Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported feeling their friends think they are good at things

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
45.9
44.5 - 47.3
44.0
43.7 - 44.4
43.7
43.3 - 44.0
39.9
39.5 - 40.3
42.4
40.4
43.8
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
48.1
45.3 - 50.8
45.3
44.6 - 46.0
45.7
45.1 - 46.4
40.2
39.4 - 40.9
42.4
41.0
45.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
45.6
43.4 - 47.7
43.2
42.3 - 44.1
42.4
41.7 - 43.2
39.0
38.2 - 39.8
41.5
39.9
43.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
44.4
41.3 - 47.6
43.5
42.7 - 44.4
42.8
42.0 - 43.6
40.4
39.6 - 41.3
43.0
39.5
42.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
44.8
43.2 - 46.4
44.2
42.6 - 45.9
38.6
37.1 - 40.2
45.6
43.6
47.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
41.5
37.0 - 45.9
42.0
39.7 - 44.2
41.1
38.8 - 43.4
40.7
38.3 - 43.1
40.5
36.9
44.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
47.3
45.0 - 49.7
45.0
43.7 - 46.4
44.0
42.7 - 45.3
41.5
40.1 - 42.9
43.5
43.0
44.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
42.9
40.0 - 45.8
40.8
39.2 - 42.5
41.1
39.4 - 42.7
37.9
36.3 - 39.6
40.5
38.3
39.3
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
47.7
44.3 - 51.0
46.4
44.4 - 48.4
44.0
42.0 - 46.0
41.3
39.2 - 43.3
42.5
41.7
43.7
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
43.4
38.6 - 48.3
38.8
36.6 - 40.9
40.9
38.8 - 43.0
38.1
35.8 - 40.5
38.6
35.7
41.8
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
40.2
34.3 - 46.0
42.5
39.6 - 45.4
43.8
40.6 - 47.0
43.2
40.1 - 46.3
39.8
38.7
46.1
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
46.7
42.6 - 50.8
43.3
39.9 - 46.7
43.2
39.8 - 46.7
40.8
37.2 - 44.4
44.9
40.1
45.7
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
43.4
37.3 - 49.5
41.2
37.7 - 44.7
37.5
34.1 - 40.8
37.2
33.6 - 40.9
41.6
34.4
41.9
Dieppe and Memramcook
57.9
54.9 - 60.9
53.9
52.1 - 55.8
51.8
49.9 - 53.8
46.7
44.7 - 48.7
48.8
52.3
55.3
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
39.9
39.7 - 40.1
38.4
33.7 - 43.2
40.3
35.7 - 45.0
33.1
28.3 - 37.8
44.0
40.1
41.4
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
47.1
44.8 - 49.4
46.7
44.4 - 49.0
38.4
36.3 - 40.6
47.5
46.2
49.8
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
46.5
43.6 - 49.4
48.6
46.7 - 50.6
44.3
42.3 - 46.3
42.4
40.4 - 44.5
41.7
39.6
42.4
Fredericton
46.6
41.3 - 52.0
45.0
43.8 - 46.2
45.2
44.1 - 46.3
42.6
41.3 - 43.8
45.9
42.1
46.9
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
44.6
49.1
53.4
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
41.1
39.0 - 43.3
41.9
39.2 - 44.5
39.0
36.4 - 41.6
37.3
34.7 - 39.8
41.1
38.1
42.1
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
41.2
41.2 - 41.2
40.0
33.2 - 46.8
38.4
33.1 - 43.8
35.0
29.3 - 40.6
37.3
30.3
40.2
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
43.4
39.2 - 47.7
48.5
44.3 - 52.7
43.3
38.7 - 47.8
47.8
38.3
53.6
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
35.0
29.7 - 40.2
32.1
28.6 - 35.7
31.2
27.7 - 34.7
34.6
30.8 - 38.5
35.2
32.8
40.1
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
43.2
40.1 - 46.3
41.6
39.9 - 43.3
41.7
39.9 - 43.5
38.3
36.5 - 40.1
40.7
38.4
38.4
Moncton
48.1
44.7 - 51.5
45.7
44.7 - 46.7
46.6
45.6 - 47.6
40.5
39.4 - 41.5
43.2
41.7
46.7
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
39.9
35.3 - 44.6
40.8
37.0 - 44.5
40.4
36.6 - 44.3
37.7
33.8 - 41.6
38.8
39.0
42.5
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
40.0
33.6 - 46.4
33.0
28.2 - 37.9
35.5
30.7 - 40.2
34.9
29.8 - 40.1
38.3
37.6
47.0
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
48.5
41.9 - 55.0
45.7
40.8 - 50.5
50.3
46.0 - 54.6
40.0
35.6 - 44.5
47.2
40.3
35.0
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
41.3
34.9 - 47.7
41.0
38.9 - 43.0
39.3
37.3 - 41.2
37.2
35.2 - 39.2
38.7
35.8
39.1
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
33.2
30.5 - 36.0
34.7
31.0 - 38.3
30.8
27.3 - 34.3
35.4
31.7 - 39.0
37.4
31.4
36.3
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
47.3
44.5 - 50.1
44.9
43.3 - 46.5
44.5
43.0 - 46.0
39.9
38.4 - 41.4
43.9
41.5
44.6
Riverview and Coverdale
45.3
