Slightly more than half of all New Zealand children (59%) receive some form of pocket money, the CensusAtSchool project said this week, following a survey of school children.
The median amount pocketed by the pupils, aged 9 to 18 in the week before the survey, was $15, whether as pocket money, a gift or an allowance. A quarter of those pupils received between $1 and $6, while another quarter got $30 or more.
Primary school pupils received a median of $10 aweek, while secondary pupils pocketed a median of $20.
More boys than girls who took part in the survey had a part-time job — 25% compared with 18%.
And the gender pay gap was evident even among school-age children. Working boys earned a median of $30, compared with $20 for their female peers.
CensusAtSchool is a biennial statistics project showing pupils the relevance of statistics to everyday life.
This year’s census started on February 7, and pupils can take part any time until the finish date on July 7.
