Students in grades 6 to 12 who report they are able to solve problems without harming themselves or others (for example by using drugs, alcohol or violence)

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
54.6
54.2 - 55.0
52.8
52.4 - 53.2
54.8
54.8
54.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
54.0
53.3 - 54.6
52.5
51.8 - 53.3
54.2
54.5
56.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
57.0
56.2 - 57.9
55.8
55.0 - 56.6
56.7
56.8
56.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
57.4
56.6 - 58.2
56.0
55.1 - 56.8
57.9
57.5
54.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
45.0
43.4 - 46.6
43.4
41.8 - 45.1
46.9
49.8
49.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
49.8
47.4 - 52.2
45.4
43.0 - 47.8
51.3
47.2
48.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
48.9
47.5 - 50.3
46.7
45.3 - 48.2
47.0
48.8
50.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
56.1
54.4 - 57.8
49.7
48.0 - 51.5
57.0
53.5
51.8
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
52.9
50.9 - 54.9
50.1
48.0 - 52.3
48.2
51.9
55.2
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
45.9
43.8 - 48.1
43.5
41.1 - 45.9
47.1
45.9
46.2
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
52.8
49.6 - 56.0
47.6
44.5 - 50.8
53.0
51.1
53.7
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
48.7
45.1 - 52.3
40.6
37.0 - 44.3
44.9
44.4
45.9
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
45.3
41.8 - 48.9
42.2
38.4 - 46.0
48.7
41.7
43.4
Dieppe and Memramcook
49.4
47.5 - 51.4
48.8
46.8 - 50.9
49.0
54.8
54.2
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
47.6
42.8 - 52.4
46.7
41.7 - 51.7
59.2
56.6
45.5
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
46.6
44.3 - 48.9
45.7
43.5 - 47.9
47.2
51.5
52.6
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
61.7
59.7 - 63.6
56.8
54.8 - 58.9
56.7
57.5
55.2
Fredericton
60.0
58.9 - 61.2
59.3
58.0 - 60.5
60.5
61.2
59.8
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
67.3
67.1
71.4
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
41.7
39.0 - 44.4
41.1
38.4 - 43.7
46.6
46.8
45.5
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
53.2
47.7 - 58.7
47.8
41.8 - 53.9
50.5
50.4
57.0
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
46.9
42.7 - 51.2
40.3
35.7 - 44.8
46.7
46.0
48.6
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
48.2
44.4 - 51.9
46.5
42.5 - 50.6
53.0
50.8
46.2
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
57.3
55.5 - 59.1
51.1
49.3 - 53.0
58.9
55.0
52.2
Moncton
57.4
56.4 - 58.4
55.9
54.8 - 57.0
57.6
57.4
60.7
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
55.9
52.1 - 59.8
53.4
49.4 - 57.4
51.7
53.4
49.8
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
45.7
40.6 - 50.8
37.4
32.1 - 42.7
40.1
40.1
47.3
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
61.5
57.4 - 65.7
57.2
52.7 - 61.7
60.0
59.6
58.5
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
51.8
49.8 - 53.8
52.5
50.4 - 54.6
55.3
52.2
50.4
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
42.4
38.7 - 46.2
48.1
44.3 - 51.9
50.1
50.1
52.4
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
61.4
59.9 - 62.8
61.3
59.8 - 62.8
61.0
62.3
59.9
Riverview and Coverdale
58.3
56.1 - 60.4
58.5
56.3 - 60.7
58.6
59.0
61.2
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
50.3
47.1 - 53.5
54.1
50.5 - 57.6
56.8
56.3
58.1
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
55.1
53.9 - 56.2
53.9
52.7 - 55.2
53.8
54.3
55.6
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
54.4
51.5 - 57.3
50.8
47.9 - 53.6
53.9
49.8
53.1
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
45.2
42.5 - 47.8
42.9
39.9 - 46.0
46.7
46.1
53.0
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
39.9
36.5 - 43.4
43.9
40.2 - 47.5
46.4
45.4
47.3
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
58.7
55.4 - 62.0
51.7
47.9 - 55.5
55.8
56.1
55.2
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
55.7
52.9 - 58.5
52.1
49.2 - 54.9
59.0
54.1
53.7
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
54.3
51.6 - 57.0
54.9
52.3 - 57.5
54.9
52.7
53.1
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
47.2
44.5 - 49.9
46.2
43.3 - 49.1
46.4
47.2
51.3
School districts
Anglophone East School District
58.2
57.3 - 59.1
57.0
56.1 - 58.0
58.5
57.8
59.9
Anglophone North School District
55.6
54.3 - 57.0
51.6
50.2 - 53.0
55.9
54.6
53.1
Anglophone South School District
57.3
56.5 - 58.2
56.2
55.4 - 57.1
56.8
57.2
56.7
Anglophone West School District
57.6
56.8 - 58.4
56.0
55.2 - 56.9
58.5
58.1
54.8
Anglophone sector
57.4
57.0 - 57.9
55.8
55.3 - 56.3
57.7
57.3
56.3
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
47.1
45.7 - 48.4
44.1
42.7 - 45.4
45.9
45.9
48.5
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
44.4
42.7 - 46.2
42.7
41.0 - 44.4
45.7
48.6
49.1
District scolaire francophone Sud
48.2
47.2 - 49.2
46.0
44.8 - 47.2
48.6
49.9
52.5
Francophone sector
47.2
46.5 - 47.9
44.8
44.0 - 45.6
47.2
48.4
50.4
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
54.6
54.1 - 55.2
51.9
51.3 - 52.5
56.3
55.5
58.5
Grades 9 to 12
54.6
54.1 - 55.1
53.3
52.8 - 53.9
53.7
54.3
52.1
Gender
Female
56.5
55.9 - 57.1
55.2
54.6 - 55.8
57.1
n/a
n/a
Male
54.8
54.3 - 55.4
52.8
52.2 - 53.4
55.8
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
34.9
32.1 - 37.8
35.5
33.7 - 37.4
32.2
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
54.9
54.3 - 55.4
53.0
52.4 - 53.6
54.1
58.7
n/a
Male
54.7
54.1 - 55.2
52.9
52.3 - 53.5
55.9
50.8
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
40.2
39.1 - 41.3
42.2
41.3 - 43.1
41.6
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
44.6
43.2 - 46.0
42.1
40.4 - 43.8
43.8
45.9
45.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
59.3
58.2 - 60.3
57.9
56.7 - 59.1
60.6
57.1
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
41.3
39.9 - 42.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
56.5
55.5 - 57.4
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 report they are able to solve problems without harming themselves or others (for example by using drugs, alcohol or violence).

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 "a lot" by the number of respondents who answered "not at all, a little, somewhat, quite a bit or a lot" to the question: To what extent do the statements below describe you? a) I am able to solve problems without harming myself or others (for example by using drugs and/or being violent).

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_RES01_1

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