1. Public transport funding
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Omnibus question November 2011
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2. Margin of error (at the 95% confidence interval)
Methodology
WWF asked Colmar Brunton to assess public opinion about whether the government should spend a greater percentage of its transport spending on new or improved public transport infrastructure in major urban areas.
The survey was conducted using an online omnibus, with the methodological details as follows:
Online interviews with New Zealanders aged 18 and over, with the following total and subgroup sample size and maximum margin of error:
Interviewing conducted via the Internet using Colmar Brunton’s online omnibus
Interviewing was conducted from 12 to 19 October, 2011
Please note the data is post-weighted to reflect the online New Zealand population statistics in terms of gender, age and region.
Sample size
Margin of error (at the 95% confidence interval)
Total sample size
1,004
+/-3.1%
Auckland residents
303
+/-5.6
Christchurch residents
117
+/-9.1
Wellington residents
112
+/-9.3
Other North Island residents
330
+/-5.4
Other South Island residents
142
+/-8.2

3. The question Q1. Now thinking about public transport…
At the moment new or improved road infrastructure accounts for 59% of total government transport spending over the next decade, while new or improved public transport infrastructure accounts for 1.1% of total planned government transport spending.
Bearing this in mind, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the government should spend a greater percentage on new or improved public transport infrastructure in major urban areas or cities in the next decade?
INTERVIEWER NOTE- If Agree- is that strong agree or slightly agree?
IF Disagree- is that strongly disagree or slightly disagree?
Please select one answer
Strongly agree 1
Slightly agree 2
Neither agree nor disagree 3
Slightly disagree 4
Strongly disagree 5
Don’t know 6

4. Over seven in ten (72%) of New Zealanders agree that the government should spend a greater percentage on new or improved public transport infrastructure in major urban areas or cities
Total agree
72%
There are very few significant differences between demographic groups:
Respondents who strongly agree that the government should spend a greater percentage of its transport spending on new or improved public transport infrastructure in major urban areas or cities in the next decade are significantly more likely to be:
Single or never married (54%)
Base: All Omnibus respondents October 2011 (n=1,004)

5. Those in urban areas (Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington) are significantly more likely than those in non urban areas to agree the government should increase spending on public transport in major urban areas or cities (ave. 77% strongly/slightly agree verses ave. 65% for all other areas)
Total agree
72%
78%
73%
81%
67%
63%
77%
65%
Significantly lower than Total NZers at the 95% confidence level
Significantly higher than Total NZers at the 95% confidence level
Base: All Omnibus respondents October 2011 (n=1,004)

6. Sample composition Gender (n=1,004) Male 49% Female 51% Age (n=1,004)
18-29 years
23%
30-39 years
24%
40-49 years
21%
50-59 years
17%
60 years plus
15%
Region
(n=1,004)
Auckland
34%
Christchurch
10%
Wellington
12%
Other North Island
32%
Other South Island

7. Sample composition Employment status (n=1,004) Self-employed 12%
Employed full time, 20 hours a week or more
58%
Employed part time, less than 20 hours a week
11%
Not employed as an income earner
18%
Occupation
(n=1,004)
   Farm manager or owner 2%
   Business owner or self-employed 9%
   Professional or government official e.g. Doctor, Physicist, Civil Engineer etc.
11%
   Technician, Plant or Machine Operator/ Assembler 3%
   Teacher, Nurse, Police or other service worker
   Skilled Tradesperson e.g. Builder, Electrician, Plumber etc 4%
   Labourer, manual, farm or domestic worker 1%
   Clerical, Service or Sales employee
13%
   General manager or specialised manager 5%
   Business manager or executive
   Other skilled worker
   Full time home-marker 7%
   Student
   Social welfare beneficiary or unemployed
   Retired
   Other
10%

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For further information please contact:
Ellen Parkhouse
Colmar Brunton, a Millward Brown Company
Level 9, Sybase House
101 Lambton Quay, PO Box 3622
Wellington
Phone (04)
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