Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported that, on average, they spend 2 hours or more a day playing games on an electronic device on weekends

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2025-2026 Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022
Province
New Brunswick
49.0
47.3 - 50.7
48.3
47.9 - 48.7
47.7
47.3 - 48.1
45.0
44.6 - 45.4
48.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
48.3
44.8 - 51.8
46.7
46.0 - 47.4
46.9
46.2 - 47.6
43.6
42.9 - 44.4
48.1
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
49.7
46.4 - 53.0
49.1
48.2 - 50.0
48.1
47.3 - 48.9
45.9
45.1 - 46.7
48.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
50.1
46.6 - 53.5
50.2
49.3 - 51.0
47.9
47.1 - 48.7
45.5
44.7 - 46.4
48.9
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
45.3
43.7 - 47.0
46.1
44.5 - 47.8
40.6
39.0 - 42.1
45.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
50.6
44.5 - 56.6
50.9
48.6 - 53.2
49.0
46.6 - 51.4
48.6
46.2 - 51.0
55.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
47.2
44.1 - 50.2
46.1
44.8 - 47.5
47.3
45.9 - 48.6
47.1
45.7 - 48.6
49.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
52.6
49.3 - 55.8
51.7
50.0 - 53.3
51.0
49.3 - 52.7
45.4
43.7 - 47.2
49.2
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
44.2
39.5 - 48.9
44.6
42.6 - 46.7
45.6
43.5 - 47.6
45.8
43.7 - 47.9
48.9
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
51.1
43.4 - 58.8
48.6
46.4 - 50.9
48.7
46.5 - 50.8
45.2
42.9 - 47.6
46.4
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
48.6
39.0 - 58.2
52.1
49.1 - 55.2
49.1
45.8 - 52.3
49.7
46.6 - 52.8
54.7
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
48.8
43.3 - 54.4
47.6
44.1 - 51.1
48.6
45.0 - 52.1
48.0
44.4 - 51.7
49.7
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
53.5
48.9 - 58.2
49.2
45.6 - 52.8
48.9
45.3 - 52.5
47.1
43.3 - 50.8
55.6
Dieppe and Memramcook
37.6
32.3 - 42.9
38.4
36.5 - 40.2
42.5
40.5 - 44.4
35.9
34.0 - 37.8
43.6
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
53.5
49.0 - 58.0
53.7
48.7 - 58.7
53.7
48.9 - 58.5
51.6
46.7 - 56.6
53.2
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
45.8
43.5 - 48.2
46.0
43.7 - 48.3
42.0
39.8 - 44.2
45.7
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
50.2
46.3 - 54.0
50.0
48.0 - 52.0
48.6
46.6 - 50.6
44.1
42.0 - 46.1
47.5
Fredericton
46.8
42.5 - 51.2
47.0
45.7 - 48.3
45.5
44.4 - 46.7
42.2
41.0 - 43.5
46.2
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
41.5
34.5 - 48.5
43.3
40.5 - 46.1
45.7
43.0 - 48.4
36.2
33.7 - 38.8
44.1
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
58.6
58.6 - 58.6
51.6
44.5 - 58.7
54.1
48.4 - 59.7
57.4
51.5 - 63.3
55.9
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
48.3
44.0 - 52.6
47.7
43.4 - 51.9
46.7
42.1 - 51.3
45.8
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
59.0
52.9 - 65.2
58.8
54.9 - 62.7
58.6
54.8 - 62.3
59.2
55.3 - 63.2
59.3
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
53.2
50.0 - 56.5
52.1
50.3 - 53.9
51.6
49.8 - 53.4
45.1
43.3 - 46.9
49.6
Moncton
50.0
45.4 - 54.6
46.6
45.6 - 47.7
47.6
46.6 - 48.6
44.5
43.4 - 45.6
48.8
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
50.4
45.4 - 55.4
53.4
49.5 - 57.3
47.2
43.2 - 51.2
44.7
40.7 - 48.6
44.9
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
46.0
39.8 - 52.2
47.3
42.1 - 52.5
46.0
41.0 - 51.0
48.7
43.3 - 54.0
45.8
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
55.8
55.5 - 56.1
49.4
44.4 - 54.3
44.8
40.5 - 49.1
47.3
42.8 - 51.7
57.4
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
56.3
49.7 - 62.9
55.8
53.6 - 58.0
53.5
51.5 - 55.6
51.6
49.5 - 53.7
55.5
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
53.8
48.3 - 59.3
52.4
48.4 - 56.3
45.3
41.4 - 49.1
46.8
43.0 - 50.6
49.6
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
44.7
41.2 - 48.1
43.7
42.1 - 45.3
44.8
43.3 - 46.3
41.2
39.7 - 42.7
45.3
Riverview and Coverdale
51.1
43.6 - 58.6
52.8
50.6 - 54.9
46.2
43.9 - 48.5
