Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported feeling they do things well when they are 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
48.7
47.7 - 49.7
48.2
47.8 - 48.6
48.3
47.9 - 48.6
42.7
42.3 - 43.1
46.9
44.7
46.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
50.4
48.2 - 52.6
48.9
48.3 - 49.6
48.4
47.7 - 49.0
43.0
42.3 - 43.8
46.6
45.3
48.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
48.1
46.8 - 49.4
46.8
46.0 - 47.7
47.9
47.1 - 48.7
41.8
41.0 - 42.6
46.5
43.9
45.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
47.7
45.9 - 49.5
48.9
48.1 - 49.7
49.2
48.4 - 49.9
43.4
42.6 - 44.2
47.7
44.1
45.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
46.7
45.1 - 48.4
47.6
46.0 - 49.2
42.4
40.8 - 44.0
47.4
47.3
51.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
44.9
40.8 - 49.0
45.7
43.5 - 47.9
45.0
42.7 - 47.4
44.1
41.7 - 46.4
46.0
40.9
45.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
49.0
47.2 - 50.9
48.5
47.2 - 49.9
48.1
46.8 - 49.5
42.6
41.2 - 44.0
47.4
47.1
48.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
47.9
45.8 - 50.0
48.4
46.8 - 50.1
47.5
45.8 - 49.2
41.3
39.6 - 43.0
45.4
43.1
43.1
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
50.5
47.5 - 53.5
49.9
47.9 - 51.9
48.8
46.8 - 50.8
42.2
40.1 - 44.3
45.7
45.7
48.3
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
49.0
45.1 - 52.9
43.5
41.4 - 45.7
43.6
41.4 - 45.7
41.2
38.9 - 43.6
46.0
40.4
43.7
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
45.0
39.7 - 50.3
48.3
45.3 - 51.2
47.8
44.7 - 51.0
46.7
43.7 - 49.8
46.9
43.6
48.5
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
47.6
43.1 - 52.1
46.5
43.1 - 49.9
46.5
43.0 - 50.0
41.3
37.7 - 44.9
48.2
47.3
52.1
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
44.8
38.3 - 51.3
42.0
38.6 - 45.5
41.2
37.8 - 44.6
40.3
36.6 - 44.0
44.6
37.0
42.2
Dieppe and Memramcook
58.4
56.3 - 60.5
54.6
52.8 - 56.5
52.0
50.1 - 53.9
49.0
47.0 - 51.0
51.6
56.4
57.8
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
40.2
34.1 - 46.4
40.5
35.7 - 45.2
48.3
43.6 - 53.0
37.7
32.8 - 42.5
49.5
48.6
47.6
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
48.9
46.6 - 51.2
48.7
46.4 - 51.0
43.1
40.9 - 45.3
49.0
49.2
56.0
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
48.3
45.8 - 50.8
54.2
52.2 - 56.2
51.4
49.5 - 53.4
44.3
42.2 - 46.3
48.4
42.6
47.5
Fredericton
50.1
47.1 - 53.1
50.4
49.2 - 51.7
51.0
49.9 - 52.2
46.1
44.9 - 47.4
49.8
46.5
48.5
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
50.8
49.6
54.2
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
46.6
43.7 - 49.5
43.4
40.7 - 46.1
45.0
42.3 - 47.7
40.9
38.3 - 43.5
43.7
42.8
44.2
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
42.4
42.4 - 42.4
42.1
35.4 - 48.9
48.5
43.1 - 54.0
40.7
34.9 - 46.6
44.7
37.5
44.8
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
46.9
42.6 - 51.1
50.1
45.9 - 54.3
43.7
39.1 - 48.2
49.0
44.1
54.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
37.3
35.1 - 39.4
40.8
37.1 - 44.5
38.7
35.1 - 42.4
36.5
32.7 - 40.4
38.1
38.5
42.1
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
48.4
46.3 - 50.4
48.9
47.2 - 50.6
47.8
46.0 - 49.6
41.6
39.8 - 43.3
46.0
42.7
42.0
Moncton
50.2
47.4 - 52.9
49.7
48.7 - 50.7
48.4
47.4 - 49.4
43.0
41.9 - 44.0
46.3
46.2
49.2
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
44.0
40.5 - 47.6
45.6
41.8 - 49.4
46.0
42.1 - 49.8
42.0
38.0 - 45.9
42.3
43.3
41.3
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
43.0
37.6 - 48.3
43.6
38.6 - 48.7
44.8
39.8 - 49.8
39.2
34.0 - 44.4
40.3
46.7
53.1
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
52.2
45.2 - 59.2
45.3
40.5 - 50.1
50.5
46.2 - 54.8
42.1
37.6 - 46.5
51.5
44.2
36.3
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
44.7
43.9 - 45.6
46.4
44.3 - 48.4
46.1
44.1 - 48.1
40.0
38.0 - 42.1
44.9
40.5
42.3
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
40.3
38.0 - 42.7
41.8
38.0 - 45.5
41.2
37.6 - 44.9
36.1
32.5 - 39.7
42.9
39.8
41.5
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
48.8
46.9 - 50.7
47.3
45.7 - 48.8
49.7
48.2 - 51.2
42.6
41.1 - 44.1
48.2
46.2
45.6
Riverview and Coverdale
48.5
