Data and Statistics New Zealand Health Survey

The New Zealand Health Survey is repeated at regular intervals to monitor people’s health, measure access to health services and to help develop health policies, programmes and services that better meet the needs of New Zealanders. The New Zealand Health Survey has been conducted in 1992/93, 1996/97, 2002/03 and 2006/07. Overview Related publications Data and statistics Related links Back to Survey data Overview A wide range of topics are included in the survey, covering health behaviours and risk factors, health conditions, health status and health service use. Data are collected face-to-face via trained interviewers in the participants’ homes. This includes an interview and measurements of height, weight and waist circumference. Best-practice survey techniques were employed throughout the survey and numerous steps taken to ensure that the data collected are as high quality and robust as possible. The objectives of the survey are to: measure the health status of New Zealanders and the prevalence of selected health conditions measure the prevalence of risk and protective factors associated with these health conditions measure the use of health services, including barriers to accessing health services examine differences between population groups (as defined by age, gender, ethnicity and socioeconomic position) monitor trends in the health status, risk and protective factors and health service use of the population over time. The New Zealand Health Survey 2006/07 For the 2006/07 Survey comprehensive health information was collected from more than 17,000 New Zealanders – 12,488 adults and 4922 children – from October 2006 to November 2007. This included more than 5000 Māori, 1800 Pacific peoples and more than 2000 Asian people of all ages, making it the largest survey of New Zealanders’ health to date. The New Zealand Health Survey 2002/03 The 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey involved 12,929 adults aged 15 years and over, including 4369 Māori, 910 Pacific and 1173 Asian people. Data were collected from September 2002 to January 2004 using face to face interviewing. The New Zealand Health Survey 1996/97 The 1996/97 New Zealand Health Survey involved 7862 adults, comprising 1321 Māori, 645 Pacific people and 5896 European/Other. Data were collected from October 1996 to October 1997 Back to top Related publications A Focus on the Health of Māori and Pacific Children: Key findings of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey A Portrait of Health. Key results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey Methodology report for the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey New Zealand Health Survey Content Guide 2006/07 A Portrait of Health: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey Chatham Islands Focus - Results from the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey Embodying Social Rank - How body fat varies with social status, gender and ethnicity in New Zealand Taking the Pulse - the 1996/97 New Zealand Health Survey Back to top Data and statistics There are four main ways of getting data and statistics from the New Zealand Health Survey. The Health of New Zealanders section contains the key results from the surveys. Data tables are available online with key results in Excel format: Online data tables of 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey results Online data tables of trends Further analysis of survey results can be requested in some circumstances. Please email hdi@moh.govt.nz if you are interested in getting further analysis done. Survey microdata from the 1996/97, 2002/03 and 2006/07 New Zealand Health Surveys are available to researchers for their own research projects, on certain conditions. More information on access to survey microdata. Back to top Related links Measuring Health States: The World Health Organization Long Form (New Zealand Version) 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey Adult Questionnaire 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey Child Questionnaire Sampling the Maori population in the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey (www.statcan.ca) Development and testing of a caregiver-proxy child health questionnaire for the New Zealand Health Survey (www.statcan.ca) Protocols for collecting height, weight and waist measurements in New Zealand Health Monitor (NZHM) Surveys Body Size Technical Report: Measurements and classifications in the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey Presenting Ethnicity: Comparing prioritised and total response ethnicity in descriptive analyses of New Zealand Health Monitor surveys Monitoring Tobacco Use in New Zealand: A Technical Report on Defining Smoking Status and Estimates of Smoking PrevalenceThe New Zealand Health Monitor: Updated Stategic Plan A Focus on Problem Gambling: Results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey. Back to top Website feedback We welcome your feedback on this webpage. Page last updated: 29 January 2010