Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported feeling they have a choice about which activities to do with their friends

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
48.2
47.0 - 49.4
46.5
46.1 - 46.9
46.6
46.3 - 47.0
41.3
40.9 - 41.7
47.0
43.8
46.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
50.4
47.8 - 53.1
48.3
47.6 - 49.0
48.4
47.7 - 49.1
42.6
41.8 - 43.3
46.6
44.5
48.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
47.3
45.6 - 48.9
44.4
43.6 - 45.3
45.3
44.5 - 46.1
39.6
38.8 - 40.4
46.8
43.1
45.8
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
46.6
44.4 - 48.7
45.5
44.7 - 46.4
45.4
44.6 - 46.2
39.8
39.0 - 40.6
47.4
42.9
45.3
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
47.4
45.8 - 49.1
48.9
47.3 - 50.6
45.1
43.5 - 46.7
49.6
48.1
51.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
45.1
42.8 - 47.5
44.5
42.2 - 46.7
44.3
42.0 - 46.7
42.3
40.0 - 44.7
44.9
41.9
44.6
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
48.3
46.8 - 49.9
47.5
46.2 - 48.9
47.5
46.2 - 48.9
43.5
42.1 - 45.0
47.6
45.3
47.6
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
46.8
43.4 - 50.2
46.2
44.6 - 47.9
45.6
43.9 - 47.3
39.1
37.5 - 40.8
45.9
41.4
42.8
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
49.3
48.3 - 50.3
48.6
46.6 - 50.6
47.6
45.6 - 49.6
42.3
40.2 - 44.4
45.5
45.6
48.5
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
46.6
42.6 - 50.7
44.3
42.1 - 46.5
44.4
42.3 - 46.5
40.9
38.5 - 43.2
45.5
39.3
43.7
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
45.4
42.2 - 48.7
45.1
42.2 - 48.1
46.7
43.5 - 49.9
44.6
41.5 - 47.7
46.1
44.4
46.4
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
48.9
45.2 - 52.5
47.0
43.5 - 50.4
46.7
43.2 - 50.2
41.7
38.1 - 45.3
49.1
43.7
49.3
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
44.7
41.7 - 47.7
43.6
40.1 - 47.0
41.1
37.7 - 44.5
39.1
35.4 - 42.8
43.1
38.3
42.9
Dieppe and Memramcook
58.7
53.3 - 64.0
57.2
55.4 - 59.1
54.8
52.9 - 56.8
49.8
47.8 - 51.8
52.8
55.9
57.8
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
38.3
37.2 - 39.4
41.4
36.6 - 46.2
42.5
37.8 - 47.2
36.1
31.3 - 41.0
53.9
41.6
46.5
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
49.9
47.6 - 52.2
51.6
49.3 - 53.9
47.7
45.4 - 49.9
51.4
47.8
54.9
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
47.9
44.4 - 51.4
51.6
49.6 - 53.6
47.5
45.5 - 49.5
42.3
40.2 - 44.3
48.2
42.2
46.3
Fredericton
48.9
45.5 - 52.3
46.9
45.6 - 48.1
47.4
46.3 - 48.5
42.3
41.1 - 43.6
48.6
45.5
49.0
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
50.0
44.0
54.0
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
47.1
44.2 - 50.1
42.3
39.6 - 45.0
43.6
40.9 - 46.2
40.1
37.5 - 42.7
43.7
43.7
44.6
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
41.4
41.4 - 41.4
37.3
30.7 - 44.0
38.9
33.6 - 44.2
36.7
30.9 - 42.4
41.1
35.1
43.0
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
50.7
46.4 - 55.0
52.4
48.1 - 56.6
47.9
43.3 - 52.5
56.2
53.8
55.7
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
37.0
35.1 - 38.9
35.7
32.1 - 39.4
37.3
33.7 - 41.0
31.1
27.4 - 34.8
44.7
35.3
43.1
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
47.4
44.0 - 50.8
46.7
45.0 - 48.4
46.2
44.4 - 48.0
39.0
37.3 - 40.8
46.5
41.6
42.2
Moncton
51.1
47.9 - 54.3
48.7
47.7 - 49.7
49.4
48.4 - 50.4
42.8
41.7 - 43.9
46.8
45.1
49.0
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
43.8
41.4 - 46.2
42.9
39.1 - 46.6
44.0
40.2 - 47.9
37.8
33.9 - 41.7
45.8
45.9
43.3
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
40.7
37.6 - 43.7
41.5
36.4 - 46.6
40.5
35.5 - 45.4
40.1
34.8 - 45.5
40.3
40.3
48.5
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
46.2
43.5 - 48.9
46.0
41.2 - 50.9
48.7
44.4 - 53.0
41.9
37.4 - 46.4
47.6
41.1
37.3
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
43.6
41.1 - 46.0
42.0
39.9 - 44.0
41.5
39.5 - 43.5
35.3
33.3 - 37.3
45.2
39.8
39.6
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
39.6
38.2 - 41.0
36.9
33.2 - 40.6
35.4
31.8 - 39.1
31.2
27.7 - 34.8
38.2
36.1
44.1
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
48.1
45.8 - 50.4
44.4
42.8 - 46.0
47.2
45.7 - 48.7
40.8
39.3 - 42.3
47.4
46.2
45.6
Riverview and Coverdale
46.4
