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Privacy survey 2016

The Privacy Concerns and Sharing Data survey was commissioned by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and conducted by UMR Research from 30 March to 18 April 2016. The…

Making decisions in the face of uncertainty: Understanding risk

This paper is Part 1 in a series of three discussion papers that aims to provide a broad frame of reference for discussion of risk in…

Gauging the Impacts of Post-Disaster Arts and Culture Initiatives in Christchurch – a Literature Review

Gauging the Impacts of Post-Disaster Arts and Culture Initiatives in Christchurch – a Literature Review, was prepared by Life in Vacant Spaces Charitable Trust for the…

Postnatal Depression in New Zealand: Findings from the 2015 New Mothers’ Mental Health Survey

The purpose of this report is to add to current knowledge around postnatal depression (PND) in New Zealand by providing an indication of PND prevalence as…

Green Prescription Active Families Survey Report: 2016

The Green Prescription (GRx) Active Families programme has grown out of the nationwide GRx initiative for adults, responding to requests from primary care for something similar…

Parental knowledge about alcohol consumption 2012-14: In Fact

Parental attitudes and behaviour towards alcohol are important factors that influence adolescent attitudes and decisions about alcohol use (Hingson & White, 2014). Parental monitoring and involvement…

Subjective wellbeing in New Zealand: Some recent evidence

This paper analyses a range of factors associated with the subjective wellbeing of New Zealanders. It provides international comparisons based on the Better Life Index developed…

Two's a crowd: Living alone in New Zealand

Two’s a crowd: Living alone in New Zealand explores the socio-economic characteristics and social well-being of New Zealanders who live alone, using data from the 1986–2013…

Guide to Effective and Safe Practice in Youth Mentoring, Aotearoa New Zealand, 2nd Edition

Mentoring can have a powerful and positive influence on the lives of young people as they grow and transition into adulthood. As part of the Children’s…

Identifying stepfamilies in longitudinal data

Identifying stepfamilies in longitudinal data describes how we developed a methodological process for identifying stepfamilies in longitudinal data through an analysis of family transitions. We used a…