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Press, 30 June 1983, Page 19

Economic confidence is poised between optimism and pessimism after rising one point between April and May, according to the latest “New Zealand Herald”National Research Bureau confidence index. Social confidence also rose one point but the gap between economic and social confidence, at 14 points, was still the largest recorded since public confidence measures began in May, 1975. Economic confidence is

relatively highest among men aged 16 to 24, and in Auckland city, and relatively lowest among women aged more than 55, and in lower South Island provincial centres. Social confidence is relatively highest among men aged 16 to 24, and in upper South Island provincial centres, and relatively lowest among women aged 35 to 44, and in lower South Island provincial centres. The N.R.B. confidence index is compiled from mea-

surements by the National Research bureau of the public’s feelings about their present and future personal economic situation and about present and future social and environmental conditions in New Zealand. The results are from surveys of 2200 randomly selected New Zealanders aged 16 and over. Index values of 0-to-49 reflect public pessimism, index values of 51-to-100 reflect public optimism. — Copyright “New Zealand Herald.”