Students in grades 6 to 12 who have their mental fitness needs highly satisfied by 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
83.9
83.6 - 84.2
83.8
83.5 - 84.1
80.2
79.8 - 80.5
82.8
81.3
82.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
85.1
84.6 - 85.6
84.7
84.2 - 85.2
80.7
80.1 - 81.3
82.5
80.9
83.2
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
82.8
82.2 - 83.5
83.0
82.4 - 83.6
79.3
78.7 - 80.0
82.1
81.0
81.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
83.9
83.3 - 84.5
83.8
83.3 - 84.4
80.0
79.3 - 80.7
82.8
81.1
81.3
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
84.3
83.1 - 85.5
85.0
83.9 - 86.1
82.1
80.9 - 83.3
86.1
84.4
85.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
82.5
80.8 - 84.2
81.8
80.0 - 83.6
78.1
76.1 - 80.1
82.7
80.2
82.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
84.2
83.2 - 85.1
83.1
82.1 - 84.1
80.5
79.4 - 81.7
83.8
82.9
85.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
81.4
80.2 - 82.7
82.3
81.0 - 83.6
80.0
78.6 - 81.4
81.8
80.5
80.4
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
83.2
81.7 - 84.7
82.5
81.0 - 84.1
79.8
78.1 - 81.5
81.3
81.9
82.4
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
83.9
82.3 - 85.5
84.0
82.5 - 85.6
78.9
76.9 - 80.8
80.9
77.6
78.9
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
81.7
79.4 - 84.0
82.1
79.7 - 84.5
79.0
76.4 - 81.5
83.6
81.1
82.7
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
87.7
85.5 - 90.0
82.9
80.2 - 85.5
81.9
79.1 - 84.8
86.5
80.8
87.5
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
83.6
81.0 - 86.2
81.4
78.7 - 84.1
76.9
73.7 - 80.0
81.4
78.9
81.3
Dieppe and Memramcook
90.1
89.0 - 91.2
89.0
87.8 - 90.2
85.4
84.0 - 86.8
87.5
87.0
89.8
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
79.3
75.4 - 83.2
81.7
78.1 - 85.4
75.4
71.1 - 79.7
81.3
82.0
78.9
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
86.3
84.8 - 87.9
86.0
84.4 - 87.5
83.1
81.5 - 84.8
87.7
85.5
86.3
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
85.3
84.0 - 86.7
84.7
83.3 - 86.1
80.6
79.0 - 82.3
83.6
79.7
81.6
Fredericton
85.5
84.6 - 86.3
85.4
84.7 - 86.2
82.2
81.3 - 83.2
83.7
83.3
83.6
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
80.2
78.0 - 82.4
82.7
80.7 - 84.7
78.9
76.7 - 81.0
82.5
82.7
82.2
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
76.5
70.6 - 82.5
79.1
74.7 - 83.6
78.2
73.2 - 83.1
77.7
78.4
84.9
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
86.8
84.0 - 89.7
87.2
84.4 - 90.0
86.6
83.6 - 89.7
87.7
81.5
88.4
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
77.6
74.5 - 80.7
75.6
72.4 - 78.8
73.1
69.5 - 76.7
80.5
75.1
78.0
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
81.8
80.5 - 83.2
82.5
81.2 - 83.9
80.1
78.7 - 81.6
82.6
80.2
80.0
Moncton
85.3
84.6 - 86.0
84.3
83.6 - 85.0
81.1
80.2 - 81.9
82.0
81.4
83.1
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
84.0
81.3 - 86.8
84.4
81.6 - 87.2
77.4
74.0 - 80.7
79.5
82.7
80.9
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
77.3
73.0 - 81.6
80.3
76.3 - 84.3
78.8
74.5 - 83.2
75.0
83.2
84.2
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
80.8
76.7 - 84.8
86.5
83.6 - 89.4
80.8
77.2 - 84.3
83.2
75.8
72.6
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
82.8
81.2 - 84.3
81.0
79.5 - 82.6
77.8
76.1 - 79.5
81.6
78.7
78.8
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
76.9
73.8 - 80.1
78.0
75.0 - 81.1
73.5
70.2 - 76.9
79.4
78.0
82.5
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
84.4
83.2 - 85.5
84.9
83.9 - 86.0
81.2
80.0 - 82.3
83.9
83.9
82.6
Riverview and Coverdale
84.7
83.2 - 86.2
84.4
82.8 - 85.9
78.3
76.4 - 80.1
83.2
78.1
83.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
81.5
79.0 - 83.9
82.5
80.0 - 84.9
75.9
72.9 - 78.9
82.0
81.1
78.6
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
82.8
81.8 - 83.8
