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Students in grades 7 to 12 who report having had a drink of alcohol in the last 12 months that was more than a sip

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Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
33.0
32.6 - 33.4
33.0
32.6 - 33.4
35.2
40.1
40.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
29.9
29.1 - 30.6
30.2
29.5 - 31.0
33.0
39.4
38.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
31.8
30.9 - 32.7
30.9
30.0 - 31.7
32.5
38.6
38.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
31.3
30.5 - 32.2
30.2
29.3 - 31.1
30.9
35.7
37.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
42.7
40.8 - 44.5
44.0
42.2 - 45.7
47.3
48.6
49.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
40.0
37.4 - 42.7
41.3
38.7 - 43.9
44.6
49.4
44.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
42.8
41.3 - 44.3
43.1
41.5 - 44.7
46.9
46.9
44.6
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
34.9
33.1 - 36.8
38.8
37.0 - 40.7
41.2
45.5
52.0
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
37.7
35.5 - 39.9
40.3
38.0 - 42.6
41.3
44.7
28.6
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
40.2
37.9 - 42.6
42.4
39.8 - 44.9
41.8
47.6
47.4
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
39.7
36.1 - 43.2
40.1
36.7 - 43.4
44.1
50.9
35.9
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
45.4
41.6 - 49.3
42.5
38.3 - 46.6
49.4
46.7
55.1
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
40.6
36.6 - 44.6
43.1
38.9 - 47.2
45.4
47.1
51.2
Dieppe and Memramcook
33.5
31.5 - 35.6
33.8
31.8 - 35.9
36.1
34.8
40.7
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
38.1
32.6 - 43.5
32.8
27.2 - 38.3
38.6
34.9
39.0
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
42.3
39.7 - 44.9
42.6
40.2 - 45.0
46.2
46.0
49.1
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
33.8
31.7 - 36.0
30.7
28.6 - 32.9
36.7
38.1
38.5
Fredericton
28.6
27.4 - 29.9
28.6
27.2 - 29.9
28.2
33.0
29.7
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
10.2
7.2
6.9
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
38.8
35.8 - 41.8
40.6
37.7 - 43.5
42.9
43.4
42.9
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
45.5
39.3 - 51.8
45.1
38.3 - 51.9
45.1
50.7
41.4
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
54.9
50.0 - 59.8
59.1
54.0 - 64.1
64.7
65.3
71.3
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
39.5
35.3 - 43.7
35.7
31.5 - 40.0
33.9
29.4
41.8
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
35.0
33.1 - 37.0
39.4
37.4 - 41.3
41.3
46.3
51.8
Moncton
24.6
23.6 - 25.6
24.0
22.9 - 25.0
27.2
34.8
34.3
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
41.6
37.1 - 46.0
36.1
31.8 - 40.5
40.0
44.1
44.7
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
34.0
28.7 - 39.3
33.9
28.3 - 39.5
40.1
38.0
54.8
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
22.6
18.3 - 26.8
24.9
20.2 - 29.5
31.7
45.2
44.1
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
30.0
27.8 - 32.2
28.4
26.3 - 30.6
27.6
38.1
42.6
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
44.3
39.9 - 48.6
40.5
36.4 - 44.6
37.3
44.9
50.8
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
34.5
32.8 - 36.1
31.5
29.9 - 33.1
34.3
35.1
32.2
Riverview and Coverdale
28.1
25.7 - 30.5
30.0
27.7 - 32.4
33.0
42.7
40.0
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
32.6
29.2 - 36.1
31.1
27.4 - 34.7
37.8
42.6
44.9
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
30.2
29.0 - 31.5
30.1
28.8 - 31.3
32.1
41.4
41.4
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
39.9
36.6 - 43.2
37.7
34.5 - 40.8
39.5
46.2
45.7
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
33.2
30.4 - 36.1
35.8
32.8 - 38.9
36.8
46.4
35.9
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
48.5
44.7 - 52.3
46.9
42.8 - 51.0
56.3
56.0
59.0
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
33.9
30.2 - 37.7
31.9
28.0 - 35.8
34.8
41.7
40.9
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
29.2
26.2 - 32.2
33.6
30.5 - 36.6
29.8
35.1
39.0
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
35.8
32.9 - 38.8
33.4
30.7 - 36.2
35.6
43.8
42.2
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
47.0
44.0 - 50.0
46.3
43.2 - 49.5
51.1
46.5
45.4
School districts
Anglophone East School District
28.7
27.7 - 29.6
28.0
27.0 - 28.9
31.4
38.8
38.3
Anglophone North School District
36.7
35.2 - 38.1
39.9
38.4 - 41.4
41.6
47.8
46.9
Anglophone South School District
32.3
31.4 - 33.2
31.1
30.2 - 32.0
32.7
38.9
38.4
Anglophone West School District
31.9
31.0 - 32.8
30.6
29.7 - 31.5
31.4
36.6
38.4
Anglophone sector
31.8
31.3 - 32.3
31.2
30.7 - 31.7
33.0
39.2
39.5
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
43.2
41.7 - 44.6
42.8
41.3 - 44.4
47.2
47.4
47.0
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
44.9
43.0 - 46.9
45.8
43.9 - 47.7
48.5
49.8
51.1
District scolaire francophone Sud
29.2
28.1 - 30.2
31.5
30.3 - 32.7
33.5
36.6
38.0
Francophone sector
36.1
35.3 - 36.9
37.6
36.7 - 38.4
40.5
42.6
43.7
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
10.3
9.8 - 10.7
9.5
9.0 - 9.9
10.8
10.1
9.7
Grades 9 to 12
43.9
43.3 - 44.4
44.3
43.8 - 44.9
47.5
54.1
54.8
Gender
Female
37.1
36.4 - 37.7
36.1
35.5 - 36.8
39.7
n/a
n/a
Male
29.6
29.0 - 30.2
30.5
29.9 - 31.1
31.8
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
33.4
30.3 - 36.6
30.9
29.0 - 32.9
31.0
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
36.3
35.7 - 37.0
35.1
34.5 - 35.7
38.4
41.7
n/a
Male
29.4
28.8 - 30.0
30.7
30.1 - 31.3
31.8
38.6
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
36.9
35.7 - 38.1
32.9
32.0 - 33.9
35.1
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
40.3
38.6 - 41.9
40.7
38.8 - 42.5
39.8
43.2
47.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
21.2
20.1 - 22.2
22.2
21.1 - 23.4
24.4
31.7
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
30.1
28.5 - 31.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
21.1
20.2 - 22.0
n/a
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 7 to 12 who report having had a drink of alcohol in the last 12 months that was more than a sip.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Student Wellness and Education Survey - Grades 6-12

Calculations

This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "less than once a month, once a month, 2-3 times a month, once a week, 2-3 times a week, 4-6 times a week or every day" by the number of respondents who answered "I have never had alcohol, I have done this, but not in the last 12 months, less than once a month, once a month, 2-3 times a month, once a week, 2-3 times a week, 4-6 times a week or every day" to the question: In the last 12 months, how often did you drink alcohol (more than a sip)?

Notes

Users are advised to exercise caution if comparing data from the community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area to other New Brunswick communities. The data for the community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area is based on students in grades 6 to 8, while data from the other communities are based on students in grades 6 to 12. Survey results are assigned to communities based on the location of the school. The community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area does not have any schools with grades 9 to 12.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

SH_ALC03_2

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