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What factors impact on graduates' earnings three years post-study?

This report looks at the post-study earnings of those who borrowed through the Student Loan Scheme. It looks at the earnings of people three years after…

Second-hand smoke in the home: Mini-report

This short report, prepared for the Ministry of Health, presents figures on second-hand smoke exposure and smoking behaviour inside households where children live.  Results indicate that…

Inquiry Report: Performance of the contact centre for Work and Income

Work and Income, one of the main service delivery arms of the Ministry of Social Development, provides income support and work assistance to large numbers of…

Substance use disorders in Te Rau Hinengaro: the New Zealand mental health survey

The purpose of this report is to provide information for people whose interest is primarily in substance use disorders, rather than mental health in general. It…

Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2007-2010 Three Year Service Plan

This report summarises and analyses the submissions from the Ministry of Health’s public consultation on Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2007-2010: Consultation document. Three-year service plan,…

Study of Accessibility and Transfer of Information from Foundation-Funded Research

The Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST) commissioned this evaluation to help determine how to facilitate improved access to data and findings from the public…

Worker-Firm Heterogeneity and Matching: An analysis using worker and firm fixed effects estimated from LEED

This paper uses Statistics New Zealand’s Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED) over the six year period April 1999–March 2005 to derive and analyse estimates of two-way worker…

Young People's Use of Entertainment Mediums (2006)

The Classification Office and UMR Research investigated the use of entertainment mediums by persons aged 16-18 years. The 460 respondents to the survey had attended the…

Issues Facing Broadcast Content Regulation

The relevance of content regulation, based on traditional models of broadcasting, is being challenged by technological developments in the communications media industry. Increasingly the control of…

Literacy-related Barriers to Employment

Three pieces of work relating to literacy and literacy support amoung and directed at jobseekers. It includes: "Adult Literacy interventions 2001/2002 to 2003/2004: Monitoring report";  "Literacy in Taranaki (LIT)…