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Material Standard of Living - Ownership


Year ended June		2007		2010
Measures		Number of households reporting	Percentage of households reporting	Number of households reporting	Percentage of households reporting
Measures
Category	Answer
A telephone	Yes	1,473,800	95	1,515,900	95.1
	No, don't want it	20,900	1.3	21,800	1.4
	No, because of the cost	45,500	2.9	45,800	2.9
	No, some other reason	10,700	0.7	10,100	0.6
A washing machine	Yes	1,522,500	98.2	1,554,300	97.5
	No, don't want it	4,400	0.3	10,000	0.6
	No, because of the cost	13,800	0.9	17,000	1.1
	No, some other reason	10,200	0.7	12,400	0.8
Heating available in all main rooms	Yes	1,233,100	79.5	1,294,300	81.2
	No, don't want it	94,100	6.1	77,800	4.9
	No, because of the cost	149,900	9.7	155,900	9.8
	No, some other reason	73,800	4.8	65,700	4.1
A good pair of shoes	Yes	1,490,200	96.1	1,528,500	95.9
	No, don't want it	15,800	1	13,800	0.9
	No, because of the cost	29,900	1.9	42,600	2.7
	No, some other reason	14,900	1	8,700	0.5
A best outfit for special occasions	Yes	1,374,800	88.6	1,429,000	89.7
	No, don't want it	47,800	3.1	47,900	3
	No, because of the cost	67,300	4.3	72,100	4.5
	No, some other reason	61,000	3.9	44,700	2.8
A personal computer	Yes	1,104,900	71.2	1,225,200	76.9
	No, don't want it	223,800	14.4	181,900	11.4
	No, because of the cost	124,600	8	105,300	6.6
	No, some other reason	97,600	6.3	81,200	5.1
Home contents insurance	Yes	1,178,700	76	1,219,400	76.5
	No, don't want it	75,500	4.9	76,000	4.8
	No, because of the cost	184,500	11.9	199,900	12.5
	No, some other reason	112,200	7.2	98,300	6.2

Data extracted on 02 Oct 2023 11:14 UTC (GMT) from NZ.Stat

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