Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand - Wave 2, 2008

Highlights

At each wave, more than nine out of 10 migrants were either satisfied or very satisfied with life in New Zealand (93.3 percent at wave 1 and 91.3 percent at wave 2).
More than eight out of 10 (81.3 percent) migrants felt safe or very safe in New Zealand at wave 2, compared with 85.9 percent at wave 1.
At wave 2, more than four out of 10 (42.9 percent) migrants owned or partly owned the dwelling they were living in, compared with 29.9 percent at wave 1.
At wave 2, more than seven out of 10 (74.3 percent) migrants were employed, compared with 71.2 percent at wave 1.
Compared with other migrant categories, skilled secondary migrants showed the largest movement into employment, with 16.0 percent moving from not being employed at wave 1 to being employed at wave 2.
More than two-thirds (68.4 percent) of employed migrants worked in a skilled job at wave 2. Of these, 8.6 percent moved from a lower skilled job at wave 1 to a higher skilled job at wave 2.
The overall median hourly wage for employed migrants was $20.00 at wave 2, compared with $18.00 at wave 1.
At both waves, more than eight out of 10 employed migrants were satisfied or very satisfied with their main job (80.9 percent at wave 1 and 81.8 percent at wave 2).

Geoff Bascand	29 May 2009
Government Statistician	ISSN 1178-8682