Statistical consultant’s work on social inequality in New Zealand
09 Sep 2014 - 15:40:00 in Staff in Action
Social inequality has worsened over the past decade in New Zealand, a new study from Victoria University of Wellington shows.
Research by Dr Lisa Marriott, an associate professor in Victoria’s School of Accounting and Commercial Law, and Dr Dalice Sim, Statistical Consultant in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research, builds on a report produced by the Ministry of Social Development in 2003. It reveals that, on the whole, inequality has worsened over the last 10 years for Māori and Pacific people relative to Europeans.
Lisa and Dalice examined 21 social inequality indicators, including measures of health; knowledge and skills; employment; standards of living; cultural identity; and social connectedness. Increased gaps were found between Europeans and Māori, and Europeans and Pacific people, in most of these areas. The working paper can be found at http://cms.victoria.ac.nz/sacl/centres-and-institutes/cpf/publications/pdfs/2015/WP09_2014_Indicators-of-Inequality.pdf
Associate Professor Marriott was interviewed about their findings on Checkpoint (1 August) http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/20146618/social-inequality-worsened-over-past-decade-study