{"id":3998,"date":"2023-04-06T02:29:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T14:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=3998"},"modified":"2023-04-06T02:29:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T14:29:35","slug":"one-in-five-kiwi-kids-experience-hardship-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=3998","title":{"rendered":"One-in-five Kiwi kids experience hardship &#8211; study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New research has shown one-in-five New Zealanders have gone through some level of material hardship before they were 12.<\/p>\n<p>University of Auckland has released the first findings of a 12-year long research project, Growing Up in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>It has involved more than 6000 young people and their families since 2009, visiting them every few years to gather information on their wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>The study found 22 percent of participants experienced at least one time of material hardship within the first 12 years of their life, with one in 10 experiencing more than two.<\/p>\n<p>Material hardship was used as a family&#8217;s ability to access everyday essentials such as suitable clothing, food, heating and healthcare.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rnz-ressh.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/s--yybvEFfW--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050\/v1680659077\/4LB0WHO_Hardship_table_stats_png\" alt=\"A table showing what percentage of children are growing up in material hardship.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"760\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"caption\">A table showing what percentage of children are growing up in material hardship.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0Supplied<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most participants at the age of 12 did not experience cutting back on costs or difficulty affording everyday essentials.<\/p>\n<p>However, one in 10 of those were in households that were living in material hardship were forced to cut back on certain costs to save.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-one percent reported delaying dentist visits, 15 percent bought poorer quality meat cuts and 12 percent would be completely incapable of affording an unexpected expense of $500.<\/p>\n<p>The families in a more severe state were more frequently in dire circumstances, with 68 percent unable to pay their utility bills, 62 percent going without fruit and vegetables and 85 percent delaying dentist trips.<\/p>\n<p>Further key findings identified the households material hardship would likely be encountered, such as sole-parent homes, lower income and those who identified as M\u0101ori or Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research has shown one-in-five New Zealanders have gone through some level of material hardship before they were 12. University of Auckland has released the first findings of a 12-year long research project, Growing Up in New Zealand. 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