Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported that on average, they spend 3 hours or more per day on social media sites or apps

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022
Province
New Brunswick
57.2
56.8 - 57.6
46.8
46.5 - 47.2
61.5
61.1 - 61.9
47.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
54.5
53.8 - 55.2
44.6
44.0 - 45.3
58.5
57.8 - 59.2
45.7
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
57.3
56.4 - 58.1
47.3
46.5 - 48.1
62.5
61.7 - 63.3
47.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
56.6
55.7 - 57.4
45.0
44.2 - 45.8
60.3
59.5 - 61.1
45.0
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
59.6
58.0 - 61.2
51.9
50.3 - 53.5
63.3
61.8 - 64.8
51.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
67.3
65.2 - 69.4
57.4
55.1 - 59.7
72.5
70.4 - 74.6
57.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
59.4
58.0 - 60.7
49.4
48.0 - 50.7
64.0
62.6 - 65.3
52.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
63.8
62.2 - 65.3
51.3
49.6 - 53.0
68.2
66.6 - 69.8
55.9
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
57.0
55.0 - 59.1
47.0
45.0 - 49.0
65.1
63.1 - 67.1
50.9
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
60.4
58.2 - 62.5
49.6
47.5 - 51.8
64.9
62.7 - 67.2
52.5
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
66.7
64.0 - 69.5
55.7
52.6 - 58.9
74.1
71.5 - 76.8
57.2
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
54.5
51.0 - 58.0
49.1
45.6 - 52.6
61.6
58.1 - 65.1
52.6
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
68.1
64.9 - 71.4
59.8
56.4 - 63.2
70.2
66.8 - 73.6
56.8
Dieppe and Memramcook
53.2
51.4 - 55.1
41.8
39.9 - 43.7
57.1
55.2 - 59.1
41.7
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
62.7
58.1 - 67.4
53.9
49.1 - 58.6
64.1
59.5 - 68.8
53.7
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
59.8
57.6 - 62.1
52.6
50.3 - 54.9
65.1
63.0 - 67.2
51.4
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
61.9
60.0 - 63.9
47.0
45.0 - 49.0
60.8
58.9 - 62.8
48.2
Fredericton
52.2
51.0 - 53.5
42.0
40.9 - 43.2
58.3
57.1 - 59.5
41.5
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
58.4
55.7 - 61.2
52.2
49.5 - 54.8
61.4
58.9 - 63.9
49.4
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
59.4
52.3 - 66.4
53.9
48.4 - 59.4
66.0
60.5 - 71.5
56.3
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
61.4
57.2 - 65.6
48.5
44.3 - 52.7
60.9
56.5 - 65.4
54.3
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
64.4
60.8 - 68.0
53.0
49.3 - 56.8
66.1
62.4 - 69.9
46.3
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
64.0
62.4 - 65.7
51.3
49.5 - 53.1
67.5
65.8 - 69.1
55.4
Moncton
51.7
50.6 - 52.7
44.1
43.1 - 45.1
56.5
55.4 - 57.6
45.2
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
59.5
55.7 - 63.3
46.8
42.9 - 50.7
62.0
58.2 - 65.8
49.3
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
61.0
56.0 - 65.9
51.8
46.8 - 56.8
74.1
69.5 - 78.6
60.5
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
44.0
39.1 - 48.9
39.0
34.8 - 43.2
50.3
45.9 - 54.8
49.3
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
60.4
58.3 - 62.5
47.8
45.8 - 49.9
63.3
61.3 - 65.2
47.9
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
64.9
61.2 - 68.5
53.2
49.4 - 57.0
65.8
62.2 - 69.3
54.3
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
52.8
51.3 - 54.4
42.1
40.6 - 43.6
59.7
58.2 - 61.2
43.7
Riverview and Coverdale
60.4
58.3 - 62.5
43.9
41.6 - 46.1
60.4
58.3 - 62.6
45.8
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
52.6
49.5 - 55.7
46.0
