Telfar-Barnard’s research drilled down into the most recent General Social Survey, a biannual survey of 8000 people by Stats NZ. In 2018, the survey included a special focus on issues related to housing and asked respondents why they left their last tenancy, with one option being “the landlord ended the tenancy”. “The main takeaway from the study is that pretty much all tenants are living in precarious tenure,” Telfar-Barnard said. “They can’t be sure their landlord won’t give them notice tomorrow; that they won’t have to move out in three months time.” Telfar-Barnard combined answers to the survey question with demographic information, including the sexuality of respondents. Survey respondents were selected to reflect the general population, and therefore the proportion of respondents who identified as “not heterosexual” would reflect the population at large.