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Key Findings from the Migrant Survey -
2009 Migrants Survey (Pilot)

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Appendix B: Summary data tables

Table 2: Respondent demographics by category
Respondent
demographics		 Immigration category
Skilled
principal
(%)		 Skilled
secondary
(%)		 Family
Partner
(%)		 Family
Parent
(%) 		Pacific
category (1)
(%)		 Work
permit
(%)		 Student
permit
(%)		 Total
(%)
16–24 years 4 22 10 3 22 16 66 17
25–34 years 40 24 54 1 41 49 29 36
35–44 years 37 37 22 1 30 20 3 23
45–54 years 17 15 9 8 7 13 2 11
55–64 years 2 2 4 41 1 2 0 7
65+ years … 1 1 46 0 0 0 6
Total % 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Male 63 37 29 36 45 48 50 44
Female 37 63 71 64 55 52 50 56
Total % 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
UK/Irish Republic 29 31 19 15 … 14 1 19
North Asia 15 6 19 22 … 13 43 16
Pacific 2 4 13 14 100 16 6 15
South East Asia 16 18 12 8 … 15 19 14
South Africa 15 21 2 9 … 11 2 10
South Asia 8 6 10 19 … 12 9 10
Rest of Europe 6 5 10 6 … 8 10 7
North America 5 2 9 1 … 6 4 4
Other 5 7 5 6 … 6 5 6
Total % 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total respondents 547 576 539 358 199 572 281 3,072

Notes:   (1) Includes the Samoan Quota and the Pacific Access Category.
Symbol:    ... = not applicable

Table 3: Key indicators by category
Key indicators Immigration category
Skilled
principal
 Skilled
secondary		 Family
Partner		 Family
Parent		 Pacific
category (3)		 Work
permit		 Student
permit
 Total

Satisfied/very satisfied with life in New Zealand (%)

 88 90 85 90 96 92 79 89

Feel safe/very safe from crime in New Zealand (%)

 77 84 71 76 80 82 71 78

Has felt discriminated against (%)

 50 44 47 26 23 42 58 43

In paid employment (%)

 92 68 69 20 72 82 28 66

Works in a skilled job (%) (1)

 90 59 50 41 31 56 … 61

Job matches skills and qualifications (%) (1)

 82 58 39 65 60 64 … 63

Earns $40,000 or more from main job (%) (1)

 81 46 32 23 23 35 … 48

Looking for work (%) (2)

 2 6 7 27 9 7 … 7

In full time work (%) (1)

 96 74 75 64 80 89 … 83

Holds a post-secondary school qualification (%)

 89 63 69 46 44 72 56 66

Living in Auckland (%)

 52 45 49 71 74 52 43 53

Spent more than 2 years in New Zealand before current permit (%)

 20 7 25 8 19 16 18 16

Plans to stay 5 years + (%)

 90 95 95 89 94 84 41 87

Plans to apply for New Zealand citizenship (%)

 71 80 69 59 92 63 32 67

Plans to sponsor family (%)

 39 35 34 16 80 33 27 35

Not enough money to support self or family (%)

 34 33 41 50 35 32 46 37

Total respondents

 547 576 539 358 199 572 281 3,072

Notes:
(1) Includes only employed migrants.
(2) Proportion of respondents in the labour force who were looking for work.
(3) Includes the Samoan Quota and the Pacific Access Category.
Symbol:  ... = not applicable.

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