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Average age at which students in grade 12 reported they first used cannabis

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Unit Number

Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
14.5
14.5 - 14.6
14.8
15.0
13.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
14.8
14.6 - 15.0
14.7
15.2
13.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
14.4
14.2 - 14.5
14.8
15.0
13.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
14.5
14.3 - 14.7
14.6
14.8
13.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
14.9
14.7 - 15.2
15.0
15.5
13.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
13.9
13.5 - 14.3
15.1
14.8
13.6
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
14.7
14.5 - 15.0
15.2
15.4
13.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
14.3
14.0 - 14.7
14.7
14.9
13.4
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
14.6
14.1 - 15.0
14.9
15.4
14.0
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
14.6
14.2 - 14.9
14.5
14.9
13.8
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
14.5
14.1 - 15.0
S
15.0
S
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
S
15.4
S
S
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
13.0
12.4 - 13.6
S
S
S
Dieppe and Memramcook
15.2
14.6 - 15.8
14.7
15.6
14.2
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
S
S
S
S
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
15.1
14.8 - 15.3
15.2
15.4
13.9
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
14.1
13.6 - 14.5
14.5
14.9
13.6
Fredericton
14.8
14.6 - 15.1
14.9
15.1
13.8
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
15.1
14.8 - 15.5
14.8
S
13.7
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
S
S
S
S
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
S
S
S
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
S
S
14.0
13.4
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
14.2
13.9 - 14.6
14.6
14.9
13.4
Moncton
15.0
14.7 - 15.2
15.0
15.2
13.8
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
S
14.1
14.6
13.6
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
S
S
S
S
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
S
S
S
S
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
14.4
14.1 - 14.7
14.1
14.5
13.6
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
13.9
13.3 - 14.5
14.9
S
13.4
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
14.2
13.9 - 14.5
15.0
15.3
13.6
Riverview and Coverdale
S
14.6
14.9
13.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
S
14.9
15.3
S
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
14.5
14.2 - 14.7
14.6
15.1
13.6
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
S
14.2
14.8
13.7
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
S
S
S
S
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
S
S
S
S
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
S
S
14.8
13.4
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
14.8
14.3 - 15.4
S
14.6
13.8
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
14.0
13.1 - 14.8
14.9
14.3
13.9
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
15.1
14.7 - 15.4
15.3
S
S
School districts
Anglophone East School District
14.7
14.5 - 15.0
14.7
15.1
13.6
Anglophone North School District
14.2
14.0 - 14.5
14.5
15.0
13.6
Anglophone South School District
14.4
14.2 - 14.6
14.8
15.0
13.6
Anglophone West School District
14.5
14.3 - 14.7
14.5
14.8
13.6
Anglophone sector
14.5
14.4 - 14.6
14.7
15.0
13.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
14.5
14.3 - 14.8
15.4
15.3
13.8
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
14.8
14.6 - 15.1
15.1
15.5
13.9
District scolaire francophone Sud
14.9
14.7 - 15.2
15.2
15.3
14.0
Francophone sector
14.8
14.6 - 14.9
15.2
15.3
13.9
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Grades 9 to 12
14.5
14.5 - 14.6
14.8
15.0
13.7
Gender
Female
14.7
14.6 - 14.8
15.0
n/a
n/a
Male
14.4
14.3 - 14.6
14.6
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
13.4
12.8 - 14.1
14.6
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
14.7
14.6 - 14.8
15.0
15.3
n/a
Male
14.4
14.3 - 14.5
14.6
14.8
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
14.7
14.5 - 14.9
14.8
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
13.8
13.5 - 14.1
14.2
14.4
13.1
Immigrant
Immigrants
14.7
14.3 - 15.1
15.3
15.2
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
14.1
13.8 - 14.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
13.9
13.5 - 14.3
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 average age at which students in grade 12 reported they first used cannabis. This indicator includes marijuana, any other products made from the cannabis plant such as dry cannabis and cannabis that is mixed or processed into another product.

Source

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

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who are in grade 12. This indicator is calculated by doing the "sum of the values" divided by "number of values" to the question: At what age did you first do the following things? If there is something you have not done, choose the ‘never’ category. d) Use marijuana

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_MAR01_1

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