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COVID-19 Health and Wellbeing SurveyProvisional results for 11 May to 17 May 2020 (Week 7)

Produced by Health Survey team, Health and Disability Intelligence

What is the COVID-19 Health and Wellbeing Survey?• Developed by the Ministry of Health and collects information about how New Zealanders are

being impacted by COVID-19

• About 300 new people (aged 15+ years) interviewed each day who previously took part in the New Zealand Health Survey, and at the time agreed they could be contacted in future for further research

• 10-15 minute phone interview with trained interviewers from CBG Health Research Limited

• Interviewing began on 30 March 2020 and is continuing daily

• Results will be used to understand what support and information New Zealanders need around COVID-19

• This presentation shows new key results from the seventh week of surveying; 11 May to 17 May 2020.

• For the combined first seven weeks (starting 30 March) there is a sample size of 14,052 respondents• Where appropriate and possible, comparisons will be made with results from previous weeks and the 2018/19

New Zealand Health Survey.

• While these results are still provisional, all data has now been weighted to be more representative of the NZ population. Previous figures have been revised.

• For context, when the survey first began NZ was in Alert Level 4, then moved into Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm on 27 April and Alert Level 2 at 11:59pm on 13 May.

Most respondents have continued to find the Alert Level rules clear

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And the Alert Level rules easy to follow

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Most respondents still see themselves as in good health

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Proportion of respondents who say in general their health is “Good”, “Very good” or “Excellent”

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Proportion of respondents who have experienced at least one COVID-19 symptom* in the past 7 days

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11% have experienced at least one COVID-19 symptom in the past 7 days

*A COVID-19 symptom includes a cough, a high temperature (at least 38°C), shortness of breath, sore throat, sneezing and runny nose, or temporary loss of smell. However having these symptoms does not necessarily mean the respondent has COVID-19. The symptoms are similar to other illnesses, such as cold and flu.

More than two-thirds continue to meet sleep duration recommendations

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Proportion of respondents who, over the past 7 days, have on average slept for the recommended number of hours in a 24

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Three-quarters of respondents are satisfied with life these days

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The proportion experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression has not changed significantly across the 7 weeks

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Proportion of respondents experiencing depressive and/or anxiety related symptoms* in the past 7 days


*This is measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) and Generalised Anxiety Disorder-2 (GAD-2). The PHQ-2 asks about the frequency of depressed mood and anhedonia (eg, little interest or pleasure in doing things) and the GAD-2 about experience of anxiety symptoms (eg, feeling nervous, anxious or on edge).

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Proportion of respondents who felt lonely or isolated at least “A little of the time” in the past 7 days


31% of New Zealanders felt lonely or isolated to some extent in the past week

Over half of respondents say their wellbeing at the current Alert Level is the same as usual

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Proportion of respondents who said their overall wellbeing has been affected by the current Alert Level better than usual, about

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Many continue to feel calm and relaxed

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Some initial worries are gradually decreasing over time

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I am worried about the health of my family members I am worried about the risk of getting COVID-19

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Respondents are becoming less worried over time by the COVID-19 information that is coming from their main source

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The vast majority of respondents are getting along with others in their household

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Proportion of respondents who said the people in their household have gotten along “Badly” or “Very badly” over the

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And feel able to support the wellbeing of the children in their house

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Proportion of respondents with children under 15 in their household who felt they are currently able to support the

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A small number are struggling to pay for basic living costs

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Proportion of respondents who “Agree” or “Strongly agree” they have struggled to pay for basic living costs, such as food and

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Proportion of respondents who said they have lost their main source of income as a result of COVID-19 (eg, been made

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8.5% of all respondents* have lost their main source of income due to COVID-19

*This is all the respondents who have completed the survey since it started on 30 March.

A third of respondents have applied for government support

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Sample sizes by ethnicity and gender

Ethnic group Interviews

Asian 313 (2%)

Māori 2,232 (16%)

European/Other 11,012 (78%)

Pacific 495 (4%)

Gender Interviews

Male 5,832 (42%)

Female 8,204 (58%)

Gender diverse 8 (0.1%)

Prefer not to say 8 (0.1%)

… and by neighbourhood deprivation and age groupNeighbourhood deprivation Interviews

1 (least deprived) 2,136 (15%)

2 2,663 (19%)

3 2,657 (19%)

4 3,267 (23%)

5 (most deprived) 3,329 (24%)

Age group Interviews

15-24 965 (7%)

25-34 1,902 (14%)

35-44 2,188 (16%)

45-59 3,436 (24%)

60-69 2,367 (17%)

70+ 3,163 (23%)

Prefer not to say 31 (0.2%)

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