Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported feeling free to express themselves at home

Table

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
56.8
56.4 - 57.2
56.0
55.6 - 56.3
50.4
50.0 - 50.8
52.8
53.2
55.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
57.3
56.6 - 58.0
56.8
56.1 - 57.5
51.2
50.5 - 51.9
52.6
53.7
57.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
55.0
54.1 - 55.9
53.6
52.8 - 54.4
47.1
46.3 - 48.0
50.0
50.6
52.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
55.7
54.9 - 56.6
54.6
53.8 - 55.4
48.9
48.0 - 49.7
52.3
51.1
51.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
61.7
60.1 - 63.2
61.0
59.4 - 62.5
57.7
56.1 - 59.3
59.7
63.6
61.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
55.5
53.2 - 57.7
54.3
52.0 - 56.6
50.5
48.1 - 52.9
52.7
53.4
56.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
61.4
60.1 - 62.7
60.6
59.3 - 61.9
56.8
55.4 - 58.3
58.0
58.4
60.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
54.7
53.1 - 56.3
56.4
54.7 - 58.1
49.7
48.0 - 51.4
53.3
52.3
53.3
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
57.6
55.6 - 59.6
59.2
57.2 - 61.1
54.2
52.1 - 56.3
54.4
57.3
57.3
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
56.3
54.1 - 58.4
54.7
52.6 - 56.8
51.8
49.4 - 54.1
53.4
53.5
53.9
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
57.5
54.6 - 60.4
56.5
53.3 - 59.6
53.7
50.6 - 56.7
55.4
55.5
60.3
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
64.5
61.2 - 67.7
61.3
57.9 - 64.7
56.5
52.9 - 60.1
61.5
51.4
65.2
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
52.6
49.1 - 56.1
51.3
47.9 - 54.8
46.1
42.3 - 49.8
48.7
50.5
52.6
Dieppe and Memramcook
66.9
65.2 - 68.7
68.5
66.7 - 70.3
60.9
58.9 - 62.8
63.7
68.9
71.2
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
49.5
44.7 - 54.4
54.9
50.2 - 59.6
45.8
40.8 - 50.7
49.6
53.1
50.4
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
64.1
61.9 - 66.2
63.2
61.0 - 65.4
61.3
59.2 - 63.5
59.6
64.5
62.8
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
57.2
55.2 - 59.1
53.3
51.3 - 55.3
48.6
46.6 - 50.7
51.3
51.5
55.7
Fredericton
57.9
56.7 - 59.1
58.4
57.3 - 59.5
51.9
50.6 - 53.1
54.9
53.5
54.8
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
57.5
54.8 - 60.1
55.2
52.6 - 57.9
49.0
46.4 - 51.6
56.6
54.6
58.5
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
50.5
43.6 - 57.4
48.7
43.3 - 54.1
45.5
39.6 - 51.4
44.6
43.4
46.1
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
63.0
58.9 - 67.1
67.1
63.2 - 71.1
66.3
62.0 - 70.7
68.8
69.3
66.7
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
49.6
45.8 - 53.3
45.6
41.8 - 49.3
36.7
32.9 - 40.6
45.1
48.6
46.7
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
54.7
53.0 - 56.4
56.0
54.3 - 57.8
49.1
47.3 - 50.9
52.9
51.7
53.0
Moncton
56.6
55.6 - 57.6
55.8
54.8 - 56.8
50.7
49.6 - 51.7
51.4
52.5
57.6
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
55.0
51.2 - 58.8
51.0
47.1 - 54.8
48.7
44.7 - 52.7
48.9
50.4
53.2
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
54.5
49.4 - 59.6
59.4
54.5 - 64.4
55.0
49.7 - 60.3
56.0
57.7
56.1
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
58.1
53.3 - 62.9
56.9
52.7 - 61.1
51.7
47.2 - 56.2
57.6
52.2
46.8
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
52.3
50.3 - 54.4
48.7
46.7 - 50.7
46.3
44.2 - 48.4
47.9
45.5
44.6
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
47.7
43.8 - 51.5
43.8
40.1 - 47.5
39.1
35.5 - 42.8
48.8
45.3
50.2
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
56.6
55.0 - 58.2
55.8
54.3 - 57.3
49.4
47.9 - 50.9
51.6
52.9
54.5
Riverview and Coverdale
56.6
54.6 - 58.7
55.7
53.5 - 57.8
46.5
44.3 - 48.7
48.9
48.0
53.0
