Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported feeling they like to spend time with their parents or guardians

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
59.9
58.1 - 61.8
59.7
59.3 - 60.1
57.6
57.3 - 58.0
50.7
50.3 - 51.1
52.7
51.1
48.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
60.8
57.4 - 64.1
60.3
59.6 - 60.9
58.9
58.2 - 59.5
51.7
51.0 - 52.4
53.6
51.8
51.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
57.5
53.8 - 61.2
58.0
57.1 - 58.8
54.4
53.6 - 55.2
46.3
45.5 - 47.1
48.1
47.4
45.9
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
58.5
54.6 - 62.3
58.6
57.8 - 59.4
55.4
54.6 - 56.2
48.7
47.9 - 49.6
50.8
49.0
45.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
63.1
61.5 - 64.6
64.9
63.4 - 66.5
60.6
59.1 - 62.2
63.3
63.3
59.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
59.3
50.2 - 68.3
56.8
54.5 - 59.0
55.7
53.4 - 58.0
50.5
48.1 - 52.9
52.2
49.6
49.8
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
66.2
61.5 - 70.9
64.7
63.4 - 66.0
65.7
64.5 - 67.0
59.1
57.7 - 60.5
61.1
57.1
54.6
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
59.2
54.5 - 63.9
58.1
56.5 - 59.8
56.9
55.3 - 58.6
49.7
48.0 - 51.4
51.9
50.5
43.2
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
62.7
54.7 - 70.7
61.2
59.2 - 63.2
63.4
61.5 - 65.4
55.7
53.6 - 57.8
59.8
55.6
56.5
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
57.4
48.3 - 66.6
57.9
55.7 - 60.0
58.9
56.8 - 61.0
51.1
48.8 - 53.5
53.6
51.2
48.4
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
58.9
45.1 - 72.8
56.9
54.0 - 59.8
57.7
54.6 - 60.8
51.5
48.4 - 54.6
54.0
49.9
55.3
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
68.1
59.6 - 76.6
67.4
64.2 - 70.6
68.2
64.9 - 71.5
60.4
56.9 - 64.0
60.5
53.3
52.2
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
59.8
51.0 - 68.6
56.6
53.1 - 60.1
53.0
49.6 - 56.4
49.0
45.3 - 52.8
49.7
49.1
44.5
Dieppe and Memramcook
68.2
60.3 - 76.2
65.5
63.7 - 67.2
71.6
69.8 - 73.3
60.7
58.8 - 62.7
64.5
64.6
66.6
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
61.5
58.7 - 64.2
56.7
52.0 - 61.5
56.3
51.6 - 60.9
42.9
38.0 - 47.9
49.0
53.2
51.6
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
64.1
61.9 - 66.3
65.5
63.3 - 67.7
62.7
60.5 - 64.9
65.4
62.9
60.7
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
58.3
51.5 - 65.2
59.4
57.5 - 61.4
54.1
52.1 - 56.1
48.5
46.5 - 50.6
48.5
49.6
44.9
Fredericton
60.2
53.8 - 66.7
60.3
59.1 - 61.5
57.9
56.8 - 59.0
50.7
49.4 - 51.9
53.4
49.7
49.8
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
55.0
59.6
60.5
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
58.5
55.6 - 61.4
60.1
57.4 - 62.8
62.2
59.6 - 64.8
55.9
53.3 - 58.5
59.9
60.8
56.5
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
51.0
51.0 - 51.0
58.5
51.5 - 65.5
46.8
41.4 - 52.2
39.6
33.8 - 45.4
37.5
36.6
43.1
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
66.6
62.5 - 70.6
69.6
65.7 - 73.5
65.1
60.7 - 69.5
62.0
68.0
59.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
48.4
39.7 - 57.1
54.3
50.5 - 58.0
48.2
44.4 - 51.9
40.7
36.8 - 44.6
47.7
47.0
43.5
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
59.5
54.3 - 64.8
58.0
56.3 - 59.8
55.9
54.2 - 57.7
48.5
46.7 - 50.3
51.3
48.7
41.9
Moncton
60.5
55.3 - 65.7
60.9
60.0 - 61.9
57.9
56.9 - 58.9
51.4
50.3 - 52.5
52.3
50.8
51.7
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
56.1
48.4 - 63.8
56.3
52.5 - 60.1
53.7
49.8 - 57.5
49.6
45.6 - 53.6
48.1
51.0
45.7
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
55.4
52.2 - 58.7
59.0
54.0 - 64.1
65.5
60.7 - 70.3
60.5
55.3 - 65.8
56.9
66.0
54.9
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
67.5
63.1 - 71.9
68.6
64.0 - 73.2
62.6
58.4 - 66.8
56.0
51.5 - 60.4
55.2
55.9
38.6
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
55.5
46.5 - 64.5
54.4
52.4 - 56.5
51.3
49.3 - 53.3
46.4
44.3 - 48.4
47.1
45.6
38.5
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
49.8
41.7 - 57.8
51.2
47.4 - 55.0
46.1
42.4 - 49.9
43.3
39.5 - 47.1
44.5
45.5
44.5
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
60.1
53.2 - 66.9
60.1
58.6 - 61.7
56.1
54.6 - 57.6
49.1
47.5 - 50.6
48.8
48.3
49.7
Riverview and Coverdale
58.4
