Average life satisfaction score of students in grades 6 to 12 (based on a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 represents the best possible life)

Table

Unit Number

	Academic Year 2022-2023	Academic Year 2021-2022	Academic Year 2018-2019	Academic Year 2015-2016

Province
New Brunswick	7.1	6.9	7.3	7.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area	7.1	6.9	7.3	7.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area	6.9	6.7	7.1	7.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area	7.0	6.8	7.1	7.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area	7.4	7.3	7.8	7.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area	7.1	7.0	7.3	7.7
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area	7.3	7.3	7.7	7.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area	7.1	6.9	7.3	7.4
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area	7.2	7.1	7.5	7.6
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area	7.2	7.1	7.2	7.4
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area	7.2	7.1	7.4	7.9
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area	7.3	7.4	7.8	8.2
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area	7.0	6.9	7.1	7.5
Dieppe and Memramcook	7.5	7.3	7.9	8.0
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area	7.0	7.2	7.4	7.5
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area	7.4	7.4	7.8	7.9
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area	7.1	6.9	7.2	7.4
Fredericton	7.0	6.9	7.2	7.5
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area	n/a	7.1	7.3	7.8
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area	7.3	7.2	7.6	7.8
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area	6.7	6.6	7.0	7.5
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer	7.7	7.7	8.1	8.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area	6.7	6.8	7.0	7.0
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area	7.0	6.9	7.3	7.4
Moncton	7.1	6.9	7.2	7.5
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area	7.0	6.7	7.1	7.5
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area	7.2	7.0	7.7	7.8
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.6
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area	6.8	6.6	6.9	7.1
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area	6.6	6.6	7.0	7.3
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area	7.0	6.8	7.2	7.5
Riverview and Coverdale	6.9	6.7	7.1	7.3
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area	6.8	6.7	7.0	7.4
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash	6.8	6.6	7.0	7.3
Salisbury and Petitcodiac	7.0	6.7	6.8	7.2
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé	7.3	7.1	7.6	7.9
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area	7.4	7.5	7.9	7.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.4
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area	6.8	6.8	7.2	7.5
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area	6.8	6.7	7.1	7.6
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore	7.6	7.5	7.8	7.9
School districts
Anglophone East School District	7.0	6.8	7.0	7.4
Anglophone North School District	6.9	6.8	7.0	7.3
Anglophone South School District	6.8	6.7	7.1	7.4
Anglophone West School District	6.9	6.8	7.1	7.4
Anglophone sector	6.9	6.8	7.1	7.4
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est	7.4	7.4	7.7	8.0
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest	7.5	7.4	7.9	8.0
District scolaire francophone Sud	7.4	7.2	7.7	7.9
Francophone sector	7.4	7.3	7.8	7.9
Grades
Grades 6 to 8	7.3	7.2	7.5	7.8
Grades 9 to 12	6.9	6.7	7.1	7.3

n/a = Not applicable / not available

S = Data was suppressed due to low respondent counts

About

This indicator is the average life satisfaction score of students in grades 6 to 12 (based on a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 represents the best possible life).

Source

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

Calculations

This indicator is calculated by doing the "sum of the values" divided by "number of values" to the question: The top of the ladder (10) is the best possible life for you and the bottom (0) is the worst possible life for you. In general, where on the ladder do you feel you stand at the moment?

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

Number

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

SH_LIF01_6