1

4 children (21, 16, 10, 8)

Full time

Trade/vocational

M

Maori

Partnered

39

Urban

2

4 children (12, 10, 5, 1)

Full time

Trade/vocational

M

Maori

Partnered

40

Urban

3

3 children (14, 13, 11)

1 child with special needs

Part time

Trade/vocational

F

European

Partnered

40

Urban

4

3 children (7, 9, 10)

Supports older adult

Full time

Degree

F

European

Partnered

46

Urban

5

4 children - 3 adult children and one aged 18 years

Full time

School

F

European

Single

57

Urban

6

1 child (15 months)

Not in paid work

School

F

Fijian

Partnered

39

Urban

7

2 adult children

Caring for adult

Full time

Trade/vocational

F

European

Partnered

64

Urban

8

2 adult children, 1 grandchild (14)

Caring for adult, and child with special needs

Full time

Trade/vocational

F

European

Widowed

58

Urban

9

2 children (12, 14)

Part time

Degree

M

European

Partnered

42

Urban

10

1 child (6)

Part time

Trade/vocational

M

European

Single

31

Urban

11

1 child (15)

Supports older adults

Part time

School

F

European

Single

43

Urban

12

5 children (18, 13, 12, 10, 9)

Full time

None

F

Maori

Partnered

40

Urban

13

2 children (4,5)

Part time

Degree

M

Maori

Single

31

Urban

14

3 children (15, 13) and 18yr old not living at home

Supports older adult

Full time

Degree

M

Samoan

Partnered

42

Urban

15

2 children (16, 18)

Supports older adults

Part time

None

F

European

Partnered

55

Urban

16

2 children (17, 10)

Support for adult with special needs

Full time

School

F

European

Partnered

46

Urban

17

1 child (2)

Not in paid work

School

F

European

Partnered

38

Small town

18

3 children (14, 24, 26)

Caring for an adult

Part time

None

F

European

Single

53

Rural

19

1 child (10 months)

Not in paid work

School

F

European

Partnered

28

Urban

20

2 children (12 and 9)

Full time

Trade/vocation

F

European

Partnered

37

Rural

21

3 children (9 and 5 (twins))

1 child with special needs

Part time

School

F

Maori

Partnered

35

Small town

22

1 child (10)

Full time

Degree

F

European

Single

41

Small town

23

1 child (19 months)

Not in paid work

Degree

M

European

Partnered

44

Urban

24

3 children (19, 9, 2)

Not in paid work

School

F

European

Single

38

Urban

25

1 child (2)

Supports older adults

Not in paid work

Degree

F

Samoan

Partnered

39

Urban

26

1 child (10)

Full time

Degree

F

Maori

Single

37

Urban

27

1 child (2)

Not in paid work

Degree

F

European

Partnered

35

Urban

28

2 children (5 and 4)

Full time

School

F

Samoan

Partnered

39

Urban

29

1 child (5 months)

Part time

Degree

F

European

Partnered

37

Urban

30

5 children (14, 13, 11, 8, 7)

1 child with special needs

Part time

Degree

F

European

Partnered

43

Rural

31

2 children (20, 15)

1 child with special needs and support for older adults

Full time

Degree

M

European

Partnered

50

Urban

32

2 children (2, 9 months)

Not in paid work

None

M

Samoan

Partnered

26

Urban

33

2 children (6, 8)

Part time

School

M

Samoan

Partnered

35

Urban

34

2 children (5, 7)

1 child with special needs

Not in paid work

School

F

European

Partnered

38

Urban

35

3 children (19, 17, 10)

Not in paid work

None

F

Samoan

Partnered

38

Urban

36

3 children (8, 14, 15)

Full time

Degree

F

Samoan

Partnered

44

Urban

37

1 child (15 months)

Full time

Degree

F

European

Partnered

27

Urban

38

2 children (11, 2)

2 children with special needs

Full time

Degree

F

Maori

Partnered

36

Urban

39

2 children (10, 14)

Full time

Degree

M

European

Single

47

Urban

40

2 children (7, 10)

Part time

Trade/vocational

M

European

Single

37

Urban

41

4 children (14, 13, 6, 3)

Full time

Degree

F

Maori

Partnered

33

Urban

42

1 child aged 4 years

Part time

Degree

F

European

Partnered

38

Small town

43

2 children (2, 9 months)

Supports older adult

Not in paid work

None

M

Maori

Partnered

38

Small town

44

2 children (6 and 3)

1 child with special needs

Not in paid work

Trade

M

European

Partnered

46

Small town

45

4 children (20, 18, 14 10)

Support for young sole parent

Full time

Degree

F

Maori/Fijian

Partnered

42

Rural

46

5 children (14, 13, 6, 3 (twins))

1 child has special needs

Not in paid work

Degree

M

European

Partnered

43

Rural

47

1 child (6)

Part time

None

F

Maori

Single

26

Small town

48

2 children (13, 17)

Support for older adult

Full time

Degree

F

European

Partnered

47

Rural

49

4 children (16, 14, 10, 2)

Full time

Trade/vocational

F

European

Single

42

Small town

50

3 children (21, 20, 5)

Support for older adult

Full time

Degree

F

Samoan/
Chinese

Partnered

43

Urban