Contact between young people and their parents
Definition: The proportion of secondary school students aged 12–18 years who said they get enough time with their Mum and/or Dad most of the time, as reported in the Youth’07 survey.

Percentage of secondary school students who
said they get enough time with their parent(s) most of the time, 2007
Region |
Male |
Female |
1 |
Northland |
67 |
46 |
2 |
Auckland |
60 |
49 |
3 |
Waikato |
63 |
49 |
4 |
Bay of Plenty |
53 |
50 |
5 |
Gisborne |
63 |
49 |
6 |
Hawke’s Bay |
7 |
Taranaki |
63 |
52 |
8 |
Manawatu-Whanganui |
9 |
Wellington |
58 |
58 |
10 |
Tasman |
67 |
52 |
11 |
Nelson |
12 |
Marlborough |
13 |
West Coast |
14 |
Canterbury |
64 |
53 |
15 |
Otago |
70 |
58 |
16 |
Southland |
63 |
60 |
New Zealand |
62 |
50 |
Source: Adolescent Health Research Group, Ministry of Social Development
Notes: (1) The figure for Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay females has been revised
(2) The figures in the map are weighted averages calculated by MSD from the raw data for males and females. |