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What is the caffeinated beverage you have most often?
Tea and coffee equally17.7% Soft (fizzy) drinks with caffeine5.9% I usually have decaffeinated or caffeine-free beverages0.0%
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How many days a week do you eat red or white meat?
Less than once a week4.5% I don't eat meat at all10.7%
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When did you last walk or run 2km or more?
Not within last year12.1%
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Do you use a health app on your phone?
Calorie counter/meal app0.0% Blood pressure, blood sugar or similar app16.7% I use no health apps83.3%
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What’s your main goal for 2013?
Better mental wellbeing12.3% Better off financially13.9%
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How many places do you need to be Christmas Day?
One (going nowhere!)39.7%
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Do you have wisdom teeth?
I have my wisdom teeth - no trouble11.6% I have my wisdom teeth - they give me trouble2.9% I have had some removed29.0% I've had them all removed42.0%
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Getting a spray tan/fake tan for summer?
No, but I could use one18.0% No, it look/smells wrong15.4% Yes, I've had one before7.7% Yes, for a first time, maybe12.8%
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What should be the legal age to buy alcohol in NZ?
18 years in bars/restaurants but older for bottle shops/supermarkets29.6%
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New Zealand retirement age policy: what should it be?
Receive 'Super' at age 65 just like now26.4% Raise straight to 67 some time soon28.3% Slowly move to 67 over next 10 years20.8% A flexible rate - early retirees get less per year, late retirees get more22.6%
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What would you be prepared to pay as a fair medicines prescription charge?
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As far as regular exercise goes...
I don't have the time11.7% I fit it in whenever I can25.0% Yes - early mornings15.0%
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How often do you jump on the scales to check your weight?
At least once a week20.5% Every couple of weeks5.7% Just when the doc insists5.7%
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Have you ever tried a "detox" product/treatment?
Yes - made little difference4.8% Yes - felt worse/ couldn't stick to it4.8% No - but I'd give it a go14.3% No - don't believe they work52.4% No - I'm not prepared to spend the money9.5%
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Tell us your Christmas Day arrangements.
Home but with visitors20.8% At home but visiting others4.2% At friends/relatives25.0% Half here - half there4.2%
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Is your household water supply fluoridated? More on
oral health.
Yes and I'm happy with that46.2% Yes and I'm unhappy about that7.7% No and I'm happy with that21.2% No and I'm unhappy about that17.3% Don't know / don't care7.7%
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Have you had
iron deficiency in the past?
Yes - a change in diet was enough to fix it0.0% Yes - iron tablets helped51.7% Yes - I needed iron by injection3.5% Yes - I needed other medical treatment 0.0% No - my body actually stores too much iron0.0%
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How long is it since you last visited the dentist?
Less than six months23.6% Within the last year16.5% More than five years23.6%
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How have high winter prices affected your vegetables shopping?
I am spending noticeably more on my usual fresh veges25.4% I am buying my usual veges but less of them8.5% I am buying more of the cheaper, seasonal veges27.1% I am buying more tinned/frozen veges instead13.6% Both of the above: more seasonal and frozen veges25.4%
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Which option best describes how snoring affects you?
More advice on sleep
My snoring is a problem12.5% My partner snores somewhat15.9% My partner's snoring is a problem29.6% Both snore – I’m worse9.1% Both snore – they’re worse3.4% I don’t/neither of us snores12.5%
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How often do you buy
fast food/takeaways? (Ignore lunches, eg, sushi, salads, sandwiches, etc)
four to six times a week1.0% more than once every day0.0% varies to much to say10.2%
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Falling asleep can be a problem - once you turn out the light, how long does it usually take?
...Sleep Tips
Less than five minutes19.3% 15 minutes to 30 minutes 20.7% 30 minutes to 45 minutes7.1%
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Have you ever been a New Zealand blood donor?
Yes, I have donated in the last year13.1% Yes, but not in the last year27.3% No, never, I don't know why4.0% I am too afraid of needles3.0% I am ineligible due to living in the UK20.2% Right now, I am ineligible for other reasons32.3%
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The recommended 10,000 steps a day is about 8km. How far do you walk or run each day?
Less than half a kilometer 8.9% Less than 1 kilometer8.9% More than 8 kilometers26.7%
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What was the damage to your waistline over Christmas and New Year?
I put on half a kilo13.0% I put on three or more kilos8.7% I actually lost weight 17.4%
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How much weight do you expect you'll put on over the Xmas/New Year festivities?
I'll be losing weight18.8%
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How would you describe your diet?
(More on vegetarianism and veganism.)
I eat red meat (at least occasionally)89.5% I eat chicken and fish only2.6% I'm 'pescatarian' (I'm vegetarian but I eat fish)2.6% I'm vegetarian (and I eat dairy and egg)0.0% I'm vegan (no animal products)2.6%
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How many vitamins, supplements, herbal and other health products do you consume daily? (Count multivitamins as one)
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How is your skin coping with New Zealand’s high-UV climate?
I have had a skin cancer2.7% I have had a suspect mole removed24.3% My skin checks were okay28.4% I have a mole I should get checked13.5% I check myself and it looks okay25.7% I do not worry about skin cancer5.4%
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On average how many times during winter (June to August) would you visit a GP?
More than once a week0.0%
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What should politicians be allowed to put on their tax-payer paid credit cards?
Weight loss programmes16.7% Porn movies & brothel visits0.0%
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Do you suffer from the 'winter blues' or SAD - seasonal affective disorder?
Yes, I have been diagnosed with SAD15.0% Maybe - I might ask my doctor about it40.0%
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When your child is feeling low or stressed how do you address it?
Read about childhood wellbeing
I tell them to get over it0.0% I send them to their room to think about it0.0% I talk to them about it40.0% I organize an activity for them 40.0% I ask someone they trust to talk to them about it0.0%
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Will you be getting a seasonal flu shot?
I want to but I have a needle phobia2.2% No, I am allergic to them0.0% No, I don't belive in immunisation13.3% No, I dont think I need one31.1%
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What age should Kiwis be allowed to get their driver's license?
Keep it at 15, but include defensive driving course10.7% Raise it to 17 or 1882.1%
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Which popular weight loss programme has been the most successful for you?
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Do you support legislation that bans the breeding of pit bull terriers?
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What is your New Year's resolution?
Eat less fatty and/or sugary food17.2% Lose weight however I can!32.8% Work on my mental health18.8% Quit smoking once and for all4.7%
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What will be your biggest health and wellbeing challenge for this month?
Reducing stress/anxiety9.4% Gettting enough exercise15.1% Eating healthy foods15.1%
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Fruit & veges - do you eat them every day?
I eat both, but not every day49.0% Yep, 5 + a day for me43.1%
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How have you responded to the law banning the use of handheld cellphones while driving?
I turn my cellphone off when in the car32.0% I sneakily still use it16.0% I don't have a cellphone4.0%
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What is Movember all about?
Growing a silly mo to look like a '70s sports star0.0% TV campaign to encourage men to speak out0.0% Awareness and fund raising for men's mental health and cancer issues100.0%
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Do you read nutrition labels on food packets?
Yes, and they influence my purchases73.9% Yes, but they aren't my major consideration18.5% No, I don't understand them3.3% No, I can't be bothered4.4%
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Did you support the mandatory addition of folic acid to bread in New Zealand?
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