45.2
43.0 - 47.4
52.8
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
54.4
52.1 - 56.7
49.3
46.2 - 52.5
52.8
49.5 - 56.1
51.9
48.4 - 55.4
47.2
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
52.1
46.5 - 57.7
52.9
51.6 - 54.3
50.4
49.1 - 51.6
48.8
47.6 - 50.0
51.4
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
47.7
45.1 - 50.2
49.8
46.6 - 53.0
45.4
42.4 - 48.3
43.3
40.5 - 46.1
45.2
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
42.5
33.3 - 51.7
45.9
43.0 - 48.9
44.9
42.2 - 47.6
41.7
38.7 - 44.6
48.7
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
49.4
43.8 - 55.0
48.6
45.2 - 52.0
51.3
47.8 - 54.8
49.2
45.6 - 52.8
54.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
53.7
49.1 - 58.3
50.1
46.5 - 53.7
47.3
43.9 - 50.7
46.0
42.3 - 49.7
48.5
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
50.4
45.6 - 55.2
48.9
45.9 - 51.9
45.7
42.8 - 48.6
45.7
42.9 - 48.5
48.2
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
45.9
39.7 - 52.0
47.1
44.2 - 50.0
48.1
45.3 - 50.9
44.5
41.9 - 47.0
45.0
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
50.4
46.7 - 54.0
46.3
43.6 - 49.1
46.9
44.2 - 49.7
47.7
44.8 - 50.5
46.5
School districts
Anglophone East School District
53.0
50.1 - 56.0
50.6
49.6 - 51.5
49.1
48.1 - 50.0
47.0
46.1 - 48.0
50.1
Anglophone North School District
54.2
51.5 - 56.8
53.6
52.3 - 55.0
51.1
49.7 - 52.5
47.6
46.2 - 49.0
51.7
Anglophone South School District
49.9
46.4 - 53.3
49.4
48.5 - 50.3
48.4
47.6 - 49.3
46.1
45.2 - 46.9
48.8
Anglophone West School District
51.1
47.8 - 54.5
50.2
49.4 - 51.1
48.4
47.6 - 49.3
45.6
44.7 - 46.4
49.3
Anglophone sector
51.6
49.8 - 53.3
50.5
50.0 - 51.0
48.9
48.4 - 49.4
46.3
45.8 - 46.8
49.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
46.3
43.4 - 49.2
44.8
43.5 - 46.1
47.3
46.0 - 48.6
47.1
45.8 - 48.5
49.8
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
44.4
42.6 - 46.1
45.3
43.5 - 47.0
39.6
37.9 - 41.2
43.9
District scolaire francophone Sud
39.9
37.4 - 42.4
40.5
39.5 - 41.6
43.0
42.0 - 44.0
38.9
37.7 - 40.0
44.8
Francophone sector
42.3
39.9 - 44.7
42.6
41.8 - 43.3
44.7
43.9 - 45.4
41.5
40.8 - 42.3
46.2
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
54.3
52.5 - 56.2
52.7
52.1 - 53.3
52.1
51.5 - 52.6
49.9
49.3 - 50.5
53.4
Grades 9 to 12
45.5
43.6 - 47.5
45.0
44.4 - 45.6
44.5
44.0 - 45.1
41.5
40.9 - 42.0
45.1
Gender
Female
34.4
32.4 - 36.3
33.7
33.2 - 34.3
31.5
31.0 - 32.0
29.1
28.5 - 29.6
31.9
Male
62.3
60.7 - 63.9
62.0
61.4 - 62.6
62.5
62.0 - 63.1
58.1
57.6 - 58.7
62.5
Non-binary
67.1
63.3 - 70.9
64.2
60.9 - 67.6
59.4
56.5 - 62.4
58.1
56.3 - 60.0
61.1
Sex at birth
Female
36.1
34.1 - 38.0
35.2
34.6 - 35.7
33.2
32.7 - 33.8
31.7
31.1 - 32.2
35.0
Male
62.5
60.9 - 64.1
62.1
61.5 - 62.7
62.7
62.1 - 63.2
58.5
57.9 - 59.0
62.7
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
61.2
58.9 - 63.5
56.9
55.7 - 58.1
53.7
52.6 - 54.8
50.8
49.9 - 51.7
54.3
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
55.0
52.5 - 57.5
54.9
53.4 - 56.4
52.7
51.2 - 54.2
50.0
48.3 - 51.7
55.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
47.9
45.1 - 50.6
45.0
43.9 - 46.1
44.2
43.1 - 45.3
38.5
37.3 - 39.7
41.3
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
61.0
58.8 - 63.1
60.3
58.8 - 61.8
58.2
56.7 - 59.6
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
49.0
46.5 - 51.5
46.3
45.3 - 47.2
45.2
44.2 - 46.2
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 2 hours or more a day playing games on an electronic device on weekends.

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 2 hours a day or about 3 or more hours a day" by the number of respondents who answered "none at all, about half an hour a day, about 1 hour a day, about 2 hours a day or about 3 or more hours a day" to the question: Playing games on an electronic device (not including moving or fitness games): Weekends

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_GAMEE_1

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