 46.8
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 13.1 11.9 16.0 12.9 9.6 7.1 12.5
Dissatisfied 8.8 10.0 6.6 10.6 9.0 7.1 9.4
Very Dissatisfied 3.3 2.2 1.2 2.3 3.4 14.1 2.8

Workplace injury claims

The number of workplace accident insurance claims reported to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), excluding those employees who received accident and emergency treatment only.

December year Number of claims by sex % of claims by sex
Male Female Total Male Female
2002 2,060 817 2,877 71.6 28.4
2003 2,909 990 3,899 74.6 25.4
2004 3,069 1,064 4,133 74.3 25.7
2005 2,972 1,101 4,073 73.0 27.0
2006 3,306 1,324 4,630 71.4 28.6
2007 3,177 1,263 4,440 71.6 28.4
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Economic Standard of Living

Population with low incomes

The proportion of people living in households with real gross income less than 60 per cent of the median household equivalised national income benchmarked at 2001.

Population with low incomes, by ethnicity
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 11,652 10.2 723 13.8 291 14.9 144 8.3 45 21.4 12,606 10.4
1991 16,305 13.9 1,254 19.8 708 27.1 1,098 27.4 72 19.4 18,831 14.7
1996 15,480 12.8 1,662 18.0 894 26.1 4,590 44.1 504 43.4 21,756 15.7
2001 12,993 10.7 1,551 17.8 954 24.3 6,369 39.6 705 31.5 21,444 14.7
2006 11,034 8.4 1,137 11.9 798 17.6 8,805 31.2 537 18.7 21,399 12.6
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 2,925 11.4 846 4.2 2,091 5.6 2,166 8.7 4,581 33.6 12,606 10.4
1991 4,101 16.5 1,581 7.7 3,414 8.4 3,255 12.0 6,477 43.2 18,831 14.7
1996 5,760 19.9 2,328 12.1 4,836 11.1 3,177 10.4 5,649 35.5 21,756 15.7
2001 5,820 18.8 2,784 14.6 4,881 10.8 3,516 10.0 4,446 28.5 21,444 14.7
2006 4,875 14.2 3,396 14.1 4,599 9.0 3,852 9.2 4,671 26.2 21,399 12.6
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 4,995 8.4 7,608 12.2
1991 7,491 12.0 11,337 17.3
1996 9,090 13.6 12,660 17.7
2001 8,910 12.6 12,534 16.6
2006 9,636 11.7 11,760 13.5

Household crowding

The proportion of the population living in crowded housing (ie requiring one or more additional bedrooms, as defined by the Canadian Crowding Index).

Household crowding, by ethnicity
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 7,812 6.1 1,800 26.9 837 32.2 360 17.9 51 20.5 10,542 7.6
1991 6,033 4.6 1,458 19.4 1,047 32.0 1,041 20.3 63 14.5 9,519 6.5
1996 5,582 4.1 1,774 15.9 1,389 29.2 2,117 14.7 273 19.0 10,564 6.4
2001 4,446 3.2 1,722 15.9 1,698 31.4 3,612 16.7 474 17.4 11,502 6.5
2006 4,164 2.9 1,473 12.9 1,866 31.4 5,946 16.7 564 16.0 13,761 7.0
Household crowding, by age
Year 0 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 1,710 9.3 1,146 9.4 3,558 14.9 2,622 6.1 1,323 4.8 195 1.4 10,542 7.6
1991 1,740 9.0 819 7.9 2,967 12.2 2,619 5.6 1,170 3.9 201 1.3 9,519 6.5
1996 2,296 10.1 909 8.0 2,627 10.4 3,234 6.2 1,268 3.5 230 1.3 10,564 6.4
2001 2,487 10.4 1,155 8.8 2,619 10.5 3,390 6.3 1,503 3.6 351 2.0 11,502 6.5
2006 2,481 9.8 1,209 8.4 3,657 12.1 4,026 6.8 1,893 3.9 498 2.5 13,761 7.0
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 5,310 7.8 5,235 7.4
1991 4,722 6.6 4,794 6.4
1996 5,110 6.4 5,454 6.4
2001 5,577 6.5 5,928 6.6
2006 6,768 7.0 6,999 7.0
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Civil and Political Rights

Voter turnout - local authority elections

The proportion of all enrolled electors (both resident and ratepayer) who cast a vote in territorial authority elections.

Election year 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Voter turnout (%) 46.0 47.0 46.1 45.0 38.0 35.0 35.0

Representation of women in local government

The proportion of female council and mayoral candidates, and elected members or mayors, in local authority elections.

Election activity 2001 2004 2007
Council Mayor Council Mayor Council Mayor
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Women candidates 17 33.0 1 20.0 15 37.0 1 20.0 14 24.0 1 25.0
Women voted in 7 47.0 0 n/a 4 27.0 0 n/a 9 60.0 0 n/a
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Cultural Identity

Māori language speakers

The number of Māori who can hold a conversation about everyday things in Māori, as a proportion of the Māori population, and the total number of Māori speakers as a proportion of the total population.

