Table 1 GSS participant characteristics by survey instance (2008, 2010, 2012)
Survey instance (GSS Year) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 2010 | 2012 | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Total (n) | 8721 | 100.0 | 8550 | 100.0 | 8462 | 100.0 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Māori | 972 | 11.1 | 947 | 11.1 | 1114 | 13.2 |
Pacific | 385 | 4.4 | 289 | 3.4 | 421 | 5.0 |
Asian | 540 | 6.2 | 571 | 6.7 | 647 | 7.6 |
European/Other | 6865 | 78.7 | 6779 | 79.3 | 6348 | 75.0 |
Age group | ||||||
15–24 | 958 | 11.0 | 912 | 10.7 | 935 | 11.0 |
25–34 | 1277 | 14.6 | 1146 | 13.4 | 1217 | 14.4 |
35–44 | 1690 | 19.4 | 1652 | 19.3 | 1467 | 17.3 |
45–54 | 1547 | 17.7 | 1502 | 17.6 | 1519 | 18.0 |
55–64 | 1317 | 15.1 | 1359 | 15.9 | 1379 | 16.3 |
65–74 | 1021 | 11.7 | 1033 | 12.1 | 1074 | 12.7 |
75+ | 911 | 10.4 | 946 | 11.1 | 871 | 10.3 |
Gender | ||||||
F | 4800 | 55.0 | 4773 | 55.8 | 4749 | 56.1 |
M | 3921 | 45.0 | 3777 | 44.2 | 3713 | 43.9 |
Education | ||||||
No secondary qualification | 2296 | 26.3 | 2077 | 24.3 | 2041 | 24.1 |
At least secondary qualification | 6405 | 73.4 | 6459 | 75.5 | 6412 | 75.8 |
NZ Dep Quintiles | ||||||
1 | 1561 | 17.9 | 1518 | 17.8 | 1418 | 16.8 |
2 | 1830 | 21.0 | 1784 | 20.9 | 1494 | 17.7 |
3 | 1890 | 21.7 | 1874 | 21.9 | 1534 | 18.1 |
4 | 1924 | 22.1 | 1898 | 22.2 | 2094 | 24.7 |
5 | 1488 | 17.1 | 1449 | 16.9 | 1922 | 22.7 |
Self-rated health | ||||||
Poor/fair | 1286 | 14.7 | 1287 | 15.1 | 1344 | 15.9 |
Excellent/very good/good | 7435 | 85.3 | 7260 | 84.9 | 7112 | 84.0 |
Life satisfaction | ||||||
[Very] dissatisfied | 660 | 7.6 | 617 | 7.2 | 599 | 7.1 |
[Very] satisfied/ No feeling either way | 8050 | 92.3 | 7926 | 92.7 | 7856 | 92.8 |
SF-12 Mental Health | ||||||
Mean (95% CI) | 8655 | 52.4 (52.2, 52.7) | 8496 | 50.0 (49.7, 50.3) | 8405 | 50.2 (49.9, 50.5) |
Experience of discrimination | ||||||
No discrimination | 7904 | 90.6 | 7694 | 90.0 | 7633 | 90.2 |
Racism only (R1) | 241 | 2.8 | 232 | 2.7 | 253 | 3.0 |
Racism plus one (R2) | 109 | 1.2 | 102 | 1.2 | 82 | 1.0 |
Racism 3+ (R3+) | 97 | 1.1 | 108 | 1.3 | 113 | 1.3 |
No R, one other (D1) | 242 | 2.8 | 282 | 3.3 | 262 | 3.1 |
No R, 2 others (D2) | 78 | 0.9 | 75 | 0.9 | 69 | 0.8 |
No R, 3 + (D3+) | 50 | 0.6 | 57 | 0.7 | 50 | 0.6 |