47.4 - 49.7
45.8
43.7 - 47.9
48.7
46.5 - 50.8
41.6
39.4 - 43.8
46.4
40.5
46.1
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
46.9
39.9 - 53.9
46.6
43.5 - 49.7
46.2
43.0 - 49.4
35.5
32.2 - 38.9
45.0
38.9
41.5
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
48.5
47.0 - 50.1
47.2
45.9 - 48.5
47.9
46.7 - 49.1
42.3
41.1 - 43.5
46.2
42.8
45.6
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
41.1
37.2 - 45.1
44.3
41.2 - 47.3
45.1
42.2 - 48.0
38.1
35.4 - 40.9
40.6
35.5
39.8
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
52.0
49.9 - 54.2
51.7
48.9 - 54.6
51.9
49.3 - 54.5
44.9
42.0 - 47.9
46.2
48.3
52.2
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
45.3
42.7 - 48.0
46.0
42.6 - 49.3
45.0
41.6 - 48.4
41.2
37.6 - 44.7
47.4
50.3
47.3
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
43.1
34.1 - 52.0
46.9
43.5 - 50.3
42.9
39.6 - 46.1
38.5
34.9 - 42.1
45.5
40.8
45.9
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
48.7
43.4 - 54.0
46.2
43.4 - 49.0
45.5
42.7 - 48.3
41.0
38.2 - 43.8
43.7
43.3
45.0
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
46.6
39.5 - 53.7
44.2
41.5 - 47.0
47.2
44.5 - 49.9
38.8
36.3 - 41.3
45.0
43.1
44.0
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
49.5
46.3 - 52.7
49.0
46.4 - 51.7
50.1
47.4 - 52.8
45.1
42.2 - 47.9
50.3
48.0
48.3
School districts
Anglophone East School District
47.3
45.5 - 49.0
46.8
45.9 - 47.7
46.8
45.9 - 47.7
41.1
40.2 - 42.0
44.7
41.3
44.9
Anglophone North School District
47.4
45.4 - 49.5
46.3
45.0 - 47.7
46.5
45.1 - 47.8
40.7
39.3 - 42.0
45.2
40.9
40.8
Anglophone South School District
48.0
46.6 - 49.3
46.7
45.8 - 47.6
47.8
47.0 - 48.6
41.7
40.9 - 42.5
46.4
43.5
45.2
Anglophone West School District
47.0
45.1 - 48.8
48.6
47.8 - 49.4
48.7
47.9 - 49.6
43.1
42.3 - 43.9
47.6
43.6
45.1
Anglophone sector
47.4
46.5 - 48.3
47.3
46.8 - 47.8
47.7
47.2 - 48.1
41.9
41.4 - 42.4
46.3
42.7
44.5
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
47.7
45.5 - 49.8
48.2
46.9 - 49.5
47.3
46.0 - 48.6
43.4
42.0 - 44.8
47.3
47.0
49.7
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
47.8
46.1 - 49.6
48.4
46.6 - 50.1
43.1
41.4 - 44.8
48.2
48.7
53.0
District scolaire francophone Sud
55.2
53.6 - 56.8
52.8
51.8 - 53.9
51.5
50.5 - 52.5
46.1
44.9 - 47.2
49.2
51.6
55.3
Francophone sector
52.1
50.1 - 54.1
50.5
49.8 - 51.2
49.7
49.0 - 50.4
44.7
43.9 - 45.5
48.4
49.6
52.8
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
49.9
48.7 - 51.2
49.3
48.7 - 49.8
49.1
48.5 - 49.6
44.6
44.0 - 45.2
47.7
47.5
52.7
Grades 9 to 12
47.9
46.5 - 49.2
47.4
46.9 - 48.0
47.7
47.2 - 48.2
41.3
40.8 - 41.8
46.3
42.7
43.0
Gender
Female
51.2
49.7 - 52.7
50.3
49.8 - 50.9
49.7
49.2 - 50.3
44.7
44.1 - 45.3
47.7
n/a
n/a
Male
47.1
46.1 - 48.1
46.9
46.3 - 47.4
47.6
47.1 - 48.2
41.6
41.0 - 42.2
47.5
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
39.2
35.7 - 42.8
38.0
34.7 - 41.2
40.4
37.5 - 43.3
38.0
36.2 - 39.9
38.7
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
50.6
49.1 - 52.0
49.7
49.1 - 50.2
49.1
48.6 - 49.6
43.9
43.3 - 44.5
46.5
47.8
n/a
Male
46.9
45.9 - 47.9
46.8
46.2 - 47.4
47.5
46.9 - 48.0
41.4
40.9 - 42.0
47.4
41.5
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
43.6
41.7 - 45.6
42.2
41.0 - 43.3
42.9
41.8 - 44.0
39.3
38.4 - 40.2
40.2
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
45.8
43.8 - 47.8
45.9
44.5 - 47.3
46.1
44.7 - 47.5
42.1
40.5 - 43.8
43.9
40.0
41.6
Immigrant
Immigrants
48.8
47.1 - 50.4
49.2
48.2 - 50.2
47.2
46.1 - 48.2
42.4
41.2 - 43.6
46.6
44.7
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
43.6
41.7 - 45.4
41.9
40.5 - 43.3
44.2
42.8 - 45.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
48.1
46.6 - 49.6
48.5
47.6 - 49.4
47.0
46.0 - 47.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
55.7
54.2 - 57.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
42.7
41.4 - 44.0
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 do things well when they are 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: m) I feel I do things well when I am 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_MEF13_1

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