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Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported having felt nervous, anxious or on edge or having been unable to stop or control worrying almost every day for 2 weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities in the last 12 months (symptoms of anxiety)

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Unit %

Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
45.0
44.6 - 45.4
44.1
43.7 - 44.5
50.1
49.6 - 50.5
47.8
37.7
32.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
42.3
41.6 - 43.0
42.4
41.7 - 43.1
47.4
46.7 - 48.2
46.6
37.5
31.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
47.1
46.2 - 48.0
46.1
45.3 - 47.0
52.7
51.9 - 53.5
50.1
39.0
34.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
48.3
47.4 - 49.1
45.8
45.0 - 46.7
52.6
51.7 - 53.4
48.9
38.3
33.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
41.0
39.4 - 42.7
41.3
39.6 - 42.9
45.7
44.1 - 47.3
44.1
31.5
27.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
45.9
43.6 - 48.2
45.1
42.7 - 47.6
50.1
47.7 - 52.5
47.7
37.9
33.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
40.6
39.3 - 42.0
41.0
39.7 - 42.4
46.9
45.5 - 48.4
44.7
37.8
29.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
48.2
46.6 - 49.9
43.7
42.0 - 45.4
52.4
50.7 - 54.2
48.1
37.6
36.3
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
45.1
43.1 - 47.2
42.7
40.7 - 44.8
51.3
49.2 - 53.4
47.3
39.1
31.0
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
44.4
42.2 - 46.7
42.8
40.6 - 44.9
47.9
45.5 - 50.3
44.7
39.2
33.0
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
43.3
40.3 - 46.3
44.2
40.9 - 47.4
48.8
45.7 - 51.9
47.8
36.0
30.2
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
36.7
33.2 - 40.1
38.3
34.9 - 41.8
44.7
41.0 - 48.3
38.3
40.9
25.4
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
49.6
46.0 - 53.2
46.6
42.9 - 50.2
52.0
48.2 - 55.8
47.5
40.6
36.5
Dieppe and Memramcook
34.1
32.3 - 35.9
34.0
32.1 - 35.9
38.1
36.1 - 40.0
41.5
33.3
26.6
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
53.4
48.3 - 58.4
49.4
44.5 - 54.3
50.8
45.7 - 55.8
47.2
35.0
33.7
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
40.2
37.9 - 42.5
41.9
39.5 - 44.2
46.3
44.1 - 48.6
43.5
33.0
27.5
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
45.3
43.3 - 47.3
44.1
42.0 - 46.1
49.1
47.0 - 51.2
48.4
33.8
32.1
Fredericton
46.6
45.3 - 47.9
43.0
41.8 - 44.2
51.5
50.3 - 52.8
46.5
39.4
31.4
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
44.7
41.9 - 47.6
41.2
38.5 - 43.9
46.9
44.2 - 49.5
45.0
32.5
26.4
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
60.5
53.6 - 67.4
48.9
43.2 - 54.5
55.2
49.2 - 61.1
60.0
39.3
25.4
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
35.2
31.1 - 39.3
39.0
34.8 - 43.2
39.6
35.0 - 44.2
44.5
23.9
30.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
55.5
51.6 - 59.4
53.5
49.7 - 57.3
53.5
49.5 - 57.6
50.1
37.4
36.1
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
48.8
47.0 - 50.5
43.3
41.5 - 45.1
52.1
50.2 - 53.9
47.7
37.7
36.4
Moncton
41.6
40.5 - 42.6
42.7
41.6 - 43.7
48.4
47.3 - 49.5
46.9
36.5
32.0
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
50.2
46.2 - 54.1
50.0
46.0 - 54.0
54.5
50.5 - 58.5
56.1
38.3
32.1
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
43.1
37.9 - 48.3
46.8
41.7 - 51.9
55.4
50.0 - 60.8
51.7
36.4
34.7
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
43.2
38.2 - 48.2
40.1
35.7 - 44.4
46.1
41.6 - 50.7
42.7
34.8
28.5
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
52.3
50.1 - 54.5
51.8
49.7 - 53.9
56.6
54.5 - 58.6
53.7
43.6
41.0
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
54.2
50.4 - 58.1
56.2
52.4 - 60.0
64.3
60.6 - 67.9
56.9
31.9
31.1
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
44.6
43.0 - 46.2
44.0
42.5 - 45.5
49.9
48.3 - 51.4
47.9
35.9
31.3
Riverview and Coverdale
45.7
43.5 - 47.9