45.1 - 47.8
45.5
43.4 - 47.5
43.9
41.7 - 46.0
38.6
36.4 - 40.7
45.1
39.9
45.4
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
43.9
39.4 - 48.3
40.0
36.9 - 43.0
42.1
38.9 - 45.2
36.8
33.4 - 40.2
41.3
41.3
45.0
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
47.3
44.6 - 49.9
45.5
44.2 - 46.8
45.0
43.8 - 46.2
39.7
38.5 - 40.9
46.9
41.7
45.8
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
43.6
38.6 - 48.5
43.1
40.0 - 46.2
43.6
40.7 - 46.5
38.0
35.2 - 40.7
41.2
35.3
38.9
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
52.1
45.0 - 59.2
50.0
47.1 - 52.9
52.2
49.6 - 54.9
43.0
40.0 - 46.0
46.8
46.8
51.7
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
47.0
44.4 - 49.5
44.8
41.4 - 48.2
43.2
39.7 - 46.6
44.3
40.7 - 47.9
47.5
48.7
48.1
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
40.8
36.3 - 45.4
42.3
38.9 - 45.6
42.3
39.0 - 45.6
35.8
32.3 - 39.4
42.9
39.5
45.6
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
50.4
44.5 - 56.3
44.9
42.1 - 47.8
45.7
42.9 - 48.5
40.9
38.2 - 43.7
49.2
44.1
47.8
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
45.5
44.1 - 46.8
40.6
37.8 - 43.3
43.4
40.7 - 46.1
36.4
33.9 - 38.9
44.2
41.4
43.1
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
47.1
41.5 - 52.7
47.7
45.0 - 50.4
50.7
47.9 - 53.4
46.4
43.5 - 49.3
50.7
43.9
45.4
School districts
Anglophone East School District
47.1
45.2 - 49.0
45.3
44.4 - 46.2
45.8
44.9 - 46.7
39.9
38.9 - 40.8
44.5
40.8
44.9
Anglophone North School District
45.9
43.4 - 48.5
44.0
42.7 - 45.3
44.1
42.7 - 45.4
38.2
36.8 - 39.5
44.3
39.9
40.8
Anglophone South School District
46.9
45.3 - 48.5
44.2
43.3 - 45.1
45.2
44.4 - 46.0
39.6
38.8 - 40.4
46.7
42.7
45.4
Anglophone West School District
45.3
43.8 - 46.8
45.2
44.4 - 46.1
44.5
43.7 - 45.3
39.4
38.5 - 40.2
47.0
42.6
44.7
Anglophone sector
46.4
45.4 - 47.3
44.8
44.3 - 45.3
45.0
44.5 - 45.5
39.4
39.0 - 39.9
46.0
41.9
44.5
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
47.4
45.5 - 49.4
47.6
46.3 - 48.9
47.1
45.8 - 48.4
44.7
43.4 - 46.1
47.9
45.2
48.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
48.3
46.6 - 50.1
50.2
48.4 - 51.9
46.6
44.9 - 48.4
50.8
48.4
53.1
District scolaire francophone Sud
56.7
54.3 - 59.0
53.8
52.7 - 54.8
53.3
52.4 - 54.3
46.4
45.3 - 47.6
50.1
50.7
55.0
Francophone sector
53.1
50.6 - 55.5
50.9
50.1 - 51.6
50.9
50.2 - 51.6
45.9
45.2 - 46.7
49.5
48.5
52.2
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
47.4
46.2 - 48.6
46.3
45.8 - 46.9
45.6
45.0 - 46.1
42.1
41.5 - 42.7
46.4
44.1
50.4
Grades 9 to 12
48.8
47.0 - 50.6
46.5
46.0 - 47.1
47.4
46.9 - 47.9
40.6
40.1 - 41.2
47.5
43.6
44.2
Gender
Female
49.6
47.9 - 51.2
47.3
46.7 - 47.8
47.2
46.6 - 47.7
42.7
42.1 - 43.3
48.1
n/a
n/a
Male
48.1
46.9 - 49.2
46.6
46.0 - 47.2
47.3
46.7 - 47.9
41.1
40.6 - 41.7
47.9
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
36.6
33.5 - 39.7
35.1
31.8 - 38.3
36.8
33.9 - 39.6
33.0
31.3 - 34.8
35.4
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
48.7
47.1 - 50.3
46.6
46.1 - 47.2
46.3
45.8 - 46.9
41.6
41.0 - 42.2
46.4
45.7
n/a
Male
47.9
46.7 - 49.0
46.4
45.9 - 47.0
47.1
46.6 - 47.7
41.0
40.4 - 41.6
47.8
41.9
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
41.4
39.2 - 43.5
39.2
38.0 - 40.4
39.2
38.1 - 40.2
35.6
34.7 - 36.5
39.4
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
44.8
42.8 - 46.9
42.2
40.7 - 43.6
41.7
40.3 - 43.1
36.9
35.2 - 38.5
43.2
37.9
41.1
Immigrant
Immigrants
51.3
49.7 - 52.9
49.6
48.6 - 50.6
49.6
48.5 - 50.7
43.1
41.9 - 44.3
48.2
44.0
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
41.7
39.6 - 43.8
39.3
37.9 - 40.7
41.5
40.1 - 42.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
49.2
47.7 - 50.8
48.3
47.4 - 49.2
47.7
46.7 - 48.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
55.5
53.7 - 57.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
41.5
39.9 - 43.0
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 have a choice about which activities to do 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: l) I feel I have a choice about which activities to do with my friends.

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_MEF12_1

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