A global study conducted by ChildFund Alliance shows that more than a third of the 1000 New Zealand children surveyed said alcohol and bad behaviour were the two main contributors to violence while just under a third said drugs were among the main causes.
Professor Sally Casswell of the Whariki Research Centre at Massey University said, “In terms of the survey findings the comparison I would look particularly at is the comparison with the other developed countries and in both the cases the children were more likely to say in New Zealand that alcohol and drugs were the main causes of violence,”
“I think this reflects the fairly high level of consumption we have in New Zealand.”
The survey showed 13 per cent of New Zealand children blamed domestic abuse as the main cause of violence, which was higher than other developed countries.
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- 65% Everyone should have a good education
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- 42% Everyone should have food that is good and not too expensive
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