Snapshots

Children's Favourite Toys

Kiwi kids love all sorts of toys. Get involved and add your child's favourite toy to help create this snapshot of growing up in New Zealand (Please do not include images of your children).

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

 
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