Social Capital

The figure shows that respondents in the Pacific/Asian/Indian ethnic group were statistically significantly more likely than Māori respondents and European respondents to agree or strongly agree that central and local government agencies make decisions in the best interests of their city or district (43.7%; 27.3%; and 34.1% respectively). Māori respondents were the least likely to have confidence in central and local government agencies’ decision making.

The figure shows no obvious pattern or statistically significant differences across the age groups, in the proportion of respondents who agree or strongly agree that central and local government agencies make decisions in the best interests of their city or district.

The figure shows no statistically significant difference between the proportions of male respondents and female respondents who agree or strongly agree that central and local government agencies make decisions in the best interests of their city or district.

The figure shows no obvious pattern or statistically significant differences across the household income groups in the proportion of respondents who agree or strongly agree that central and local government agencies make decisions in the best interests of their city or district.

The figure shows that a statistically significantly smaller proportion of respondents with a long-term health condition or disability agree or strongly agree that central and local government agencies make decisions in the best interests of their city or district, compared with respondents without a long-term health condition or disability (27.4% and 36.6%, respectively).