Do you know?
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mHow many confirmed cases of child abuse and/or neglect are there every day in New Zealand?
2
10
20
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mIn 2000, New Zealand’s infant mortality rate was…
…the lowest among OECD countries.
…the third lowest among OECD countries.
…the seventh highest among OECD countries.
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mHow many New Zealand children die every year from intentional injury?
5-6
7-8
9-10
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mIs the rate of child deaths by maltreatment in New Zealand similar to the rate in other developed countries?
Yes, it is about average.
No, it is lower than the average.
No, it is higher than the average.
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mWhat percentage of New Zealand children live in poverty according to official statistics?
8%
21%
42%
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mWhat proportion of one-parent households live in poverty?
27%
53%
73%
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mAre the poorest children in New Zealand more likely to die in childhood than the richest children?
No, the likelihood is much the same.
Yes, they are twice as likely to die in childhood.
Yes, they are three times as likely to die in childhood.
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mAre the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer in New Zealand?
Yes, and there’s a big gap between them.
Yes, but the gap between them is not that big.
No, everyone’s incomes are increasing slowly, but surely, at much the same rate.
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mWho pays for New Zealand’s paid parental leave scheme?
Employers
The government
Social insurance
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mIs New Zealand’s social spending high compared to other countries?
It’s below the OECD average.
It’s the same as the OECD average.
It’s above the OECD average.
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