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

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2025-2026 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
57.3
55.8 - 58.8
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
58.5
55.2 - 61.8
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
55.8
53.3 - 58.3
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
55.4
52.7 - 58.2
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
S
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
56.5
51.2 - 61.9
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
62.5
58.4 - 66.6
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
55.5
53.5 - 57.5
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
60.0
52.0 - 67.9
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
57.7
48.4 - 67.1
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
58.0
50.4 - 65.6
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
66.2
62.6 - 69.9
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
54.4
48.8 - 59.9
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
69.5
67.6 - 71.4
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
53.0
51.3 - 54.7
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
S
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
56.0
52.6 - 59.4
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
57.8
54.1 - 61.6
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 Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
56.7
54.0
62.9
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
55.8
50.5 - 61.1
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
48.1
48.1 - 48.1
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
S
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
48.6
44.9 - 52.3
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
55.7
53.5 - 57.8
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
57.4
52.7 - 62.1
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
53.0
49.3 - 56.7
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
54.0
50.4 - 57.6
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
59.3
55.2 - 63.5
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
50.3
42.6 - 58.1
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
47.6
43.4 - 51.8
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
59.1
55.3 - 62.9
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
55.8
53.2 - 58.4
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
55.1
46.6 - 63.7
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
50.5 - 58.9
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
51.6
51.1 - 52.1
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
59.8
54.1 - 65.5
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
63.9
61.4 - 66.4
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
55.0
51.8 - 58.3
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
55.7
52.8 - 58.6
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
52.2
48.0 - 56.4
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
63.9
62.4 - 65.5
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
53.7
51.5 - 55.9
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
52.5
49.5 - 55.6
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
55.5
53.0 - 57.9
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
54.3
51.7 - 56.9
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
54.3
53.0 - 55.6
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
63.9
61.9 - 66.0
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
S
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
66.5
64.9 - 68.1
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
65.0
63.2 - 66.7
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
60.9
59.4 - 62.4
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
54.8
52.7 - 56.9
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
57.1
55.5 - 58.8
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
59.6
57.9 - 61.3
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
29.4
26.3 - 32.5
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
55.4
53.7 - 57.1
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
59.5
57.9 - 61.1
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+
35.4
33.5 - 37.3
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
49.4
47.2 - 51.6
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
56.3
54.1 - 58.5
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
46.4
44.4 - 48.3
46.6
45.2 - 48.0
47.0
45.5 - 48.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
54.4
52.5 - 56.4
53.7
52.8 - 54.7
53.8
52.9 - 54.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
65.6
63.7 - 67.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
47.3
45.6 - 48.9
n/a
n/a
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

Due to a low school participation rate in some areas of the province for the 2025-2026 edition of this survey, survey results are not available for District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest (school district), Madawaska and North-West Area (health zone), Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer (community), and Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area (community).

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

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