This annual report - Taranaki District Health Board

Canadian National Occupancy StandardThe Canadian National Occupancy Standard (CNOS), developed in Canada in the 1980s, calculatesappropriate person-to-bedroom ratios for households of differing sizes and compositions. It makes judgementson appropriate age limits for bedroom sharing (e.g. using the CNOS, children aged less than 5 years ofdifferent sexes may share a room, while those aged 5–17 years may only share a room if they are of the samesex). The CNOS compares the number of bedrooms in a household with its bedroom requirements based onthe age, sex, marital status and relationship of household members to one another. Households are reportedas having two plus, one or no bedrooms spare, or as requiring an additional one, or two plus bedrooms.Households needing one or two plus additional bedrooms are deemed to be crowded [44].New Zealand DistributionNew Zealand DistributionIn New Zealand during 2006, 16.5% of children and young people aged 0–24 years lived ina crowded household.Distribution by EthnicityIn New Zealand during 2006, 50.1% of Pacific and 27.8% of Māori children and youngpeople lived in crowded households, as compared to 22.8% of Asian and 5.8% ofEuropean children and young people (Figure 31).Distribution by NZ Deprivation Index DecileIn New Zealand during 2006, the proportion of children and young people living in crowdedhouseholds increased progressively, from 2.8% for those living in the least deprived(NZDep decile 1) areas, to 42.4% for those living in the most deprived (NZDep decile 10)areas (Figure 31).Figure 31. Proportion of Children and Young People Aged 0–24 Years Living in CrowdedHouseholds by Ethnicity and NZ Deprivation Index Decile, New Zealand at the 2006Census60% of Children and Young People 0–24 Years50403020100EuropeanAsianMāoriPacificDecile 1Decile 2Decile 3Decile 4Decile 5Decile 6Decile 7Decile 8EthnicityNZ Deprivation Index DecileSource: Statistics New Zealand; Note: Ethnicity is Level 1 PrioritisedDecile 9Decile 10Household Crowding - 100