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Summary tables for CensusAtSchool 2007

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From mid-August to the end of September 25,048 students from 505 schools - almost one in five schools in New Zealand - took part in the survey. Here are some summary tables:

Respondents

25,000 students took the opportunity to stand up and be counted in this years online survey. Over 1,500 teachers registered their classes nationwide.

By Age

Age Number Percentage
6 16 0.0%
7 36 0.1%
8 252 0.8%
9 1610 4.8%
10 2935 8.8%
11 3435 10.3%
12 4074 12.3%
13 5233 15.8%
14 4720 14.2%
15 1888 5.7%
16 464 1.4%
17 204 0.6%
18 69 0.2%
19 26 0.1%

By Region:

Region Number Percentage
Northland Region 658 2.0%
Auckland Region 12561 37.8%
Waikato Region 2293 6.9%
Bay of Plenty Region 702 2.1%
Manawatu-Wanganui Region 1191 3.6%
Taranaki Region 276 0.8%
Gisborne Region 180 0.5%
Hawkes Bay Region 354 1.1%
Wellington Region 2093 6.3%
West Coast Region 299 0.9%
Canterbury Region 2270 6.8%
Otago Region 1448 4.4%
Southland Region 334 1.0%
Nelson Region 139 0.4%
Marlborough Region 115 0.3%
Tasman Region 135 0.4%

Cellphone ownership by age

Age 2003 2005 2007 Percentage Increase from 2005
9 10% 22% 26% 17%
10 13% 29% 37% 29%
11 23% 44% 56% 27%
12 33% 59% 69% 17%
13 51% 76% 83% 9%
14 59% 84% 88% 5%
15     89%  

The 10 most popular TV shows were:

Girls:

  1. Home and Away
  2. The Simpsons
  3. Shortland Street
  4. Desperate Housewives
  5. Family Guy
  6. Friends
  7. Ugly Betty
  8. Grey’s Anatomy
  9. Hannah Montana
  10. McLeod’s Daughters

Boys:

  1. The Simpsons
  2. Family Guy
  3. Home and Away
  4. Balls of Steel
  5. Spongebob Squarepants
  6. WWE
  7. Sonic X
  8. Top Gear
  9. Lost
  10. Shortland Street

The 10 most popular websites were:

Girls:

  1. Bebo
  2. Google
  3. YouTube
  4. Miniclip
  5. Stardoll
  6. Clubpenguin
  7. Neopets
  8. Trademe
  9. Disney
  10. Hotmail

Boys:

  1. Bebo
  2. YouTube
  3. Runescape
  4. Google
  5. Miniclip
  6. Trademe
  7. WWE
  8. Addictinggames
  9. Clubpenguin
  10. Teagames

List of all variables collected and survey questions in English and Te Reo Māori.