MYD Youth Pulse Check Survey
• Developed by the Ministry of Youth Development (MYD) - Te Manatū Whakahiato Taiohi. • Collects information about how young people / rangatahi What is the (aged 12-24 years) in Aotearoa New Zealand are impacted by COVID-19 , and lockdown. MYD Youth • The survey was open from 18 April 2020 and collected data Pulse Check responses until 16 May 2020 . The responses therefore span Alert Level 2 through to Alert Level 4. Survey? • The survey was online and made available to the general public . It was widely promoted throughout the youth sector. • Results will be used to understand the experiences of rangatahi through lockdown, and what support and information they need following the release.
Methodology • The MYD Youth Pulse Check Survey was an online survey, available to rangatahi aged 12-24 years, exploring how young people in Aotearoa New Zealand were managing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Participation was solicited through channels such as social media and online channels, schools, the youth sector, Ministry of Social Development, Oranga Tamariki and Department of Corrections. • The participants surveyed are not a random sample . The data has not been weighted against the total Aotearoa New Zealand population, so results will be biased towards groups who are over-represented (e.g. female-identified, younger youth). • This survey was not intended to be an accurate representative sample of the experiences of all rangatahi in Aotearoa New Zealand. • The survey was conducted via online channels, and does not include the perspectives of young people experiencing digital isolation . • These results can only be used to give insight into the lives of the rangatahi who took part in this survey during COVID-19 Alert Level 4 through to Alert Level 2. They therefore do not accurately represent the views of all young people in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is important to acknowledge the bias of this survey, and that these results cannot be generalised to the total youth population aged 12-24 years.
2,658 RANGATAHI 80% WERE PARTICIPATED IN SCHOOL THE SURVEY STUDENTS Who participated in the MYD Youth 18% WERE 10% WERE TERTIARY ESSENTIAL Pulse Check STUDENTS WORKERS survey? 44% LIVE WITH AN ESSENTIAL WORKER
Gender and age 450 397 I would prefer not to say 24 400 367 354 350 Don't Know 15 Count of participants 300 Gender Gender diverse 36 250 206 183 Total 200 Male 608 Total 128 150 103 72 Female 100 1423 56 62 48 48 43 50 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 0 Count of participants 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Age • There were significantly more respondents who identified as female than any other gender category, at 1,423 (67%). This is not unusual for online • 1,221 respondents were between the ages of 15-18 years, accounting for almost surveys. 60% of the overall participants. • De Despit ite the he ov overrepresentatio ion of of female les wi with thin in the he sur survey par partic icip ipants, , • Because the he di difference in in the he age of of respon ondents var arie ies su substantia ially lly, and d the he hi high the heir ir responses ha have be been weighted agai ainst di differently ly-gendered rate of of 15 15-18 18 ye year ar old old par partic icip ipants, , man many of of the he result lts wi will be be br brok oken dow down by by age par partic icip ipants. We wi will ll state if the he dif difference is s me mean anin ingful, l, but but if it is s no not t category. This his is s als lso o pe pertin tinent be becau ause exp xperiences of COVID-19 and nd the he su support com ommented on, n, it is s saf safe to to assume tha hat the here was as mi minim imal l di difference across requir ired by by a 24 24 ye year ar old is s ve very y di different to to that t of f a 12 12 ye year ar old. gend nders.
Ethnic profile of our participants Ethnicity • In the survey the participants could choose as many ethnicity options 143 105 39 32 as they liked depending on how they identified; eg Pākehā, Māori, and Pacific. 137 • Of the 2,658 participants, over 60% (1,648) identified (at least in part) as P ākehā . 463 • Next most prevalent, is participants who identify as Māori , at a count 1648 of 463 (17%). • Participants identifying as Pacific, Asian, Middle Eastern / Latin American / African , and Indian each represent significantly less than 10% of the overall ethnic categories. • As a socioeconomically vulnerable population, largely due to the ongoing repercussions of colonisation, Māori still experience many New Zealand European / Pākehā Māori systemic disadvantages that Pākehā and tauiwi do not. For this Pacific Peoples Asian reason, certain relevant survey results have been broken down by ethnicity, so as to capture the particular experiences and Indian Middle Eastern/Latin American/African requirements of our Māori during COVID-19. Other
Priority profiles 135 (5%) OF THE 2,658 340 (13%) OF THE RANGATAHI SURVEYED RANGATAHI IDENTIFIED REPORTED HAVING A AS LGBTQI+ OR PART OF DISABILITY THIS COMMUNITY* 38 (1.4%) IDENTIFIED 15 (0.6%) SAID THAT AS BEING NEW TO THE THEY WERE REFUGEES COUNTRY *36 of whom identify as gender diverse
Rangatahi welf lfare durin ing lo lockdown How have you experienced lockdown so far? We asked our respondents how they have been 30% feeling during lockdown . They ranked out of ten their 28% overall experience of lockdown so far. 26% Percentage of age group 25% 22% Here’s what we discovered: 20% 17% • Over three quarters of our respondents felt that they were 16% 15% 14% managing okay to extremely well during lockdown. 14% 12% 13% 13% 12-14 11% 11% • 12-14 year old respondents dealt with lockdown the best. 85% 10% 10% 15-18 7% 9% 8% reported managing okay to extremely well, and only 2.7% 8% 6% 19-24 7% 7% 6% indicated that they were not managing very well. 4% 3% 5% 5% 4% 4% 2% 4% 3% 3% 2% • 19-24 year old respondents fared the next best. 75% reported 2% 1% managing okay to extremely well, with 71% of 15-18 year olds 0% providing the same response.
Access to servic ices and and technology by by age I have had difficulties accessing essential items or services (e.g. food, I have difficulties accessing a device (e.g. computer, laptop, tablet) medication, health or social support) 90% 100% 83% 82% 87% 77% 90% 80% 81% Percentage of age group 80% 70% Percentage of age group 70% 65% 60% 60% 50% 50% 12-14 12-14 40% 40% 15-18 15-18 30% 30% 19-24 24% 19-24 16% 15% 20% 20% 13% 11% 7% 9% 5% 10% 2% 10% 5% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 3% 3% 3% 3% 1% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% None of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time I don’t want to say None of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time I don't have access Frequency Frequency I have difficulties accessing WIFI I have difficulties accessing data 80% 80% 69% 74% 67% 70% 68% 63% 67% 70% Percentage of age group 60% Percentage of age group 60% 50% 50% 40% 12-14 12-14 40% 15-18 30% 15-18 26% 30% 23% 24% 21% 22% 20% 19-24 19-24 20% 20% 7% 6% 10% 4% 10% 4% 4% 4% 5% 3% 3% 4% 2% 3% 3% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% None of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time I don't have access None of the time Some of the time Most of the time All of the time I don't have Frequency access Frequency
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