Church Life Survey of New Zealand

Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

August 2018

A1. How old are you? (In what year were you born?)
96% of respondents answered this question.

Decade of birth Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

1920's 2%

1930's 9%

1940's 19%

1950's 17%

1960's 17%

1970's 15%

1980's 9%

1990's 8%

2000's 5%

2010's 0%

Age Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

15-24 9%

25-34 9%

35-44 9%

45-54 17%

55-64 17%

65-74 19%

75-84 14%

85-94 5%

95+ -
A2. Are you Female or Male?
98% of respondents answered this question.

Response Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

a. Female 58%

b. Male 42%

A3. What ethnic group do you belong to?

98% of respondents answered this question.

Response Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

a. European/Pakeha/New Zealander 51%

b. Maori 0%

c. Samoan 1%

d. Cook Island -

e. Tongan -

f. Niuean 0%

g. Other Pacific 0%

h. Chinese 9%

i. Indian 9%

j. Korean 3%

k. Filipino 22%

l. Other Asian 5%

m. African 1%

n. Middle Eastern 0%

o. Latin American 1%

p. Other 3%
A4. Which country were you born in?
93% of respondents answered this question.

Response Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

a. New Zealand 32%

b. Australia 3%

c. China (PRC) 2%

d. Cook Islands -

e. Fiji 0%

f. India 8%

g. Korea 2%

h. Philippines 23%

i. Samoa 1%

j. South Africa 7%

k. Tonga -

l. United Kingdom 6%

m. United States 1%

n. Other 15%

A5. How often do you go to church services at this church or somewhere else?
99% of respondents answered this question.

Response Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

a. This is my first time 1%

b. Never or hardly ever or on special occasions only 2%

c. Less than once a month 2%

d. Once a month 1%

e. Two or three times a month 8%

f. Usually every week 72%

g. More than once a week 15%

A6. How long have you been coming to worship services or activities at this
church?
99% of respondents answered this question.

Response Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

a. I am visiting from another church 6%

b. I am visiting and do not regularly go anywhere else 3%

c. Less than 1 year 5%

d. 1-2 years 12%

e. 3-5 years 8%

f. 6-10 years 12%

g. 11-20 years 22%

h. More than 20 years 32%

A7. Before you started coming here, what term best described your religious
belief?
98% of respondents answered this question.

Response Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

a. Christian 94%

b. No religious belief but raised in a Christian home 2%

c. No religious belief and not raised in a Christian home 2%

d. Muslim -

e. Hindu -

f. Jewish -

g. Buddhist 0%

h. Spiritualism or New Age Religion -

i. Other 1%
A8. Before you started coming here, what type of congregation/parish did you
attend?
99% of respondents answered this question.

Response Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

a. I did not attend another church or parish before coming here 9%

b. I attended a religious gathering that was not a Christian group -

c. Anglican 1%

d. Apostolic/Acts/Equippers -

e. Assemblies of God -

f. Baptist 0%

g. Brethren -

h. Catholic 88%

i. Christian City Church (C3) 0%

j. Christian Life Centre (Life) 0%

k. Churches of Christ -

l. Congregational -

m. Elim -

n. Latter Day Saints (Morman) -

o. Maori Christian -

p. Methodist 1%

q. Methodist (Wesleyan) -

r. New Life Centres -

s. Orthodox -

t. Presbyterian 0%

u. Salvation Army -

v. Seventh Day Adventist -

w. Union or Cooperating Parish -

x. Ethnic church, eg Korean, Chinese, etc 0%

y. Other Pentecostal -

z. Other 1%
A9. What is the highest educational qualification you have completed?
98% of respondents answered this question.

Our Lady, Star of the

Response
Sea, Howick

a. Primary school 1%

b. Some secondary school 9%

c. School certificate / NCEA 1 11%

d. Sixth form certificate / University Entrance / Bursary / Scholarship / NCEA 2/3 12%

e. NZQA recognised trade certificate or equivalent training 6%

f. NZQA recognised tertiary diploma or equivalent 10%

g. Bachelors degree from a university or equivalent institution 31%

h. Post graduate degree or diploma 19%

A10. What term best describes your current marital status?

98% of respondents answered this question.

Response Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

a. Never married 17%

b. In first marriage 65%

c. Remarried after divorce 3%

d. Remarried after death of spouse 2%

e. In a defacto relationship or civil union 1%

f. Separated but not divorced 2%

g. Divorced and not remarried 2%

h. Widowed 8%

A11. Does your spouse attend this church?

95% of respondents answered this question.

Response Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

a. Yes 58%

b. No 17%

c. Not applicable 25%

A12. What is your current employment status?
98% of respondents answered this question.

Response Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Howick

a. Employed for 30 hours or more per week 39%

b. Employed between 1 and 30 hours per week 11%

c. Unemployed 3%

d. Student 7%

e. Full-time home duties / family responsibilities 2%

f. Self-employed 7%

g. Retired 30%

h. Other 0%