Sentiment tracker - Financial position
Tracking New Zealanders’ opinions on a range of issues, the Sentiment Tracker is a nationally representative study.
How New Zealanders feel about their financial situation is often related to a mix of internal and external factors - their financial literacy, personal circumstances, and the state of the economy. Respondents were asked about whether they are living within their financial means as well as their understanding of financial support available to them.
Key facts
The majority of New Zealanders feel they are living within their financial means (68%, up from 65% in the first survey in June ‘21).
With New Zealanders recently taking a more considered approach to their savings, fewer find it difficult to meet their financial commitments (22% cf. 27%). They are also more confident on where to go for financial support (13% disagree they know where to go for financial support cf. 17% in June ‘21).
Males are more confident on where to go for financial support (59% agree they know where to go for financial support cf. 53% for females). Compared with the previous survey, significantly fewer females report finding it difficult to meet their financial commitments (21% cf. 26% in June ‘21).
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