@[toc] **Primary resources:** **[Sibley, C. G. (2023). NZAVS data dictionary.xlsx][1]** **[Sampling procedure and sample details][2] (wiki page)** **[Statistical syntax for publications][3] (wiki page)** ## Overview ![enter image description here][4] The New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study (NZAVS) is a large longitudinal national probability annual panel study of social attitudes, personality, ideology and health outcomes. The NZAVS began in 2009 and is curated by Professor Chris Sibley. It includes questionnaire responses from more than 70,000 New Zealand residents. The study includes researchers from many New Zealand universities, including the University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Canterbury, the University of Otago, and Waikato University. Because the survey asks the same people to respond each year, it can track subtle change in attitudes and values over time, and is an important resource for researchers both in New Zealand and around the world. The NZAVS is university-based, not-for-profit and independent of political or corporate funding. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/75SNB ## Citation Please use the following citation if you want to refer to the overall New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study itself: Sibley, C. G. (2009-2024) New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. https://osf.io/75snb/wiki/home/ ## Mission Statement The NZAVS is a scientific study led by New Zealanders, for New Zealanders, and about New Zealanders. Broadly stated, the study aims to extend our understanding of how people and their life circumstances change over time in New Zealand. The NZAVS began in 2009 and tracks change in various social, psychological and health factors each year. By tracking change, we can understand the factors that predict how peoples’ opinions, values, mental health, wellbeing, personality, life circumstances, and so forth change gradually, and sometimes also rapidly and dramatically in response to current events. Knowing about how people are changing over time, and also across generations, can help us to see social issues that may be on the horizon, before they become serious issues. By doing so, the NZAVS aims to provide a barometer tracking the social engagement, health and wellbeing of New Zealanders and our society. ## Research Reports The NZAVS aims to provide data of use for New Zealand. We are open to requests for tailored research reports or policy briefs that can help inform understanding of the New Zealand population, how attitudes and wellbeing are changing, possible challenges facing specific populations in New Zealand, and so forth. Please contact Chris Sibley (c.sibley@auckland.ac.nz) if you would like to discuss this further. ## Participant Confidentiality Here at the NZAVS we take our participants’ confidentiality very seriously. All personal details are encrypted and stored separately from questionnaire data. Only Professor Chris Sibley and trusted research assistants working on the NZAVS in secure conditions have access to participants' contact details. Participants’ contact details are used solely for the purposes of contacting them to continue their participation in the NZAVS each year and to provide them with information and feedback about research findings from the NZAVS. ## Sample Size This table provides a brief overview of the sample size for each wave of the NZAVS. Detailed information about sample characteristics is provided on the **[Sample Details wiki page][5]**. Wave | N | Annual Retn. | Wave 1 Retn. | Total Retn. | Annual Recov. | Date Range ---- | - | -------------------- | ---- | ---- | ----| ---- Time 01 | 6,518 | | | | | 01-July-2009 to 14-Oct-2010 Time 02 | 4,441 | 67.89% | 67.89% | 67.89% | | 15-Oct-2010 to 26-Aug-2011 Time 03 | 6,884 | 79.49% | 60.08% | 59.96% | 5.94% | 27-Aug-2011 to 18-Sept-2012 Time 03.5 | 4,514 | | | | | Mid-year 2012 Time 04 | 12,179 | 83.72% | 62.20% | 68.61% | 10.53% | 19-Sept-2012 to 16-Sept-2013 Time 05 | 18,261 | 80.84% | 60.39% | 68.68% | 4.31% | 17-Sept-2013 to 20-Oct-2014 Time 06 | 15,820 | 81.47% | 57.20% | 68.29% | 3.75% | 21-Oct-2014 to 19-Aug-2015 Time 07 | 13,942 | 79.33% | 51.32% | 60.00% | 5.74% | 20-Aug-2015 to 10-Sept-2016 Time 08 | 21,936 | 85.59% | 51.38% | 58.92% | 7.47% | 11-Sept-2016 to 12-Aug-2017 Time 09 | 17,072 | 71.96% | 42.51% | 53.82% | 3.65% | 13-Aug-2017 to 30-Oct-2018 Time 10 | 47,948 | 82.30% | 45.54% | 57.04% | 12.58% | 18-June-2018 to 30-Sept-2019 Time 11 | 42,681 | 72.54% | 38.45% | 59.37% | 2.82% | 01-Oct-2019 to 30-Sept-2020 Time 12 | 38,550 | 78.06% | 37.25% | 56.62% | 7.39% | 01-Aug-2020 to 30-Sept-2021 Time 13 | 34,131 | 74.29% | 33.52% | 48.34% | 6.17% | 01-Oct-2021 to 20-Sept-2022 Time 14 | 33,721 | 70.39% | 29.35% | 43.38% | 8.66% | 21-Sept-2022 to 14-Oct-2023 Time 15 | 32,827 | 67.98% | 27.75% | 44.17% | 8.78% | 15-Oct-2023 to 25-Oct-2024 Time 16 | current | | | | | 26-Oct-2024 onwards | Notes. Annual Retn. = [N retained participants from previous wave / sample size of previous wave]. Wave 1 Retn. = [N retained participants from Time 1 / Sample size of Time 1; 6518]. Total Retn. = [N retained participants / sum of all participants who have ever previously participated]. Annual Recov. = [N retained participants from earlier waves but who missed the previous wave / sum of all participants who have ever previously participated]. Date range refers to the timeframe over which data collection occurred. End dates exclude occasional very late responses to the previous wave. Time 10 data