44.3 - 46.2
43.9
41.8 - 45.9
42.9
40.7 - 45.0
36.6
34.4 - 38.7
39.2
37.0
40.2
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
45.7
34.4 - 56.9
38.7
35.7 - 41.7
42.3
39.1 - 45.4
35.2
31.9 - 38.5
37.4
37.8
41.1
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
45.1
41.6 - 48.5
42.8
41.5 - 44.1
41.9
40.7 - 43.0
39.3
38.1 - 40.5
40.1
39.3
42.3
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
39.5
39.0 - 39.9
39.4
36.4 - 42.4
39.8
37.0 - 42.6
34.8
32.1 - 37.5
39.1
31.7
37.3
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
48.2
42.3 - 54.1
47.6
44.7 - 50.5
48.4
45.7 - 51.0
41.5
38.5 - 44.5
42.5
43.2
48.0
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
44.9
38.4 - 51.4
41.1
37.8 - 44.4
38.3
34.9 - 41.7
39.9
36.3 - 43.4
38.4
46.5
42.3
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
40.9
36.2 - 45.5
43.2
39.8 - 46.6
37.5
34.3 - 40.7
38.4
34.8 - 42.0
40.2
36.8
39.7
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
48.0
43.8 - 52.1
41.8
39.0 - 44.6
40.9
38.2 - 43.7
36.6
33.9 - 39.3
39.9
38.5
40.2
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
43.0
36.2 - 49.8
41.3
38.6 - 44.1
43.5
40.8 - 46.2
36.0
33.6 - 38.5
42.6
38.7
45.5
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
48.6
44.9 - 52.3
46.1
43.4 - 48.7
48.1
45.4 - 50.8
43.6
40.7 - 46.4
47.2
45.4
44.5
School districts
Anglophone East School District
44.4
42.7 - 46.2
41.9
41.0 - 42.8
42.7
41.8 - 43.6
37.7
36.8 - 38.6
40.3
37.5
41.7
Anglophone North School District
41.8
39.0 - 44.6
39.5
38.2 - 40.8
39.9
38.6 - 41.3
36.9
35.5 - 38.2
39.0
35.5
38.0
Anglophone South School District
45.2
43.2 - 47.3
42.8
42.0 - 43.7
42.1
41.3 - 42.9
38.7
37.9 - 39.6
41.3
39.4
42.8
Anglophone West School District
43.2
40.3 - 46.0
43.2
42.4 - 44.0
41.8
41.0 - 42.6
40.0
39.2 - 40.9
42.8
39.1
42.1
Anglophone sector
44.0
42.7 - 45.2
42.3
41.9 - 42.8
41.9
41.5 - 42.4
38.7
38.2 - 39.2
41.3
38.4
41.7
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
46.3
43.9 - 48.7
44.9
43.6 - 46.1
43.6
42.3 - 44.9
42.2
40.9 - 43.6
43.5
43.4
45.4
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
45.8
44.0 - 47.5
45.5
43.8 - 47.3
39.2
37.5 - 40.9
46.6
45.0
48.9
District scolaire francophone Sud
54.9
53.0 - 56.8
51.8
50.8 - 52.9
51.6
50.6 - 52.6
44.4
43.3 - 45.6
46.0
46.8
52.3
Francophone sector
50.9
48.2 - 53.5
48.6
47.9 - 49.3
48.1
47.4 - 48.9
42.8
42.0 - 43.6
45.3
45.4
49.2
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
48.9
47.6 - 50.2
46.5
45.9 - 47.1
45.4
44.9 - 46.0
42.0
41.4 - 42.6
43.7
43.6
50.1
Grades 9 to 12
43.8
41.8 - 45.8
42.3
41.8 - 42.8
42.4
41.9 - 42.9
38.3
37.8 - 38.8
41.5
38.2
39.6
Gender
Female
47.5
45.6 - 49.3
45.2
44.7 - 45.8
44.5
43.9 - 45.0
41.7
41.1 - 42.3
43.4
n/a
n/a
Male
45.2
43.9 - 46.6
43.8
43.2 - 44.3
43.8
43.3 - 44.4
39.5
38.9 - 40.1
43.1
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
36.0
32.2 - 39.9
34.0
30.8 - 37.2
35.1
32.2 - 37.9
31.1
29.4 - 32.9
32.1
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
46.7
45.0 - 48.5
44.5
44.0 - 45.1
43.6
43.1 - 44.2
40.4
39.9 - 41.0
42.1
42.0
n/a
Male
45.1
43.8 - 46.5
43.7
43.1 - 44.3
43.8
43.3 - 44.4
39.4
38.8 - 39.9
42.9
38.7
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
38.2
36.4 - 40.1
35.9
34.7 - 37.0
36.3
35.3 - 37.4
34.1
33.3 - 35.0
34.6
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
39.2
37.1 - 41.3
37.8
36.4 - 39.2
37.5
36.1 - 38.9
35.7
34.1 - 37.4
37.2
34.4
36.8
Immigrant
Immigrants
47.0
45.3 - 48.7
45.1
44.0 - 46.1
45.4
44.3 - 46.5
40.1
38.9 - 41.3
43.7
41.3
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
40.7
38.7 - 42.7
38.3
36.9 - 39.7
41.0
39.6 - 42.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
46.5
44.7 - 48.2
44.1
43.2 - 45.1
44.7
43.7 - 45.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
54.6
52.7 - 56.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
37.2
35.7 - 38.8
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 their friends think they are good at things.

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: p) I feel my friends think I am good at things.

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_MEF16_1

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