DEVELOPING A NEW ZEALAND SETTLEMENT KNOWLEDGE BASE:
APPENDIX D: Overview of indicator information sources (surveys)
| Information Source |
Description |
|---|---|
Census Data |
Population census run every five years |
| Demographic information includes ethnicity, country of birth, and month/year of arrival | |
Settlement Experience Feedback Survey (SEFS) |
Survey of skilled migrants 12 months after they have received residence approval |
| Captures detailed information relating to migrants' initial settlement in New Zealand, experiences with interacting with INZ and any areas they could have used additional settlement assistance | |
| Paper-based survey - 2005 response rate was 42% (1759 responses) | |
General Social Survey (GSS) |
Multidimensional survey of well-being which collects information on a range of social topics |
| Scheduled to run every two years; 8,000 face-to-face interviews | |
| Demographic information includes ethnicity, country of birth, month/year of arrival and generation of New Zealander | |
Quality of Life Survey |
Partnership between 12 Quality of Life Project Cities and the Ministry of Social Development. |
| Conducted every two years since 2004 (2003, 2004 and 2006) | |
| Topics covered includes Quality of Life; Health and Well-being; Crime and safety; Community, Culture and Social Networks; Public Transport; Lifestyle - Work and Study | |
| Demographic information includes ethnicity, whether born in NZ and how many years in NZ | |
Human Rights Commission Survey |
Focuses on New Zealanders' perceptions of which groups they feel are discriminated against (such as new migrants and refugees) and personal discrimination |
| Omnibus survey undertaken regularly | |
| Demographic information includes ethnicity, region, age, sex |