42.8 - 49.2
59.3
55.9 - 62.7
40.0
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
59.7
58.4 - 61.0
50.2
49.0 - 51.4
64.7
63.6 - 65.8
50.6
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
58.4
55.3 - 61.5
45.1
42.2 - 48.1
60.5
57.8 - 63.3
43.2
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
56.5
53.6 - 59.3
44.5
41.8 - 47.1
58.9
56.0 - 61.8
50.1
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
65.1
61.9 - 68.3
53.0
49.6 - 56.5
64.5
61.1 - 67.9
57.5
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
60.8
57.4 - 64.2
53.5
50.2 - 56.9
66.7
63.3 - 70.0
51.0
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
60.6
57.7 - 63.4
46.0
43.2 - 48.8
61.7
59.0 - 64.4
45.1
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
54.0
51.2 - 56.9
45.8
43.1 - 48.6
58.7
56.3 - 61.2
45.7
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
62.9
60.3 - 65.5
51.7
49.0 - 54.4
63.1
60.4 - 65.8
51.3
School districts
Anglophone East School District
55.4
54.5 - 56.4
45.9
45.0 - 46.8
60.0
59.1 - 60.9
46.2
Anglophone North School District
64.9
63.7 - 66.2
53.0
51.7 - 54.4
70.0
68.8 - 71.3
55.7
Anglophone South School District
57.8
56.9 - 58.7
47.6
46.8 - 48.4
63.0
62.2 - 63.8
47.8
Anglophone West School District
57.1
56.3 - 58.0
45.9
45.1 - 46.7
60.7
59.9 - 61.6
45.8
Anglophone sector
57.8
57.4 - 58.3
47.2
46.8 - 47.7
62.3
61.9 - 62.8
47.7
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
60.5
59.2 - 61.8
51.1
49.7 - 52.4
65.1
63.8 - 66.4
53.3
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
58.6
56.9 - 60.4
51.4
49.7 - 53.2
63.2
61.5 - 64.8
50.9
District scolaire francophone Sud
51.2
50.2 - 52.3
41.1
40.1 - 42.1
54.7
53.6 - 55.8
43.4
Francophone sector
55.4
54.7 - 56.2
45.9
45.2 - 46.6
59.4
58.7 - 60.2
47.9
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
51.8
51.3 - 52.4
40.5
40.0 - 41.1
54.3
53.7 - 54.9
41.1
Grades 9 to 12
61.2
60.6 - 61.7
51.4
50.8 - 51.9
66.6
66.1 - 67.1
52.7
Gender
Female
63.9
63.3 - 64.4
55.2
54.6 - 55.8
69.1
68.6 - 69.7
56.7
Male
50.5
49.9 - 51.1
38.6
38.0 - 39.1
53.8
53.3 - 54.4
38.5
Non-binary
61.0
57.7 - 64.3
50.8
47.9 - 53.8
69.5
67.8 - 71.3
56.6
Sex at birth
Female
63.8
63.3 - 64.3
55.0
54.5 - 55.6
69.2
68.7 - 69.8
56.8
Male
50.2
49.6 - 50.8
38.3
37.8 - 38.9
53.6
53.1 - 54.2
38.3
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
65.0
63.9 - 66.2
53.7
52.6 - 54.8
66.8
66.0 - 67.6
53.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
63.1
61.7 - 64.5
54.4
53.0 - 55.9
69.6
68.0 - 71.1
55.2
Immigrant
Immigrants
54.3
53.3 - 55.3
45.3
44.2 - 46.4
57.6
56.5 - 58.8
43.8
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
58.8
57.4 - 60.2
46.7
45.3 - 48.2
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
54.7
53.8 - 55.7
46.5
45.6 - 47.5
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 that on average, they spend 3 hours or more per day on social media sites or apps.

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 "about 3 hours, about 4 hours, about 5 hours, about 6 hours or about 7 or more hours" by the number of respondents who answered "none at all, about 30 minutes, about 1 hour, about 2 hours, about 3 hours, about 4 hours, about 5 hours, about 6 hours or about 7 or more hours" to the question: About how many hours a day do you usually spend on social media sites or apps, such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook, either posting or browsing?

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_DAA04_1

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