... , which determines their standard of living and can have a major bearing on their life chances in areas such as health, education and future socio-economic status (New Zealand Now, 1999). Family/Whanau styles Defining the social construct of family can be problematic in that New Zealanders' live in a myriad of household types that do not fit ... with income below the poverty line, (Smith, 1998). Families with young children are concentrated in the bottom income distributions, along with Maori and Pacific Island families, (Davey,1998). A lower socio-economic status due to a lowered income ...

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