The labour participation response of mothers to changes in early childhood education costs Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2012 This is a selective review of the evidence on the link between the cost and availability of early childhood education (ECE), and parents’, particularly mothers’, participation…
Transforming cultures to grow women leaders Last Publication Date: 01 May 2012 This report, prepared by the EEO Trust for the Ministry of Women's Affairs details case studies of six New Zealand companies' work on gender diversity.
Ethnicity and crowding: A detailed examination of crowding among ethnic groups in New Zealand 1986–2006 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2012 Ethnicity and crowding: A detailed examination of crowding among ethnic groups in New Zealand 1986–2006 looks at the rates of crowding experienced by different ethnic groups…
Transforming the New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings: Issues, options, and strategy Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 Transforming the New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings presents the issues on the development of a strategic direction and timeline for the transformation of the…
Childcare use and work arrangements in 1998 and 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 Childcare use and work arrangements in 1998 and 2009 compares the findings of the New Zealand Childcare Survey 2009 with those of the New Zealand Childcare…
Finding the crowding index that works best for New Zealand: Applying different crowding indexes to Census of Population and Dwellings data for 1986–2006 (Stats NZ WP 11-04) Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This study aimed to determine which household crowding measure worked best in the New Zealand context. The issue of crowded households has concerned researchers in New Zealand…
How prepared are New Zealanders for a natural disaster? Results from the 2010 General Social Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This report outlines preparations New Zealand households have made for a natural disaster, using information from the 2010 New Zealand General Social Survey (NZGSS). It follows…
Sampling errors for the six degrees of separation (Stats NZ WP 12-03) Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 Sampling errors for the six degrees of separation arose from a study in Statistics New Zealand of a large network, similar to the acquaintance graph. This…
External research income earned by New Zealand universities Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This fact sheet uses information collected as part of Statistics New Zealand's Research and Development Survey to analyse trends in the source of university external research…
Measuring business births and deaths in quarterly job-flow data: Using the Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (Stats NZ WP 11-03) Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2011 This paper’s purpose is to develop a suitable method to identify the contribution that start-up businesses (business births) make to total job creation in the New…