82.8
81.9 - 83.7
79.3
78.3 - 80.3
82.0
79.8
81.5
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
80.8
78.4 - 83.2
82.3
80.1 - 84.5
75.7
73.2 - 78.1
77.5
74.0
77.3
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
84.0
81.9 - 86.1
85.2
83.3 - 87.0
82.8
80.5 - 85.0
82.0
82.3
85.4
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
84.1
81.7 - 86.6
82.8
80.3 - 85.4
80.1
77.2 - 83.1
84.8
84.4
86.8
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
82.3
79.7 - 84.8
81.6
79.0 - 84.2
77.0
73.8 - 80.1
78.6
80.0
81.1
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
80.6
78.4 - 82.9
80.5
78.3 - 82.7
76.6
74.3 - 79.0
80.4
80.1
80.4
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
80.7
78.5 - 82.9
81.5
79.5 - 83.6
77.9
75.8 - 80.0
81.3
79.1
80.0
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
83.6
81.7 - 85.6
84.4
82.4 - 86.3
81.3
79.0 - 83.5
86.3
85.4
86.8
School districts
Anglophone East School District
83.6
82.9 - 84.2
82.7
82.0 - 83.3
78.8
78.0 - 79.6
80.7
78.7
81.2
Anglophone North School District
80.9
79.9 - 82.0
81.7
80.7 - 82.8
77.4
76.2 - 78.6
80.6
77.2
77.9
Anglophone South School District
82.6
81.9 - 83.3
82.9
82.3 - 83.6
79.3
78.6 - 80.0
82.1
80.8
81.5
Anglophone West School District
83.6
83.0 - 84.3
83.4
82.8 - 84.0
79.8
79.1 - 80.5
82.5
80.9
81.0
Anglophone sector
83.0
82.6 - 83.4
82.9
82.5 - 83.2
79.1
78.7 - 79.5
81.8
80.0
80.8
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
84.6
83.7 - 85.6
82.9
81.9 - 83.8
81.2
80.1 - 82.2
84.2
84.3
86.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
85.6
84.4 - 86.9
85.5
84.3 - 86.7
82.9
81.6 - 84.2
87.1
84.8
85.9
District scolaire francophone Sud
87.7
87.0 - 88.4
88.2
87.5 - 88.8
83.8
83.0 - 84.7
85.3
84.9
87.0
Francophone sector
86.4
85.9 - 86.9
86.1
85.6 - 86.6
82.8
82.2 - 83.4
85.3
84.7
86.7
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
83.2
82.8 - 83.6
83.2
82.8 - 83.7
80.5
80.0 - 81.0
82.5
80.9
83.9
Grades 9 to 12
84.5
84.1 - 84.8
84.2
83.8 - 84.5
80.0
79.5 - 80.4
82.9
81.6
81.5
Gender
Female
84.3
83.8 - 84.7
84.6
84.2 - 85.0
81.3
80.9 - 81.8
83.4
n/a
n/a
Male
84.7
84.3 - 85.1
84.3
83.9 - 84.8
80.7
80.2 - 81.2
84.0
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
69.3
66.2 - 72.3
70.5
67.9 - 73.2
69.0
67.3 - 70.8
72.2
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
83.6
83.2 - 84.0
83.6
83.2 - 84.0
80.0
79.6 - 80.5
82.0
81.9
n/a
Male
84.6
84.1 - 85.0
84.3
83.9 - 84.7
80.5
80.1 - 81.0
83.8
80.8
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
76.2
75.2 - 77.2
77.0
76.1 - 77.9
73.6
72.8 - 74.4
75.4
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
78.3
77.2 - 79.5
79.1
77.9 - 80.3
76.0
74.6 - 77.5
76.8
75.9
76.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
83.6
82.8 - 84.4
82.4
81.6 - 83.2
80.0
79.0 - 80.9
81.1
81.0
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
74.8
73.6 - 76.1
76.5
75.3 - 77.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
82.1
81.4 - 82.8
81.7
81.0 - 82.4
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 have their mental fitness needs highly satisfied by 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 have a total friends score higher than a specified cutoff by the number of respondents who described their feelings and ideas for at least 3 of the following 6 questionnaire items: I like to spend time with my parents, I feel I have a choice about which activities to do with my friends, I feel I do things well when I am with my friends, my friends like me and care about me, I feel my friends think I am good at things and I like to spend time with my friends. The response options for these 6 items are: really false for me, sort of false for me, sort of true for me and really true for me.

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_MEFFR_1

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