Table 2.
Distribution and transitions of social and economic exposure variables for all young adult respondents (N = 1,260; percentages in parentheses for non-missing respondents and data)
| Exposure variable/transition a,b | Wave 3 | Wave 3 to 5 transition | Wave 5 | Wave 5 to 7 transition | Wave 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living arrangement | |||||
| Family household (in child role) | 620 (52.2%) | 440 (38.1%) | 350 (30.6%) | ||
| Family household (in parent role) | 125 (10.6%) | 190 (16.5%) | 275 (24.0%) | ||
| Couple only or with others | 190 (16.1%) | 250 (21.6%) | 285 (24.9%) | ||
| One person household | 120 (10.2%) | 160 (13.9%) | 140 (12.2%) | ||
| Other multiperson household | 125 (10.6%) | 115 (10.0%) | 95 (8.3%) | ||
| Change in living arrangement | 370 (34.1%) | 365 (34.4%) | |||
| No change in living arrangement | 715 (65.9%) | 695 (65.6%) | |||
| Education/Employment | |||||
| In education - not employed | 235 (18.7%) | 135 (10.7%) | 115 (9.1%) | ||
| In education - employed | 375 (29.8%) | 315 (24.9%) | 245 (19.4%) | ||
| Not in education – not employed (NEET) | 145 (11.5%) | 145 (11.5%) | 155 (12.3%) | ||
| Not in education-employed | 505 (40.1%) | 670 (53.0%) | 750 (59.3%) | ||
| Change in education/employment | 595 (47.2%) | 530 (41.9%) | |||
| No change in education/employment | 665 (52.8%) | 735 (58.1%) | |||
| Log personal income - CPI adjusted | |||||
| Mean (s.d.) | 9.26 (1.15) | 9.72 (0.96) | 9.98 (0.89) | ||
| Increase in personal income by > 0.5 s.d . | 460 (36.5%) | 330 (26.1%) | |||
| No change | 670 (53.2%) | 785 (62.1%) | |||
| Decrease in personal income by 0.5 s.d. | 130 (10.3%) | 150 (11.7%) | |||
| Area deprivation | |||||
| Quintile 1 (least deprived) | 230 (18.8%) | 200 (16.5%) | 210 (17.2%) | ||
| Quintile 2 | 215 (17.6%) | 230 (18.9%) | 225 (18.4%) | ||
| Quintile 3 | 245 (20.0%) | 265 (21.8%) | 250 (20.5%) | ||
| Quintile 4 | 295 (24.1%) | 255 (21.0%) | 290 (23.8%) | ||
| Quintile 5 (most deprived) | 240 (19.6%) | 265 (21.8%) | 245 (20.1%) | ||
| Increase in area deprivation | 240 (20.3%) | 235 (20.0%) | |||
| No change | 700 (59.3%) | 710 (60.4%) | |||
| Decrease in area deprivation | 240 (20.3%) | 230 (19.6%) | |||
| Individual deprivation | |||||
| Nil deprivation factors (least deprived) | 750 (61.0%) | 735 (60.0%) | 665 (54.7%) | ||
| 1 deprivation factor | 240 (19.5%) | 275 (22.5%) | 270 (22.2%) | ||
| 2 deprivation factors | 115 (9.4%) | 110 (9.0%) | 150 (12.3%) | ||
| 3-4 deprivation factors | 95 (7.7%) | 80 (6.5%) | 100 (8.2%) | ||
| 5 or more deprivation factors (most deprived) | 30 (2.4%) | 25 (2.0%) | 30 (2.5%) | ||
| Increase in individual deprivation | 255 (21.8%) | 195 (18.6%) | |||
| No change | 665 (56.8%) | 670 (63.8%) | |||
| Decrease in individual deprivation | 250 (1.4%) | 185 (7.6%) | |||
aNote that all counts are random rounded to a near multiple of 5 as per Statistics New Zealand requirements; therefore numbers in each column do not sum to N = 1,260.
bNon-respondents or missings on each variable are not shown.