Students in grades 4 and 5 who reported that, on average, spend 2 hours or less of screen time per day during their free time

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2019-2020 Academic Year 2016-2017 Academic Year 2013-2014
Province
New Brunswick
23.6
23.0 - 24.3
25.8
25.1 - 26.5
22.0
21.3 - 22.6
n/a
43.3
45.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
22.8
21.7 - 24.0
26.7
25.5 - 27.9
22.2
20.9 - 23.5
n/a
44.7
47.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
23.5
22.2 - 24.9
25.5
24.1 - 26.8
23.4
22.0 - 24.7
n/a
40.7
45.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
24.5
23.2 - 25.8
25.5
24.1 - 26.8
21.5
20.2 - 22.8
n/a
45.5
44.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
31.7
28.8 - 34.6
33.2
30.3 - 36.1
23.6
20.6 - 26.5
n/a
45.5
47.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
19.5
15.7 - 23.3
21.7
17.7 - 25.7
20.6
16.6 - 24.6
n/a
39.0
36.7
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
23.1
20.8 - 25.3
24.7
22.1 - 27.3
19.2
16.9 - 21.5
n/a
38.8
40.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
18.8
16.1 - 21.4
18.2
15.5 - 20.8
19.2
16.5 - 22.0
n/a
45.2
38.4
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
27.7
24.1 - 31.3
23.6
20.0 - 27.1
22.0
18.1 - 25.9
n/a
39.7
44.7
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
19.8
16.3 - 23.2
21.6
18.1 - 25.0
14.9
10.9 - 18.9
24.6
40.6
40.7
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
21.1
16.0 - 26.2
24.8
19.4 - 30.3
23.0
17.6 - 28.3
n/a
43.5
18.2
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
21.0
15.5 - 26.4
33.7
27.6 - 39.7
19.7
14.6 - 24.8
n/a
38.7
30.9
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
17.4
11.7 - 23.1
17.6
11.9 - 23.2
17.4
11.6 - 23.3
n/a
36.0
43.1
Dieppe and Memramcook
27.2
24.3 - 30.1
31.0
28.1 - 33.9
22.6
19.4 - 25.8
n/a
48.7
59.4
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
28.5
22.2 - 34.9
23.5
17.4 - 29.7
14.1
9.2 - 18.9
33.5
49.6
44.8
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
33.3
29.3 - 37.3
34.8
30.6 - 38.9
26.0
21.3 - 30.8
29.8
48.2
50.4
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
26.5
23.0 - 30.0
26.8
23.3 - 30.4
21.1
17.5 - 24.6
52.4
45.6
49.3
Fredericton
26.0
23.9 - 28.0
27.4
25.3 - 29.5
23.9
21.8 - 26.0
n/a
48.5
47.6
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
18.8
13.2 - 24.4
22.9
17.1 - 28.6
21.8
16.2 - 27.4
n/a
39.9
60.7
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
32.4
27.3 - 37.5
31.9
27.1 - 36.7
21.5
17.1 - 25.9
34.1
46.9
49.3
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
23.7
13.8 - 33.5
13.1
5.5 - 20.7
15.6
6.0 - 25.3
n/a
33.6
S
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
23.1
15.8 - 30.4
31.1
23.7 - 38.5
22.3
15.0 - 29.6
n/a
33.6
21.4
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
19.1
12.2 - 25.9
16.8
10.8 - 22.7
13.2
8.0 - 18.5
25.6
40.2
27.6
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
19.2
16.3 - 22.0
18.9
16.1 - 21.7
20.0
17.1 - 22.9
n/a
46.1
39.0
Moncton
22.4
20.7 - 24.0
26.0
24.3 - 27.8
24.1
22.3 - 26.0
n/a
45.2
46.4
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
19.5
13.9 - 25.1
24.5
18.2 - 30.9
26.2
20.0 - 32.5
n/a
42.1
42.4
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
15.5
7.7 - 23.4
S
S
16.2
35.7
35.9
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
24.3
20.2 - 28.3
28.2
24.1 - 32.3
23.0
19.0 - 27.0
30.1
47.9
37.1
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
21.0
17.8 - 24.3
21.1
17.8 - 24.4
17.0
14.0 - 20.0
n/a
36.4
42.5
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
17.4
10.7 - 24.1
17.9
11.4 - 24.3
22.7
15.8 - 29.6
n/a
45.2
26.6
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
27.9
25.3 - 30.5
32.9
30.3 - 35.4
26.5
23.9 - 29.0
n/a
47.9
48.3
Riverview and Coverdale
23.5
19.7 - 27.3
21.6
18.1 - 25.0
19.5
16.0 - 23.0
36.8
44.5
46.3
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
21.4
15.8 - 27.0
29.2
23.5 - 34.9
28.6
22.5 - 34.7
45.9
35.6
S
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
21.8
19.7 - 23.8
21.6
19.7 - 23.6
21.3
19.2 - 23.3
n/a
36.3
43.6
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
