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WorksheetsGE200 in Lockdown: Inequalities in NZ
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 10mins
Over the last forty years, inequalities in New Zealand have been:
increasing.
decreasing.
staying the same.
What stage of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs are the most basic and necessary for survival?
Love and Belonging
Safety and Security
Physiological
Self-Actualization
Self-esteem
What is the top stage in the hierarchy of needs?
Self-esteem
Self-actualization
Love and belonging
Safety and security
The region labelled '16' is:
Otago
Southland
Canterbury
The region labelled '1' is:
Northland
Taranaki
Bay of Plenty
The region labelled '5' is:
Hawkes Bay
Gisborne
Bay of Plenty
What percentage of adults in New Zealand say they face some food insecurity?
3%
13%
23%
33%
What percentage of New Zealanders face extreme food insecurity where they go without food for a day or more?
3%
5%
7%
9%
The child poverty statistics show poverty for:
Pakeha 8.6%, Pasifika 19%, Māori 25.4%
Pakeha 25.4%, Pasifika 19%, Māori 8.6%
Pakeha 8.6%, Māori 19%, Pasifika 25.4%
After the 2020 lockdowns child poverty:
increased
decreased
The working poor:
are people who would like a job but can't find one
are people with jobs - but not enough hours of work in them
are people working long hours but still not earning enough for a good standard of living
Which is HIGHER - the minimum wage or the living wage?
minimum wage
living wage
The legal minimum wage is:
$18
$20
$22
$24
The living wage needed in 2021 to ensure a good standard of living is:
$20.75
$21.75
$22.75
$23.75
The region with the lowest life expectancies 2017 - 2019 is:
Northland
Gisborne
Bay of Plenty
How many employers pay the living wage to their employees?
24 / 550,000 employers
240 / 550,000 employers
2400 / 550,000 employers
24,000 / 550,000 employers
How many households in New Zealand experience energy hardship / power poverty because they spend more than 10% of their income on power?
1,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
The reason for the housing crisis is:
too many houses available and low prices
too many houses available and high prices
not enough houses and low prices
not enough houses and high prices
The richest person in New Zealand with $11 billion is:
Sam Morgan
Art Green
John Key
Graeme Hart
Which one of these two statements is true?
The richest 10% of people in NZ have more than 59% of the saving/property.
The poorest 50% of people in New Zealand own 2% of the savings / property
Both of the above
The region with the highest life expectancies 2017 - 2019 is:
Auckland
Tasman
Gisborne
Which of these is NOT a reason for low life expectancy in Te Tai Rawhiti?
lack of good access to medical care
the climate
many chronic illnesses
poor road access
Research by psychologist Paul Piff in the USA has shown that:
the rich often have less empathy for others
the rich often work hard to get even richer
the rich are often more respectful of laws