Speakers of Māori 0 - 14 15 - 29 30 - 49 50 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1996 Māori 486 12.1 636 16.3 555 17.8 252 30.0 78 28.3 2,022 16.6
Total population 609 1.7 909 2.3 750 1.4 339 1.4 123 0.6 2,745 1.6
2001 Māori 504 12.4 672 19.4 642 19.3 252 28.8 96 37.6 2,175 18.2
Total population 678 1.8 978 2.5 894 1.5 366 1.2 141 0.7 3,060 1.7
2006 Māori 480 11.7 675 19.0 621 18.3 273 24.9 123 33.9 2,169 17.3
  Total population 582 1.4 897 2.0 858 1.3 390 1.2 180 0.8 2,907 1.4

Language retention

The proportion of people who can speak the "first language" (excluding English) of their ethnic group, for ethnic groups (other than Māori) with an established resident population in New Zealand.

  Born in NZ Overseas born Total
2001 2006 2001 2006 2001 2006
Language retention  (%) 31.1 32.9 80.7 79.1 68.8 69.4
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Leisure and Recreation

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.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Very satisfied 27.3 28.5 24.5 21.8 33.0 46.5 27.9
Satisfied 49.0 45.7 52.9 50.2 36.0 46.3 47.3
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 15.4 13.0 13.0 15.3 18.0 5.9 14.2
Dissatisfied 7.5 11.0 9.6 10.4 13.0 0.0 9.4
Very Dissatisfied 0.7 1.7 0.0 2.3 0.0 1.3 1.3

Participation in physical activity

The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over who met physical activity guidelines (ie were physically active for at least 30 minutes a day on five or more days over the last week), as measured by the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Physically Active 46.0 46.3 42.8 43.6 50.5 53.7 46.2
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Physical Environment

Drinking water quality (can be more than 100% and highly variable)

The proportion of the estimated resident population who receive their water from community water supplies whose drinking water complies with either the 2000 or 2005 Drinking-water standards for New Zealand relating to E. coli and Cryptosporidium.

Year E. coli (%) Cryptosporidium (%)
2001 95.1 95.1
2002 92.7 92.7
2003 94.3 94.3
2004 98.8 98.8
2005 97.3 97.3
2006/2007 94.3 95.8
2007/2008 95.1 96.3

Safety

Perceptions of safety - in the local neighbourhood after dark

The proportion of people who reported they felt "a bit unsafe" or "very unsafe" walking alone in their neighbourhood at night, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Very safe 28.3 12.1 21.3 19.9 21.8 15.0 19.9
Fairly safe 52.7 44.8 54.2 48.1 51.4 38.0 48.6
A bit unsafe 14.7 28.5 21.0 22.3 20.9 23.0 21.9
Very unsafe 2.8 12.2 2.5 9.3 5.9 12.4 7.7

Road casualties

The number of people injured or killed in motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 of the total population.

Year Injuries Deaths
Number Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000
2001 411 214.7 4.2
2002 449 225.6 4.0
2003 480 234.1 2.4
2004 571 272.7 0.5
2005 590 278.0 1.4
2006 608 282.4 2.8
2007 550 249.8 1.8
2008 478 214.3 1.8
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Social Connectedness

Telephone and internet access in the home

The proportion of the population with telephone and internet access in the home.

Telephone access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
1996 99.3 95.2 89.2 99.1 98.7 98.7 98.8 98.1 98.7 98.8 99.3 99.1 98.8
2001 99.2 95.3 88.8 98.4 98.8 98.5 98.7 98.1 98.3 98.5 99.1 99.2 98.6
2006 99.5 97.9 97.1 99.0 99.6 99.2 99.3 99.3 99.0 99.2 99.5 99.4 99.3
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 60.4 43.4 31.6 73.8 74.4 63.0 59.0 66.1 69.7 62.7 64.3 25.0 61.0
2006 81.6 67.2 52.7 86.1 85.4 82.6 79.7 85.8 84.9 83.2 84.5 51.5 81.1

Trust in others

The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over reporting that people can "almost always" or "usually" be trusted, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
People can almost always be trusted 14.3 14.7 14.5 12.5 16.0 19.1 14.5
People can usually be trusted 65.1 65.1 68.0 65.5 64.2 60.9 65.1
You usually can't be too careful in dealing with people 15.3 16.0 16.6 16.0 14.9 14.3 15.6
You almost always can't be too careful in dealing with people 5.4 4.2 0.9 6.1 4.9 5.8 4.8

Proportion of the population experiencing loneliness

The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over who reported feeling lonely "sometimes", "most of the time" or "always" during the previous 12 months, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Never 64.8 54.6 43.8 58.5 67.5 72.9 59.5
Rarely 20.0 28.1 35.5 24.8 18.6 14.9 24.2
Sometimes 12.6 15.8 18.8 15.0 9.7 12.2 14.3
Most of the time 1.7 1.1 1.9 0.9 2.9 0.0 1.4
Always 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.6
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