Environmental issues people in New Zealand believe are a concern

2018, % of people aged 15+

The following information applies to all values in the table. Year: 2018, Cross analysis variable: Total, Category: Total (15+), Response category: Yes, Unit: Estimate
Measured variable	% of people within group
Thinks there's an issue with air pollution in New Zealand	48.9%
Thinks there's an issue with changes in weather patterns in New Zealand	68.7%
Thinks there's an issue with plant and animal life becoming endangered or extinct in New Zealand	73.8%
Thinks there's an issue with the state of rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and aquatic life in New Zealand	80.2%
Thinks there's an issue with the state of the oceans and sea life in New Zealand	74.3%

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Limitations of the data

Data with high sampling errors should be used with caution. Estimates with high relative sampling errors (RSEs) between 50 and 100 percent are considered unreliable for most uses.

Data provided by

Stats NZ

Dataset name

New Zealand General Social Survey: Well-being measures 2018

Webpage:

https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/wellbeing-statistics-2018

How to find the data

Under Downloads, select 'Wellbeing statistics: 2018 – CSV' This will download a zipped file which contains three seperate csv files. Figure NZ has compiled these into one file.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: New Zealand General Social Survey: Well-being measures 2018

From the dataset New Zealand General Social Survey: Well-being measures 2018, this data was extracted:

Sheet: neighbourhood & environmental
Range: G2:H5551
Provided: 10,856 data points

This data forms the table Society - Neighbourhood and environmental measures 2018.

Dataset originally released on:

June 26, 2019

Purpose of collection

The New Zealand General Social Survey (NZGSS) produces statistics about social well-being to inform decision-making by government agencies and the wider community. Data gathered includes objective information about circumstance, such as labour force status and income, as well as a personal assessment of different aspects of New Zealander's lives, such as life satisfaction, health, housing, human rights, and relationships. In particular, the survey provides a view of how well-being outcomes vary across different groups within the population.

Method of collection/Data provider

Stats NZ use household and personal questionnaires to collect the data. One individual in the household completes the household questionnaire, which collects information about all the usually resident people in that household (eg family relationships and household income). Stats NZ randomly select one individual in the household aged 15 years or over to answer the personal questionnaire.
The sample size was approximately 12,000 households.

Environmental issues people in New Zealand believe are a concern

2018, % of people aged 15+

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