Correlations With Special Voting Yes In The Cannabis Referendum

VariableSpecial voting Yes for Cannabis
Never married0.781
No children0.745
Special voting Yes for euthanasia0.742
Part-time study0.730
Voting Greens 20200.682
Aged 20-240.663
Currently unpartnered0.637
Aged 25-290.625
Neither ownership of house nor house in family trust0.594
Working in arts or recreation services0.581
Working in information media or telecommunications0.575
Receiving income from Student Allowance0.559
Level 3 certificate0.538
Master’s degree0.534
Working as a professional0.520
Personal income $5,000-$10,0000.511
Working in professional, scientific or technical services0.509
Full-time study0.487
Honours degree0.483
Receiving wage or salary0.473
Doctorate0.451
Mean personal income0.451
Following Judaism0.444
Aged 30-340.439
Bachelor’s degree0.439
Unemployed0.426
Voting The Opportunities Party 20200.422
Working in accommodation or food services0.399
Voting Maori Party 20200.391
Enrolled in a Maori electorate0.389
Working in financial or insurance services0.374
Median personal income0.333
Working in administrative or support services0.328
Working in public administration or safety0.327
Personal income $70,000+0.327
Personal income < $5,0000.293
Maori0.271
Voting Vision NZ Party 20200.256
Following Spiritualism or a New Age religion0.247
Receiving income from Sole Parent Support0.238
Voting ALCP 20200.233
Receiving income from Jobseeker Support0.225
Following no religion0.223
Employed full-time0.218
Working as a community or personal services worker0.216
Enrolled in a North Island electorate0.200
Following a Maori religion0.199
Working in education or training0.190
Aged 35-390.184
Enrolled in an urban electorate0.159
Following Buddhism0.141
Receiving income from Supported Living Payment0.120
Following Hinduism0.115
Receiving no source of income0.103
Working in rental, hiring or real estate services0.097
Asian0.093
Following Islam0.091
Percentage of electorate overseas-born0.078
Employed part-time0.063
Voting Sustainable NZ 20200.048
Working as a sales worker0.034
Pacific Islander0.032
Percentage of females in electorate0.029
Working as a clerical or administrative worker0.015
Aged 40-44-0.017
One child-0.026
Percentage of males in electorate-0.029
Six or more children-0.042
Receiving income from interest, dividends, rent, other investments-0.054
Working in transport, postal or warehousing-0.057
Voting Advance NZ 2020-0.061
Object to answering how many children-0.075
Percentage of electorate New Zealand-born-0.078
Voting TEA Party 2020-0.078
Voting Heartland NZ 2020-0.093
Receiving income from self-employment or owning one’s own business-0.096
Working in electricity, gas, water or waste services-0.097
Voting Labour 2020-0.113
Working in healthcare or social assistance-0.127
Voting ONE Party 2020-0.141
Working in mining-0.161
Turnout rate-0.169
Working in wholesale trade-0.173
Own house in family trust-0.176
Working as a manager-0.195
Five children-0.197
European-0.198
Personal income $50,000-$70,000-0.206
Voting New Zealand First 2020-0.207
Personal income $10,000-$20,000-0.213
Working in construction-0.220
Aged 45-49-0.235
Receiving income from ACC or private work insurance-0.256
Voting NZ Outdoors Party 2020-0.257
Percentage of voting age population enrolled-0.258
Working as a machinery operator or driver-0.277
Voting Social Credit 2020-0.303
Working as a labourer-0.307
Mean age-0.308
Level 2 certificate-0.334
Working in retail trade-0.348
Level 6 diploma-0.352
Working in other services-0.371
Median age-0.392
Aged 50-54-0.397
Working in agriculture, forestry or fishing-0.400
Level 4 certificate-0.419
Four children-0.428
Voting ACT 2020-0.430
No NZQA qualifications-0.446
Not in the labour force-0.454
Personal income $20,000-$30,000-0.457
Level 5 diploma-0.458
Level 1 certificate-0.461
Personal income $30,000-$50,000-0.474
Working as a technician or trades worker-0.476
Following Christianity-0.477
Divorced/separated/widowed-0.494
Voting National 2020-0.494
Aged 85+-0.496
Aged 55-59-0.517
Working in manufacturing-0.517
Aged 70-74-0.524
Aged 65-69-0.526
Not studying-0.533
Aged 75-79-0.563
Aged 60-64-0.571
Receiving income from NZ Super or Veteran’s pension-0.571
Aged 80-84-0.583
Own or part own house-0.635
Currently partnered-0.637
Two children-0.639
Three children-0.654
Voting New Conservative 2020-0.660
Married (not separated)-0.696

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This table is an excerpt from the upcoming 3rd Edition of Understanding New Zealand, by Dan McGlashan and published by VJM Publishing. Understanding New Zealand is the comprehensive guide to the demographics and voting patterns of the New Zealand people.

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