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
49.2
46.1 - 52.3
49.8
46.6 - 53.0
41.7
38.2 - 45.1
46.2
51.0
50.2
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
54.7
53.4 - 56.0
53.8
52.6 - 55.0
46.9
45.7 - 48.1
49.7
48.5
51.0
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
51.0
47.9 - 54.1
48.6
45.7 - 51.5
42.6
39.7 - 45.4
46.4
39.4
45.8
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
58.8
56.0 - 61.6
59.1
56.5 - 61.6
55.2
52.3 - 58.2
54.4
55.8
64.1
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
64.3
61.1 - 67.5
62.8
59.5 - 66.2
59.1
55.5 - 62.7
59.2
64.1
63.0
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
54.6
51.2 - 58.0
50.5
47.1 - 53.8
47.3
43.6 - 50.9
47.2
49.5
53.2
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
54.5
51.7 - 57.3
53.6
50.8 - 56.4
44.4
41.6 - 47.2
49.6
52.4
55.6
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
52.1
49.3 - 54.9
49.4
46.7 - 52.1
43.6
41.1 - 46.2
47.9
50.6
50.5
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
64.8
62.2 - 67.3
61.3
58.7 - 63.9
60.4
57.6 - 63.2
61.7
61.9
59.3
School districts
Anglophone East School District
53.2
52.3 - 54.1
52.3
51.4 - 53.2
46.3
45.4 - 47.2
48.6
47.8
52.5
Anglophone North School District
51.5
50.2 - 52.9
52.5
51.1 - 53.8
46.0
44.6 - 47.4
49.5
47.8
49.0
Anglophone South School District
54.6
53.7 - 55.5
53.4
52.5 - 54.2
46.9
46.1 - 47.7
49.9
50.0
52.3
Anglophone West School District
55.3
54.5 - 56.2
53.7
52.9 - 54.5
48.6
47.7 - 49.4
51.6
50.4
51.4
Anglophone sector
54.1
53.6 - 54.6
53.1
52.6 - 53.6
47.2
46.7 - 47.7
50.1
49.4
51.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
62.5
61.3 - 63.8
62.0
60.8 - 63.3
58.6
57.2 - 59.9
59.5
60.6
62.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
64.1
62.4 - 65.7
63.6
62.0 - 65.3
59.9
58.2 - 61.6
62.5
65.9
63.1
District scolaire francophone Sud
64.9
63.9 - 65.9
63.9
63.0 - 64.9
58.3
57.2 - 59.4
58.5
63.1
66.5
Francophone sector
64.0
63.3 - 64.7
63.3
62.6 - 64.0
58.7
57.9 - 59.4
59.5
62.8
64.4
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
59.5
58.9 - 60.1
57.7
57.1 - 58.2
53.1
52.5 - 53.7
53.5
56.4
60.2
Grades 9 to 12
54.9
54.4 - 55.5
54.7
54.2 - 55.3
48.5
48.0 - 49.1
52.3
51.0
51.9
Gender
Female
55.6
55.0 - 56.2
55.1
54.6 - 55.7
51.6
51.0 - 52.2
52.3
n/a
n/a
Male
60.0
59.5 - 60.6
59.1
58.6 - 59.7
52.3
51.7 - 52.9
57.3
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
30.0
26.9 - 33.1
27.4
24.8 - 30.1
26.8
25.1 - 28.4
22.8
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
54.1
53.5 - 54.6
53.2
52.6 - 53.7
48.9
48.3 - 49.4
48.9
55.4
n/a
Male
59.9
59.3 - 60.4
59.0
58.5 - 59.5
52.2
51.7 - 52.8
57.2
51.1
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
35.3
34.1 - 36.4
34.5
33.4 - 35.5
34.9
34.0 - 35.7
33.0
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
49.5
48.1 - 50.9
47.8
46.4 - 49.2
44.6
42.9 - 46.3
47.9
46.7
47.1
Immigrant
Immigrants
54.8
53.8 - 55.8
54.9
53.8 - 55.9
48.5
47.3 - 49.7
52.4
50.6
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
46.6
45.2 - 48.0
47.0
45.5 - 48.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
53.7
52.8 - 54.7
53.8
52.9 - 54.7
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 feeling free to express themselves at home.

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 "really true for me" by the number of respondents who answered "really false for me, sort of false for me, sort of true for me or really true for me" to the question: We are interested in how you feel about yourself and how you think other people see you: c) I feel free to express myself at home.

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

Higher is better

NBHC code

SH_MEF03_1

Charts

Maps