The effects of occupational safety and health interventions Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 This study examines the effectiveness of government legislation in reducing the incidence of workplace accidents and other health and safety risks in New Zealand. A simple…
Raising Children in New Zealand: The Influence of Parental Income on Children's Outcomes Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 It is well established that parental income is positively associated with virtually every dimension of child well-being that social scientists measure. This report advances beyond simple…
Connecting policy, research and practice: What does it mean in practice Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 In this paper we discuss a case study-based methodology for evaluation and policy development within the Department of Labour (DoL), which was jointly developed with the…
The Social Report 2002 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 The Social Report 2002 Update is the second stage in the programme of social monitoring initiated by The Social Report 2001. It aims to provide up-to-date…
Raising Children in New Zealand: Exploring Good Outcomes for Young People Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 As part of its family dynamics/family effectiveness research programme, the Ministry of Social Development commissioned research in 2000 to explore the views of families, young people…
Identifying Functional Labour Market Areas in New Zealand: A Reconnaissance Study using Travel-to-Work Data Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 To date, analysis of the spatial dimension of New Zealand labour markets has been limited to administrative, rather than appropriately-defined functional, geographic units. This paper presents…
The Changing Face of Social Service Volunteering: A Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 The former Ministry of Social Policy (now the Ministry of Social Development) undertook this literature review as part of its contribution to the International Year of…
Evaluating the February 1999 Domestic Purposes Benefit and Widows Benefit Reforms Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2001 This paper reports on the findings of the evaluation and monitoring strategy that focused on policy reforms for Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) and Widows Benefit (WB)…
The Causes of Innocent Overpayment Debt Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2001 Over the last four years innocent overpayments have been the fastest increasing debt category. The major reasons for this debt being established are unknown, as are…
New Zealanders' Working Time and Home Work Patterns: Evidence from the New Zealand Time Use Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2001 This report uses data from the New Zealand Time Use Survey 1998/99 to analyse the timing and location of paid work. It provides a detailed picture…