Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported feeling free to express themselves with their friends

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
54.3
53.9 - 54.7
54.3
54.0 - 54.7
49.8
49.4 - 50.2
53.9
52.3
54.4
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
56.2
55.5 - 56.9
56.0
55.3 - 56.7
50.9
50.2 - 51.7
53.3
53.1
55.7
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
51.4
50.5 - 52.3
52.1
51.3 - 52.9
47.5
46.7 - 48.4
52.0
51.2
52.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
54.2
53.4 - 55.1
54.4
53.6 - 55.2
49.4
48.5 - 50.2
53.8
50.6
51.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
54.9
53.2 - 56.5
55.6
54.0 - 57.2
53.3
51.7 - 54.9
58.4
58.1
61.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
51.5
49.3 - 53.8
52.2
49.8 - 54.5
49.7
47.3 - 52.1
55.3
49.2
53.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
57.1
55.7 - 58.4
56.2
54.9 - 57.5
53.1
51.6 - 54.5
58.0
56.0
60.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
52.5
50.8 - 54.1
51.1
49.4 - 52.7
47.3
45.6 - 49.0
53.3
50.0
51.6
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
56.2
54.2 - 58.2
55.3
53.3 - 57.3
52.7
50.6 - 54.8
56.1
55.7
56.2
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
55.3
53.1 - 57.5
54.9
52.8 - 57.0
51.3
48.9 - 53.7
51.9
51.5
54.3
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
53.3
50.4 - 56.2
54.4
51.3 - 57.6
50.0
46.9 - 53.1
54.1
52.2
58.4
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
60.1
56.8 - 63.5
58.0
54.6 - 61.5
52.2
48.6 - 55.9
59.3
49.6
63.9
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
48.9
45.4 - 52.4
49.0
45.6 - 52.5
49.3
45.5 - 53.1
57.2
44.9
49.5
Dieppe and Memramcook
64.8
63.0 - 66.6
62.5
60.6 - 64.3
60.9
59.0 - 62.8
62.1
65.9
66.5
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
48.5
43.7 - 53.3
52.9
48.1 - 57.6
46.6
41.6 - 51.5
52.2
50.6
51.6
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
58.1
55.9 - 60.4
58.7
56.5 - 61.0
56.4
54.2 - 58.6
59.4
59.6
64.1
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
55.6
53.7 - 57.6
55.4
53.5 - 57.4
50.8
48.8 - 52.9
54.4
47.6
51.4
Fredericton
56.1
54.9 - 57.3
56.4
55.3 - 57.5
51.8
50.6 - 53.1
56.1
53.5
54.4
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
49.6
46.9 - 52.4
50.3
47.7 - 53.0
47.8
45.1 - 50.4
53.8
50.0
55.2
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
48.0
41.1 - 54.9
52.1
46.6 - 57.5
40.4
34.6 - 46.2
48.1
44.5
43.0
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
55.2
51.0 - 59.5
57.1
52.9 - 61.2
55.7
51.1 - 60.3
65.2
60.7
69.8
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
44.3
40.5 - 48.0
45.5
41.7 - 49.2
40.4
36.5 - 44.4
43.8
45.1
47.5
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
53.2
51.5 - 54.9
51.1
49.3 - 52.9
47.3
45.5 - 49.1
52.8
50.3
50.7
Moncton
55.8
54.8 - 56.8
55.7
54.7 - 56.7
50.1
49.0 - 51.2
53.2
52.7
55.9
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
54.3
50.5 - 58.1
53.4
49.5 - 57.2
48.4
44.4 - 52.4
51.1
46.6
49.6
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
45.3
40.2 - 50.4
50.5
45.5 - 55.5
47.2
41.9 - 52.6
58.1
47.6
60.2
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
53.9
49.1 - 58.8
54.0
49.8 - 58.3
48.5
43.9 - 53.0
56.7
47.2
42.2
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
52.8
50.7 - 54.9
52.6
50.6 - 54.6
47.0
44.9 - 49.1
50.3
50.2
49.8
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
48.0
44.2 - 51.8
44.0
40.3 - 47.7
39.1
35.4 - 42.8
49.6
44.4
49.4
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
52.1
50.5 - 53.6
54.5
