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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
46.2
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
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
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
45.1
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
46.0
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
43.1
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
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
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
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
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
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
47.7
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
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
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
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
45.2
44.4 - 46.1
44.5
43.7 - 45.3
39.4
38.5 - 40.2
47.0
42.6
44.7
Anglophone sector
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
47.6
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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+
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
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
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
39.3
37.9 - 40.7
41.5
40.1 - 42.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
48.3
47.4 - 49.2
47.7
46.7 - 48.6
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 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

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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