Civic Engagement

The figure shows that one quarter of Christchurch City respondents agreed or strongly agreed that they had enough say in the actions of central and local government agencies, 2018 to 2020. The proportion of respondents in the Selwyn and Waimakariri districts who agreed or strongly agreed that they had enough say in the actions of central and local government agencies tends to be higher than among Christchurch City respondents, for 2018-2020. However, the proportions agreeing or strongly agreeing in Christchurch City and Selwyn District have decreased statistically significantly in 2022 and are significantly lower than for Waimakariri District (approximately 20%, Christchurch City and Selwyn District; 29% Waimakariri District).

The figure shows that in 2022, 32.3 percent of Pacific/Indian/Asian respondents agreed or strongly agreed that they were able to have enough say in the actions of central and local government agencies. The proportion for European (20.5%) and Māori (18.4%) respondents is statistically significantly lower than that for Pacific/Asian/Indian respondents in 2022.

The figure shows an overall picture of increasing satisfaction with influence on central and local government agencies with increasing age. In 2020, the difference between those aged 18 to 24 years and those aged 75+ years (20.6% and 32.7%, respectively) was statistically significant but not in 2022, when the difference was much smaller (17.1% and 22.5%, respectively).

The figure shows that a similar proportion of female and male respondents agreed or strongly agreed they can have enough say in what central and local government agencies do (in 2022, females 21.4%; males 21.2%).

There are no statistically significant differences at any timepoint in the proportion of respondents in each income group who agreed or strongly agreed they are able to have enough say in what central and local government agencies do.

The figure shows that a statistically significantly lower proportion of younger respondents (aged under 65 years) with a long-term health condition or disability agreed or strongly agreed they are able to have enough say in the actions of central and local government agencies in 2022 compared to those without a long-term health condition or disability (15% and 23% respectively). The proportion of older respondents (65 years and above) with a long-term health condition or disability agreeing or strongly agreeing (18%) was not significantly different from those without a health condition or disability.