45.8
43.5 - 48.1
52.7
50.4 - 55.0
51.1
41.3
33.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
49.6
46.3 - 52.8
48.5
45.2 - 51.8
51.9
48.4 - 55.5
50.6
38.6
29.6
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
47.8
46.5 - 49.2
46.5
45.3 - 47.8
53.6
52.3 - 54.8
51.0
41.6
38.1
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
50.0
46.8 - 53.2
48.0
45.0 - 50.9
51.1
48.3 - 54.0
48.6
41.3
34.4
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
40.4
37.4 - 43.3
41.4
38.7 - 44.1
44.7
41.7 - 47.7
43.5
38.2
30.2
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
36.2
32.9 - 39.5
37.4
34.0 - 40.8
41.9
38.2 - 45.5
42.1
35.6
28.0
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
48.4
44.9 - 51.9
46.3
42.9 - 49.8
52.4
48.7 - 56.2
49.8
44.8
35.3
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
50.0
47.0 - 53.0
47.2
44.3 - 50.1
54.7
51.8 - 57.5
49.6
36.4
32.6
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
48.0
45.1 - 51.0
49.4
46.6 - 52.2
54.8
52.2 - 57.3
52.3
38.9
31.8
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
37.6
34.9 - 40.2
41.8
39.1 - 44.6
43.6
40.7 - 46.5
45.4
34.3
32.6
School districts
Anglophone East School District
46.2
45.2 - 47.1
45.9
45.0 - 46.8
51.7
50.8 - 52.7
49.5
38.4
32.9
Anglophone North School District
52.0
50.7 - 53.4
48.2
46.8 - 49.6
55.1
53.7 - 56.5
51.3
41.9
36.6
Anglophone South School District
47.6
46.7 - 48.5
46.6
45.8 - 47.5
53.1
52.3 - 53.9
50.3
39.4
34.8
Anglophone West School District
48.7
47.8 - 49.6
46.9
46.1 - 47.8
53.2
52.3 - 54.0
49.6
38.2
33.3
Anglophone sector
48.1
47.7 - 48.6
46.7
46.3 - 47.2
53.0
52.5 - 53.5
50.0
39.1
34.1
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
38.0
36.7 - 39.3
38.8
37.5 - 40.1
45.0
43.6 - 46.4
43.1
35.8
29.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
39.1
37.3 - 40.9
39.4
37.7 - 41.2
43.7
42.0 - 45.4
43.6
31.1
27.3
District scolaire francophone Sud
35.1
34.1 - 36.2
35.8
34.8 - 36.7
40.6
39.4 - 41.7
41.4
34.7
29.2
Francophone sector
36.8
36.0 - 37.5
37.3
36.6 - 38.0
42.5
41.7 - 43.3
42.3
34.4
28.8
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
39.9
39.3 - 40.5
38.9
38.3 - 39.5
43.6
43.0 - 44.2
41.9
29.8
23.9
Grades 9 to 12
48.7
48.1 - 49.3
47.7
47.2 - 48.3
54.5
54.0 - 55.1
52.1
43.2
38.5
Gender
Female
54.1
53.5 - 54.7
54.7
54.2 - 55.3
60.8
60.2 - 61.4
58.7
n/a
n/a
Male
33.9
33.3 - 34.5
31.5
31.0 - 32.0
36.6
36.0 - 37.1
33.2
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
73.4
70.4 - 76.5
70.2
67.5 - 73.0
80.3
78.8 - 81.8
79.8
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
55.5
54.9 - 56.1
56.2
55.7 - 56.8
62.9
62.4 - 63.5
61.4
48.6
n/a
Male
33.7
33.1 - 34.2
31.1
30.6 - 31.7
36.5
35.9 - 37.0
33.1
26.4
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
71.0
69.9 - 72.1
71.2
70.2 - 72.3
72.5
71.6 - 73.3
70.7
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
58.2
56.7 - 59.6
56.3
54.8 - 57.8
62.5
60.9 - 64.2
57.2
44.5
42.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
40.0
38.9 - 41.1
38.6
37.5 - 39.7
44.2
43.0 - 45.4
41.5
33.5
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
59.1
57.6 - 60.6
57.8
56.4 - 59.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
41.0
40.1 - 42.0
39.9
39.0 - 40.9
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 6 to 12 who reported having felt nervous, anxious or on edge or having been unable to stop or control worrying almost every day for 2 weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities in the last 12 months (symptoms of anxiety).

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 "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: During the last 12 months, did you ever feel nervous, anxious or on edge or you were unable to stop or control worrying almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities?

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_ANX01_1

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