| Background characteristics | Survey 1 (N = 122) | % | Survey 2 (N = 22) | % | Total (N = 144) | % | |
| Age | 17/18 | 100 | 82 | 17 | 77 | 117 | 81 |
| 19 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 14 | |
| 20+ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | |
| Gender | Female | 81 | 66 | 15 | 68 | 96 | 67 |
| Male | 41 | 34 | 7 | 32 | 48 | 33 | |
| Ethnicity* | Māori | 20 | 16 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 19 |
| NZ European | 46 | 38 | 7 | 32 | 53 | 37 | |
| Samoan | 55 | 45 | 6 | 27 | 61 | 42 | |
| Cook Islands Māori | 16 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 13 | |
| Tongan | 19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | |
| Niuean | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
| Tokelauan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| Fijian (iTaukei) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 11 | |
| Fiji (Indian) | 12 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| Tuvaluan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| i-Kiribati | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Solomon Islander | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Other | 9 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | |
| Religion | None | 24 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 20 |
| Christianity | 86 | 71 | 14 | 64 | 100 | 69 | |
| Hinduism | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| Islam | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| Born in New Zealand | 89 | 73 | 13 | 59 | 102 | 71 | |
| Accommodation | Residential college | 86 | 71 | 16 | 73 | 102 | 71 |
| Shared flat/house | 14 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 | |
| With parents/guardians | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |
| Studio/on own | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Fofoa** | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | |
| Other accommodation | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |