The Value of the Initial Research
The initial research shows an inequality among children even
before they are born. It starts with the access their pregnant mums
have to information and help.
Nearly half of the mums in deprived areas were not aware of the
Working for Families tax credit. The research also identifies
challenges for public policy with women still smoking and drinking
in pregnancy and significant numbers feeling depressed while
pregnant.
The value of Growing Up in New Zealand will increase with time.
The research will benefit our children and future generations by
helping:
- Policymakers come up with strategies to improve the lives and
development of our children
- Community and business leaders to understand the environment in
which they work
- All of us get a better understanding of why some children do
better than others
During 2010, we interviewed more than 40 participants every day.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
Growing Up in New Zealand train more than 50 interviewers to carry out more than 11,000 interviews each interview cycle.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The first data collection wave collected more than 13.9 million pieces of data.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The most usual languages spoken in the home after English are Samoan, Hindi, Tongan and Mandarin.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The Growing Up mums were on average 30 years old when their babies were born.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The Growing Up dads were on average 33 years old when their babies were born.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
Our interviewers drive over 200,000km each year to carry out the face-to-face interviews.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
The administration team makes over 30,000 phone calls a year to participants.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
A third of all children has at least one parent who was born overseas.
Source: Growing Up in New Zealand