53.0 - 56.0
48.1
46.6 - 49.7
53.3
53.0
52.2
Riverview and Coverdale
55.6
53.5 - 57.7
53.2
51.1 - 55.4
47.7
45.5 - 49.9
51.7
47.4
52.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
46.6
43.5 - 49.7
51.0
47.8 - 54.2
43.9
40.5 - 47.4
45.8
47.2
48.7
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
50.9
49.6 - 52.2
51.7
50.6 - 52.9
48.3
47.1 - 49.6
52.4
51.1
52.7
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
51.4
48.3 - 54.5
52.3
49.4 - 55.2
43.5
40.7 - 46.3
46.9
43.3
43.4
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
56.3
53.5 - 59.2
59.0
56.4 - 61.6
52.3
49.3 - 55.3
53.1
56.6
61.0
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
56.0
52.6 - 59.4
53.5
50.0 - 56.9
53.9
50.3 - 57.6
59.7
61.5
63.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
54.1
50.7 - 57.5
49.9
46.6 - 53.2
43.6
40.0 - 47.3
51.8
50.2
53.7
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
50.6
47.8 - 53.4
50.1
47.4 - 52.9
46.1
43.3 - 48.9
46.9
51.2
51.7
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
50.6
47.9 - 53.4
49.9
47.2 - 52.6
44.5
42.0 - 47.1
50.0
48.5
48.8
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
57.4
54.8 - 60.1
58.6
55.9 - 61.2
53.7
50.8 - 56.5
59.7
57.5
61.6
School districts
Anglophone East School District
52.6
51.7 - 53.5
52.4
51.5 - 53.3
46.5
45.5 - 47.4
49.8
47.4
50.5
Anglophone North School District
50.6
49.3 - 51.9
50.7
49.3 - 52.1
45.8
44.4 - 47.2
51.7
46.8
48.3
Anglophone South School District
51.1
50.2 - 52.0
52.0
51.2 - 52.9
47.4
46.6 - 48.2
51.9
50.9
51.7
Anglophone West School District
53.8
53.0 - 54.6
53.3
52.5 - 54.1
49.0
48.1 - 49.8
53.0
49.6
50.9
Anglophone sector
52.3
51.8 - 52.8
52.4
51.9 - 52.8
47.5
47.0 - 48.0
51.8
49.2
50.8
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
57.2
55.9 - 58.4
56.2
54.9 - 57.5
54.0
52.6 - 55.4
58.9
56.5
62.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
56.6
54.8 - 58.3
57.3
55.6 - 59.0
55.2
53.5 - 56.9
60.2
59.7
63.5
District scolaire francophone Sud
62.3
61.3 - 63.3
61.9
61.0 - 62.9
57.0
55.9 - 58.1
58.8
62.4
64.4
Francophone sector
59.7
59.0 - 60.4
59.4
58.7 - 60.1
55.8
55.0 - 56.5
59.1
59.9
63.6
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
54.2
53.7 - 54.8
53.6
53.0 - 54.2
50.2
49.6 - 50.8
53.0
51.9
55.6
Grades 9 to 12
54.4
53.9 - 54.9
54.9
54.3 - 55.4
49.6
49.0 - 50.1
54.5
52.6
53.6
Gender
Female
56.0
55.4 - 56.6
55.5
55.0 - 56.1
52.1
51.5 - 52.7
54.4
n/a
n/a
Male
53.5
52.9 - 54.0
54.0
53.4 - 54.6
48.5
47.9 - 49.1
54.0
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
47.9
44.6 - 51.3
50.6
47.6 - 53.5
45.3
43.4 - 47.2
51.3
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
55.7
55.1 - 56.2
55.0
54.5 - 55.6
51.4
50.8 - 51.9
53.9
56.1
n/a
Male
53.1
52.6 - 53.7
53.8
53.2 - 54.3
48.3
47.7 - 48.9
53.8
48.5
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
51.1
49.9 - 52.3
51.8
50.7 - 52.9
47.6
46.7 - 48.5
51.4
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
50.1
48.7 - 51.5
51.7
50.3 - 53.2
47.8
46.1 - 49.5
50.1
45.3
49.8
Immigrant
Immigrants
53.4
52.4 - 54.4
52.6
51.6 - 53.7
47.3
46.1 - 48.5
50.6
50.0
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
47.4
46.0 - 48.8
49.4
48.0 - 50.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
52.5
51.6 - 53.4
51.7
50.7 - 52.6
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 with their friends.

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: f) I feel free to express myself with my friends.

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_MEF06_1

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