LGBT+: people whose gender is different from their sex recorded at birth (transgender, or another gender/non-binary), OR report a sexual identity other than heterosexual (gay or lesbian, bisexual, or another sexual identity).
WGSS: the Washington Group Short Set (WGSS) of questions on disability asked respondents about difficulties they have doing certain activities: seeing (even with glasses), hearing (even with hearing aids), walking or climbing stairs, remembering or concentrating, self-care, and communicating.
WGESS: the Washington Group Enhanced Short Set of questions contains additional questions on upper body functioning, fine motor skills, and experience of anxiety or depression. These questions identify a broader group of disabled people.
The 2023 output tables include new breakdowns of wellbeing statistics by cisgender and transgender status. These columns are included alongside the sexual identity and LGBT+ columns. In 2021, the number of people of trans gender status was too small to produce reliable estimates.
From the dataset New Zealand General Social Survey: Wellbeing statistics 2023/2024, this data was extracted:
Rows: 2-23,446
Columns: 7-8
Provided: 42,576 data points
Dataset originally released on:
September 25, 2024
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 data collection for 2023 GSS started on 15 May 2023 and finished on 21 April 2024. The survey interviews were carried out by Reach Aotearoa on behalf of Tatauranga Aotearoa – Stats NZ.