collection overlapped with Time 09 due to the start of the Time 10 booster. ## Data Availability (Statement for Publication) This is the data access statement included in publications using NZAVS data. The data described in the paper are part of the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study (NZAVS). Full copies of the NZAVS data files are held by all members of the NZAVS management team and advisory board. A de-identified dataset containing the variables analysed in this manuscript is available upon request from the corresponding author, or any member of the NZAVS advisory board for the purposes of replication or checking of any published study using NZAVS data. The Mplus syntax used to test all models reported in this manuscript are available on the NZAVS OSF: https://osf.io/75snb/ The NZAVS data are not available publicly. This is because the information and consent form for the NZAVS assured participants that anonymized data from the study would be shared specifically on a case-by-case basis. The exact statement is: ‘Your questionnaire data is therefore anonymised, and Prof. Chris Sibley and other members of the NZAVS research team will have access to an electronic encrypted copy of your anonymous questionnaire data. This anonymous data file may also be shared with other competent professionals on a case-by-case basis for research purposes.’ If you are interested in talking further about potential collaborative research using data from the NZAVS please contact Chris Sibley (c.sibley@auckland.ac.nz). ## Funding Received by the NZAVS The NZAVS is funded from various not-for-profit research granting agencies, research trusts, and internal University funding from year-to-year. Our funders have no role in NZAVS study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of scientific reports or manuscripts for publication using NZAVS data. The NZAVS has received funding from the following sources (this is a full and complete listing): Year | Grant Details | Amount ---- | ------------- | ------- 2009 | University of Auckland Faculty Research Development Grant awarded to Chris Sibley | $NZ 30,000 2010 | University of Auckland Early Career Research Excellence Award to Chris Sibley | $NZ 25,000 2011 | Faculty Research Development Grant awarded to Danny Osborne | $NZ 30,000 2013 | Templeton World Charity Foundation awarded to Chris Sibley, Joseph Bulbulia and Geoff Troughton (#0077) | $NZ 601,235 2013 | Strategic Fund Grant, University of Queensland awarded to Fiona Kate Barlow | $AU 10,000 2013 | Te Whare Kura New Knowledge Acquisition Grant awarded to Carla Houkamau and Chris Sibley | $NZ 10,000 2013 | Marsden Grant, Royal Society of New Zealand, awarded to Joseph Bulbulia in 2013 | $NZ 769,565 2014 | University of Auckland Faculty Research Development Grant awarded to Chris Sibley | $NZ 25,000 2015 | Faculty Research Development Grant awarded to Danny Osborne | $NZ 50,000 2015 | University of Auckland Early Career Research Excellence Award to Danny Osborne | $NZ 25,000 2017 | University of Auckland Research Excellence Award to the NZAVS research group | $NZ 5000 2017 | Marsden Grant, Royal Society of New Zealand, awarded to Quentin Atkinson, Ananish Chaudhuri, Chris Sibley. This grant was for the [economic decisions project][6] not the NZAVS more broadly | $NZ 835,000 2018 | Templeton Religion Trust awarded to Chris Sibley, Joseph Bulbulia, Geoff Troughton and Don E. Davis (TRT0196) | $NZ 4,569,114 2020 | COVID-19 Project Grant from the Auckland Medical Research Foundation, awarded to Danny Osborne and Chris Sibley (AMRF 1720006) | $NZ 81,878 2021 | Extension grant from the Templeton Religion Trust awarded to Chris Sibley, Joseph Bulbulia, Geoff Troughton and Don E. Davis (TRT0196 one-year extension) | $NZ 700,184 2022 | Templeton Religion Trust awarded to Chris Sibley, Joseph Bulbulia, Geoff Troughton and Don E. Davis (TRT-2021-10418) | $US 3,300,000 | Annual | School of Psychology Performance Based Research Funds and Publication Funds awarded to Chris Sibley and Danny Osborne | $NZ 2000-3000 | ## Ethics Approval Details The NZAVS is reviewed every three years by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee. **2021-2027:** Our current ethics approval statement for the 2021-2027 period is as follows: The New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study was approved by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee on 26/05/2021 until 26/05/2024, and renewed on 02/05/2023 until 26/05/2027. Reference Number: UAHPEC22576. **2015-2021:** Our previous ethics approval statement for the 2015-2021 period is: The New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study was approved by The University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee on 03-June-2015 until 03-June-2018, and renewed on 05-September-2017 until 03-June-2021. Reference Number: 014889. **2009-2015:** Our previous ethics approval statement for the 2009-2015 period is: The New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study was approved by The University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee on 09-September-2009 until 09-September-2012, and renewed on 17-February-2012 until 09-September-2015. Reference Number: 6171. [Download ethics approval letters (.PDFs)][7] For any queries regarding ethical concerns, you may contact the Chair, University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee, Ethics and Integrity Team, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142. Telephone 09 373-7599 ext. 83711. 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