48.9 - 67.9
58.4
56.3 - 60.4
54.2
52.1 - 56.4
45.7
43.5 - 47.9
47.8
47.3
42.2
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
54.6
41.5 - 67.7
50.6
47.5 - 53.7
45.6
42.4 - 48.7
43.5
40.0 - 47.0
49.0
47.7
43.1
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
56.0
50.5 - 61.6
57.0
55.7 - 58.3
53.9
52.7 - 55.1
45.8
44.6 - 47.1
47.3
45.6
43.2
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
59.4
56.8 - 62.1
55.8
52.8 - 58.9
52.7
49.8 - 55.6
46.3
43.4 - 49.1
47.5
41.0
40.2
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
63.3
58.2 - 68.4
62.1
59.4 - 64.9
64.7
62.2 - 67.2
56.8
53.9 - 59.8
61.7
56.3
58.2
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
68.2
61.8 - 74.7
67.6
64.4 - 70.8
66.9
63.6 - 70.2
62.8
59.3 - 66.3
59.5
60.4
53.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
59.7
56.4 - 63.0
59.1
55.7 - 62.5
52.0
48.6 - 55.3
43.9
40.3 - 47.6
48.0
43.7
46.1
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
57.7
51.9 - 63.6
56.7
53.9 - 59.5
55.5
52.7 - 58.3
42.7
39.9 - 45.5
48.3
47.5
43.5
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
53.7
42.0 - 65.3
56.5
53.7 - 59.2
50.8
48.1 - 53.5
43.2
40.7 - 45.7
48.3
51.1
46.7
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
70.3
63.6 - 77.0
67.6
65.1 - 70.1
67.8
65.3 - 70.3
62.1
59.4 - 64.9
64.8
60.6
54.4
School districts
Anglophone East School District
57.9
54.2 - 61.6
57.9
57.0 - 58.8
53.0
52.1 - 53.9
46.5
45.6 - 47.5
48.3
46.2
45.4
Anglophone North School District
55.9
51.1 - 60.6
54.8
53.5 - 56.1
51.8
50.4 - 53.2
44.8
43.5 - 46.2
47.5
44.2
41.9
Anglophone South School District
57.3
53.5 - 61.1
57.7
56.8 - 58.6
53.8
53.0 - 54.6
45.7
44.9 - 46.6
48.1
46.6
45.4
Anglophone West School District
57.9
54.0 - 61.7
58.2
57.4 - 59.0
54.4
53.6 - 55.2
48.0
47.2 - 48.8
50.3
48.4
45.2
Anglophone sector
57.5
55.4 - 59.5
57.6
57.1 - 58.1
53.6
53.1 - 54.0
46.6
46.1 - 47.0
48.8
46.8
44.9
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
67.2
63.9 - 70.6
65.2
63.9 - 66.4
67.5
66.2 - 68.7
61.2
59.9 - 62.6
62.6
59.8
55.5
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
64.3
62.7 - 66.0
67.5
65.8 - 69.1
63.7
62.1 - 65.4
65.5
65.5
60.8
District scolaire francophone Sud
66.0
62.2 - 69.7
65.5
64.5 - 66.4
68.9
67.9 - 69.8
60.4
59.3 - 61.5
61.1
61.3
61.1
Francophone sector
66.3
63.6 - 69.1
65.2
64.5 - 65.9
68.2
67.5 - 68.9
61.3
60.5 - 62.0
62.4
61.6
59.0
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
69.6
68.4 - 70.8
69.0
68.4 - 69.5
67.5
66.9 - 68.0
61.0
60.4 - 61.6
62.9
61.6
61.9
Grades 9 to 12
53.3
51.7 - 54.9
53.0
52.5 - 53.6
50.8
50.2 - 51.3
43.5
42.9 - 44.0
45.2
43.7
40.1
Gender
Female
60.6
58.7 - 62.5
60.0
59.4 - 60.6
57.4
56.9 - 58.0
52.3
51.6 - 52.9
54.2
n/a
n/a
Male
61.3
59.3 - 63.3
61.0
60.4 - 61.6
59.7
59.2 - 60.3
51.9
51.3 - 52.5
54.6
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
31.5
28.1 - 34.9
33.8
30.6 - 37.0
30.1
27.4 - 32.9
28.2
26.5 - 29.9
25.0
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
58.9
57.1 - 60.8
58.6
58.0 - 59.1
55.6
55.1 - 56.2
49.9
49.3 - 50.4
51.1
54.9
n/a
Male
61.3
59.2 - 63.4
61.0
60.4 - 61.5
60.0
59.4 - 60.5
51.8
51.2 - 52.4
54.6
47.1
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
38.8
37.0 - 40.7
39.1
38.0 - 40.3
36.4
35.4 - 37.5
37.2
36.3 - 38.1
36.2
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
52.7
50.1 - 55.4
51.6
50.2 - 53.0
48.8
47.4 - 50.2
43.2
41.5 - 44.9
46.9
45.6
41.2
Immigrant
Immigrants
59.9
57.8 - 62.1
58.6
57.6 - 59.6
59.8
58.7 - 60.8
48.9
47.7 - 50.1
52.3
51.1
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
49.5
47.3 - 51.7
50.6
49.1 - 52.0
48.5
47.1 - 49.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
58.7
56.5 - 60.9
58.4
57.5 - 59.3
57.7
56.8 - 58.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
68.0
66.2 - 69.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
50.5
48.2 - 52.7
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 they like to spend time with their parents or guardians.

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: e) I like to spend time with my parents.

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_MEF05_1

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