Child Poverty Related Indicators Report - Chart Descriptions

Below are text descriptions highlighting selected data points for charts in the Child Poverty Indicators Report.

Text description for Figure 1 – Proportion of children living in households with OTIs of more than 30%, 40% and 50% (2006/07-2018/19)

Selected points describing chart Figure 1 – Proportion of children living in households with OTIs of more than 30%, 40% and 50% (2006/07-2018/19) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows three series of the proportion of children living in households with OTIs of more than 30%, 40% and 50% from 2006/07 - 2018/19.
• In 2018/19, 37% of children and young people (ages 0 – 17) lived in households spending more than 30% of their disposable income on housing.
• In 2018/19, 20% of children and young people lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing; while 11% lived in households spending more than 50%.

Return to Figure 1 – Proportion of children living in households with OTIs of more than 30%, 40% and 50% (2006/07-2018/19) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 2 – Proportion of children living in households with OTIs of more than 30%, 40% and 50% by annual household income quintile (2018/19)

Selected points describing chart Figure 2 – Proportion of children living in households with OTIs of more than 30%, 40% and 50% by annual household income quintile (2018/19) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows three series of the proportion of children living in households with OTIs of more than 30%, 40% and 50% by annual household income quintiles.
• Over half of children living in low income (quintile 1) households spend more than 30% of disposable income on housing costs, compared with 14% in quintile 5.
• Over 30% of children living in low income households spend more than 50% of disposable income on housing costs.

Return to Figure 2 – Proportion of children living in households with OTIs of more than 30%, 40% and 50% by annual household income quintile (2018/19) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 3 – Proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould (2012/13-2018/19)

Sselected points describing chart Figure 3 – Proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould (2012/13-2018/19) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows one series of the proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould from 2012/13 - 2018/19.
• In 2018/19, 8% of children and young people (ages 0-17) lived in households reporting a major problem with dampness or mould.
• This is less than the average across the period 2013-2019 (9%).

Return to Figure 3 – Proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould (2012/13-2018/19) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 4 – Proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould by annual household income quintile (2018/19)

Selected points describing chart Figure 4 – Proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould by annual household income quintile (2018/19) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows one series of the proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould by annual household income quintile (2018/19).
• For the year ended 30 June 2019, 16% of children aged 0-17 in quintile 1 (low income) lived in households reporting that damp and mould was a major problem.
• For the year ended 30 June 2019, 2% of children aged 0-17 in quintile 5 (high income) lived in households reporting that damp and mould was a major problem.

Return to Figure 4 – Proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould by annual household income quintile (2018/19) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 5 – Proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould by ethnicity (2018/19)

Selected points describing chart Figure 5 – Proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould by ethnicity (2018/19) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows one series of the proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould by ethnicity (2018/19).
• In 2018/19, 13% of Māori children and 20% of Pacific children lived in households with a major problem with damp or mould.
• In 2018/19 5% of European children, and 4% of Asian children lived in households with a major problem with damp and mould.

Return to Figure 5 – Proportion of children living in households with a major problem with damp or mould by ethnicity (2018/19) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 6 – Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes, and often

Selected points describing chart Figure 6 – Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes, and often from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows two series: Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes, and often.
• In 2015/16, 22% of children ages 0-15 lived in households reporting that food ran out often or sometimes, down slightly from 24% in 2012/13.
• In 2015/16 4% of children lived in households reporting that food ran out often, down slightly from 5% in 2014/15 and 2012/13.

Return to Figure 6 – Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes, and often in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 7 – Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes by NZDep quintile

Selected points describing chart Figure 7 – Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes by NZDep quintile from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows three series. Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes by NZDep quintiles for 2012/13, 2014/15 and 2015/16.
• In 2015/16, 40% of children in the most deprived areas (quintile 5) lived in households reporting food running out, which compares with 7% of children in the least deprived areas (quintile 1).
• In 2012/13 there was a 32 percentage point gap between children in households in quintile 5 and quintile 1 reporting that food runs out; increasing to 33 percentage points in 2015/16.

Return to Figure 7 – Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes by NZDep quintile in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 8 – Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes by ethnicity

Selected points describing chart Figure 8 – Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes by ethnicity from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows three series over four groups, which show the proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes by ethnicity.
• Food insecurity is disproportionately more prevalent amongst Māori and Pacific children and families.
• In 2015/16, 34% of Māori children and 47% of Pacific children lived in households reporting that food runs out often or sometimes compared with 14% for European children, and 10% for Asian children.

Return to Figure 8 – Proportion of children living in households reporting food runs out often or sometimes by ethnicity in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 9 – Proportion of students attending school by attendance category (2017-2019)

Selected points describing chart Figure 9 – Proportion of students attending school by attendance category (2017-2019) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows percentage of students regularly attending school across three years (2017-2019).
• In 2019 59% of students (ages 6-16) attended school regularly, down from 64% in 2018, and 63% in 2017.

