For each outcome set out in the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, there is a set of indicators to measure progress on the outcome. As progress is made, we will add and link resources for each indicator to help you understand how far we have come.
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Indicators for 'Outcome: Loved, safe and nurtured'
Indicator | What the indicator measures |
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Feeling loved | Percentage of young people (aged 12-18) who feel that they are loved by the people who look after or care for them. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
Feeling safe | Percentage of young people (aged 12-18) who feel safe (at school, at home, at work, online, in the community, where they live). Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
Family/whānau wellbeing | Percentage of young people (aged 12-24) who rate their family as doing well. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ and the Household Labour Force Survey |
Serious injuries | Number of serious injuries (fatal and non-fatal) per 100,000 children and young people. Source: Derived from administrative data. |
Harm against children | Number of children and young people with a report of concern to Oranga Tamariki requiring further action. Also the proportion of children and young people (aged 12-18 years) that in the last 12 months have been hit or physically hurt, or they have seen others in the home being hit or physically hurt by adults in the places where they usually live. Source: Derived from administrative data and The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
Quality time with parents | Percentage of young people who feel that they get to spend enough time with the people who look after or care for them. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
You can learn about the outcome in Outcome: Loved, safe and nurtured.
Indicators for 'Outcome: Have what they need'
Indicator | What the indicator measures |
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Material wellbeing | Percentage of children living in households experiencing good material wellbeing. Source: Household Economic Survey |
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Percentage of children living in households experiencing material hardship. Source: Official Child Poverty Measure Percentage of children living in households with less than 50 percent median equivalised disposable household income before housing costs (BHC). Source: Official Child Poverty Measure Percentage of children living in households with less than 50 percent median equivalised disposable household income after housing costs (AHC). Source: Official Child Poverty Measure |
Food insecurity* | Percentage of children living in households where food runs out sometimes or often. Source: New Zealand Health Survey 2019/20 onwards |
Housing quality* | Percentage of children and young people living in households with a major problem with dampness or mould. Source: Household Economic Survey |
Housing affordability* | Percentage of children and young people living in households spending more than 30 percent of their disposable income on housing. Source: Household Economic Survey |
* Note: Child Poverty Related Indicator
You can learn about the outcome in Outcome: Have what they need
Indicators for 'Outcome: Happy and healthy'
Indicator | What the indicator measures |
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Percentage of women who registered with a Lead Maternity Carer within the first trimester of pregnancy. Source: National Maternity Collection Percentage of women who registered with a Lead Maternity Carer smoking at registration and discharge. Source: National Maternity Collection |
Subjective health status | Percentage of young people reporting their health as good, very good, or excellent. Source: New Zealand Health Survey. |
Potentially avoidable hospitalisations* | Rate of preventable admissions to hospital for children and young people. Source: Derived from administrative data. |
Mental wellbeing | Percentage of young people who experienced high or very high levels of psychological distress at some stage over a four-week period. Source: New Zealand Health Survey. |
Self-harm and suicide | Percentage of young people who have deliberately hurt themselves, seriously thought about, and/or attempted suicide in the last 12 months. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe? |
* Note: Child Poverty Related Indicator
You can learn about the outcome in Outcome: Happy and healthy
Indicators for 'Outcome: Learning and developing'
Indicator | What the indicator measures |
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Participation in early learning | Percentage of children attending early childhood education for 10 or more hours a week on average at age 3 and at age 4. Source: Derived from administrative data. |
Regular school attendance* | Percentage of children and young people who are regularly attending school. Source: School Attendance Survey |
Literacy, numeracy, and science skills | Percentage of 15 year-olds meeting the level 2 benchmark for reading, maths and science. Source: Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) |
Social-emotional skills | This measure is under development. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe? |
Self-management skills | This measure is under development. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe? |
Youth participation in employment, education, or training | Percentage of young people who are participating in education, training, or employment. Source: Household Labour Force Survey |
* Note: Child Poverty Related Indicator
You can learn about the outcome in Outcome: Learning and developing.
Indicators for 'Outcome: Accepted, respected and connected'
Indicator | What the indicator measures |
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Ability to 'be themselves' | Percentage of young people who find it easy to express their identity. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
Percentage of young people who feel a sense of belonging to Aotearoa/New Zealand as a whole. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ | |
Experience of discrimination | Percentage of young people who report experiencing discrimination in the previous 12 months. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
Experience of bullying | Percentage of young people who experienced bullying in the last 12 months. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
Social support | Percentage of young people who say they have an adult they could turn to if they were going through a difficult time and needed help. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
Support for cultural identity | Percentage of young people who have someone they can ask about their culture, whakapapa or ethnic group. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
Languages | Percentage of young people who can have a conversation in the language of their ethnic or cultural group. Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
You can learn about the outcome in Outcome: Accepted, respected and connected.
Indicators for 'Outcome: Involved and empowered'
Indicator | What the indicator measures |
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Involvement in community | Percentage of young people who report helping others in the neighbourhood or community (eg help out on the marae or at church, or belong to a volunteer organisation). Source: The Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey - ‘WhatAboutMe?’ |
Percentage of young people enrolled and voting in the New Zealand general election. Source: Derived from administrative data | |
Making positive choices | Percentage of young people who are hazardous drinkers. Source: NZ Health Survey |
Criminal offending | Offending rates per 10,000 young people. Source: Derived from administrative data |
You can learn about the outcome in Outcome: Involved and empowered.