income
Overall life satisfaction (mean /10)
Disabled people aged 15–64 compared with Total population (7.6). Period GSS 2023.
Raw gap
1.3 points lower
6.3 vs 7.6 points on a 0–10 scale
Official adjusted gap
Not published
An explained share is not published — CivicNZ does not invent one.
Stats NZ reports the group mean as significantly lower than the total. It does not publish a residual after income, employment, or health status.
Measured factors
- Stratified
Household income
A separate official mean for household income $30,000 or less is 7.2.
- Stratified
Household / family type
One-parent families: 7.0. One-way, not a joint model.
- Not published
Region
The official table for this comparison does not apply or stratify this factor.
- Not published
Ethnicity
The official table for this comparison does not apply or stratify this factor.
- Not published
Age group
The official table for this comparison does not apply or stratify this factor.
- Stratified
Disability status
Washington Group Short Set – Enhanced, aged 15–64.
- Not published
Labour-force status
The official table for this comparison does not apply or stratify this factor.
- Not published
Migrant status
The official table for this comparison does not apply or stratify this factor.
- Stratified
Gender / LGBT+
LGBT+ mean 6.9. One-way.
Official 2023 life-satisfaction means
| Group | Mean /10 |
|---|---|
| Total population | 7.6 |
| Household income $30,000 or less | 7.2 |
| One parent with child(ren) | 7.0 |
| LGBT+ | 6.9 |
| Disabled people 15–64 | 6.3 |
Each row is a one-way official mean. They are not mutually exclusive.
What this does not tell us
- A gap is an association in the official table. It is not evidence that culture, policy, or personal choice caused the difference.
- CivicNZ does not invent an official adjusted gap or an explained share when Stats NZ did not publish one.
- GSS estimates have sampling error. Small groups move more.
- A lower disabled-people mean is not a finding about the health system or about individual resilience.
Official source (opens in a new tab) · Data as of 25 Sept 2024