21.1
16.1 - 26.1
34.2
28.2 - 40.2
24.5
18.5 - 30.5
n/a
47.6
46.6
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
18.2
13.2 - 23.2
31.5
26.4 - 36.7
14.7
10.1 - 19.3
n/a
41.5
48.5
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
14.9
9.6 - 20.1
17.1
11.7 - 22.5
16.9
11.6 - 22.1
30.0
32.8
39.0
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
20.8
15.3 - 26.3
20.6
15.8 - 25.4
16.4
11.6 - 21.2
n/a
41.9
45.6
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
19.7
15.3 - 24.0
24.0
19.2 - 28.9
20.0
15.6 - 24.4
17.8
39.0
35.6
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
25.6
21.4 - 29.8
25.5
21.5 - 29.5
29.1
25.0 - 33.2
36.0
39.4
45.6
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
20.8
16.2 - 25.3
24.9
18.5 - 31.3
16.8
12.3 - 21.3
30.6
41.1
40.7
School districts
Anglophone East School District
21.3
19.9 - 22.8
23.5
22.0 - 24.9
22.4
20.8 - 24.0
n/a
43.7
46.0
Anglophone North School District
19.6
17.4 - 21.8
19.4
17.1 - 21.7
19.9
17.5 - 22.2
n/a
45.7
40.6
Anglophone South School District
23.5
22.1 - 24.9
25.7
24.4 - 27.1
23.0
21.6 - 24.3
n/a
40.1
44.9
Anglophone West School District
24.3
23.0 - 25.7
24.5
23.2 - 25.9
20.8
19.4 - 22.1
n/a
44.8
43.2
Anglophone sector
22.8
22.0 - 23.6
24.1
23.4 - 24.9
21.8
21.0 - 22.6
n/a
43.0
44.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
22.7
20.5 - 25.0
24.3
21.8 - 26.8
18.8
16.6 - 21.0
n/a
38.0
39.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
31.9
28.8 - 35.1
35.5
32.3 - 38.7
25.1
21.8 - 28.4
n/a
46.6
47.7
District scolaire francophone Sud
25.4
23.7 - 27.0
30.6
28.9 - 32.4
23.3
21.5 - 25.2
n/a
46.8
53.1
Francophone sector
25.7
24.5 - 27.0
29.7
28.3 - 31.0
22.3
21.0 - 23.6
n/a
44.0
47.5
Grades
Grade 4
24.6
23.6 - 25.5
26.8
25.8 - 27.7
23.2
22.2 - 24.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
Grade 5
22.8
21.9 - 23.7
24.8
23.9 - 25.7
20.8
19.9 - 21.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
Gender
Female
30.7
29.7 - 31.8
34.2
33.2 - 35.3
29.0
27.9 - 30.1
n/a
51.9
55.1
Male
17.6
16.8 - 18.4
18.6
17.7 - 19.4
15.9
15.1 - 16.7
n/a
35.4
35.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
19.9
17.2 - 22.6
21.9
19.2 - 24.7
18.8
15.9 - 21.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
Immigrant
Immigrants
22.5
21.0 - 24.0
25.5
23.8 - 27.2
23.7
21.7 - 25.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of students in grades 4 and 5 who reported that, on average, spend 2 hours or less of screen time per day during their free time. This indicator is based on the Canadian 24 Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Student Wellness and Education Survey, Grades 4-5

Calculations

This indicator adds the responses to the following 4 individual questions: 'On most days, how much time do you spend watching TV/movies?', 'On most days, how much time do you spend using a smart phone or tablet (for games, YouTube, FaceTime, etc.)?', 'On most days, how much time do you spend playing video games?' and 'On most days, how much time do you spend using the computer (not for school)?'. The response options for these 4 individual questions are: none, less than 30 min, 30 min, 1 hour, 1 hour and 30 min, 2 hours, 3 hours or more and I do not know. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who have a total of '2 hours or less' by the number of respondents who answered all 4 individual questions.

Notes

The 2019-2020 edition of this survey was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the number of schools that participated in 2019-2020 is much lower than other editions of the survey, results at the provincial level were deemed not representative of the total student population. Therefore, survey results for New Brunswick, health zones and demographic groups are not available for the 2019-2020 edition. However, 2019-2020 results are available for communities in which the number of participating schools was deemed sufficient to be representative of the student population in that community.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

SE_DAA01_2

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