Return to Figure 9 – Proportion of students attending school by attendance category (2017-2019) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 10 – Percentage of students attending school regularly by decile (2017-2019)

Selected points describing chart Figure 10 – Percentage of students attending school regularly by decile (2017-2019) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows percentage of students with regular attendance by school decile across three years (2017-2019).
• Regular attendance has a strong socioeconomic gradient, with lower regular attendance more pronounced in lower decile schools.
• In 2019, there was a 26 percentage point difference in regular attendance between students aged 6-16 in decile 1 and decile 10 schools.

Return to Figure 10 – Percentage of students attending school regularly by decile (2017-2019) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 11 – Percentage of students attending school regularly by ethnicity (2017-2019)

Selected points describing chart Figure 11 – Percentage of students attending school regularly by ethnicity (2017-2019) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows the percentage of students attending school regularly by ethnicity (2017-2019).
• The declining pattern of regular attendance is consistent within ethnic groups with Māori and Pacific children having lower than average regular attendance.
• In 2019 45% of Māori children and 48% of Pacific children aged 6-16 attended school regularly compared with an average across all students of 59%.

Return to Figure 11 – Percentage of students attending school regularly by ethnicity (2017-2019) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 12 – Percentage of students attending school regularly by age (2017-2019)

Selected points describing chart Figure 12 – Percentage of students attending school regularly by age (2017-2019) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows the percentage of students attending school regularly by age from 2017-2019.
• The usual pattern for regular attendance by age is for attendance to peak at around the ages 9-11, dropping off as students get older.
• The biggest change in regular attendance in 2019 can be seen in the decrease amongst primary aged children.

Return to Figure 12 – Percentage of students attending school regularly by age (2017-2019) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 13 – Age standardised PAH rate per 1,000 children aged 0-15 (2014/15 - 2018/19)

Selected points describing chart Figure 13 – Age standardised PAH rate per 1,000 children aged 0-15 (2014/15 - 2018/19) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows two series showing the rate of potentially avoidable hospitalisations in children aged 0 - 15 (2014/15 - 2018/19).
• In 2018/19, the rate of potentially avoidable hospitalisations was 59 per 1,000 children (ages 0-15); a decrease from 66 per 1,000 children in 2014/15.
• The rate for illnesses only (excluding injuries) decreased from 50 PAH per 1,000 children aged 0-15 in 2014/15 to 45 in 2018/19.

Return to Figure 13 – Age standardised PAH rate per 1,000 children aged 0-15 (2014/15 - 2018/19) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 14 – Standardised PAH rate per 1,000 children aged 0-15 by deprivation quintiles (2014/15 - 2018/19)

Selected points describing chart Figure 14 – Standardised PAH rate per 1,000 children aged 0-15 by deprivation quintiles (2014/15 - 2018/19) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows five series of standardised PAH rate per 1,000 children aged 0-15 by deprivation quintiles.
• Rates of potentially avoidable hospitalisations are more pronounced among children living in more deprived areas.
• In the most deprived areas (quintile 5) in 2018/19, the rate of PAH for children aged 0-15 was 80 per 1,000; compared with 44 for children living in the least deprived areas (quintile 1).

Return to Figure 14 – Standardised PAH rate per 1,000 children aged 0-15 by deprivation quintiles (2014/15 - 2018/19) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 15 – Age standardised PAH rate per 1,000 children age 0-15 by ethnicity (2014/15 - 2018/19)

Selected points describing chart Figure 15 – Age standardised PAH rate per 1,000 children age 0-15 by ethnicity (2014/15 - 2018/19) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows three series of age standardised PAH rates per 1,000 children age 0-15 by ethnicity (2014/15 - 2018/19).
• Māori and Pacific children are over-represented in rates of PAH, and while reducing rates can be observed until 2016/17, progress has levelled off in recent years.
• In 2018/19, PAH for Pacific children aged 0-15 were 90 per 1,000 children and 68 per 1,000 for Māori children, compared with 50 per 1,000 for European and other.

Return to Figure 15 – Age standardised PAH rate per 1,000 children age 0-15 by ethnicity (2014/15 - 2018/19) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.

Text description for Figure 16 – PAH rate per 1,000 children by age group (2014/15 - 2018/19)

Selected points describing chart Figure 16 – PAH rate per 1,000 children by age group (2014/15 - 2018/19) from the Child Poverty Indicators Report:

• Chart shows three series of PAH rates per 1,000 children by age group (2014/15 - 2018/19).
• Age specific rates of potentially avoidable hospitalisations are highest amongst younger children.
• In 2018/19 the rate of potentially avoidable hospitalisations for children aged 0-4 was 104 per 1,000 children, compared with 27 per 1,000 children aged 10-14.

Return to Figure 16 – PAH rate per 1,000 children by age group (2014/15 - 2018/19) in the Child Poverty Indicators Report HTML version.