Students in grades 7 to 12 who reported that a boyfriend/girlfriend or someone they were dating physically, sexually, psychologically or emotionally hurt them during the last 12 months [among those who have dated]

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
13.4
13.0 - 13.7
19.8
19.3 - 20.2
16.6
15.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
11.2
10.6 - 11.8
18.6
17.7 - 19.4
15.8
14.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
14.4
13.6 - 15.3
20.6
19.7 - 21.6
19.5
17.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
15.8
14.9 - 16.7
22.4
21.3 - 23.4
15.9
17.1
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
12.4
11.0 - 13.8
15.7
14.1 - 17.2
12.5
11.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
13.8
11.7 - 15.8
18.1
15.7 - 20.6
16.5
15.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
13.3
12.1 - 14.5
18.6
17.1 - 20.1
16.6
13.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
13.2
11.7 - 14.6
19.9
18.0 - 21.7
15.1
19.1
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
16.2
14.2 - 18.1
21.9
19.5 - 24.3
18.1
13.2
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
11.8
10.0 - 13.6
20.3
17.7 - 22.9
17.3
16.7
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
13.7
11.0 - 16.3
19.5
16.3 - 22.7
17.5
16.1
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
7.3
5.0 - 9.6
15.9
12.2 - 19.6
15.1
13.6
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
13.9
10.7 - 17.1
16.1
12.4 - 19.9
15.1
15.8
Dieppe and Memramcook
5.9
4.8 - 7.0
12.6
10.7 - 14.4
9.8
11.2
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
18.4
13.0 - 23.7
25.0
19.0 - 30.9
10.7
18.6
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
13.2
11.2 - 15.2
16.3
14.2 - 18.4
12.8
12.2
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
13.5
11.8 - 15.3
22.1
19.8 - 24.4
15.4
16.8
Fredericton
14.6
13.3 - 15.9
22.5
20.9 - 24.2
14.5
13.4
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
12.7
10.4 - 14.9
16.9
14.2 - 19.6
12.9
12.6
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
19.0
12.0 - 26.0
25.7
18.4 - 33.0
13.9
14.6
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
8.6
5.6 - 11.5
10.1
6.4 - 13.7
10.7
7.2
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
16.3
12.6 - 20.1
22.3
17.8 - 26.7
15.8
18.2
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
13.6
12.0 - 15.2
19.5
17.5 - 21.4
15.8
19.6
Moncton
10.6
9.7 - 11.6
18.5
17.3 - 19.8
15.6
14.7
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
22.0
17.8 - 26.3
20.1
15.7 - 24.4
18.3
12.6
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
9.4
5.7 - 13.1
23.3
17.4 - 29.2
8.7
14.3
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
13.5
6.6 - 20.5
17.6
12.4 - 22.9
18.5
17.4
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
19.0
16.8 - 21.3
24.1
21.6 - 26.7
20.9
22.9
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
17.5
13.8 - 21.3
20.4
16.4 - 24.4
17.4
19.3
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
14.2
12.6 - 15.7
18.5
16.7 - 20.2
15.8
15.7
Riverview and Coverdale
15.9
13.8 - 18.0
21.9
19.1 - 24.7
23.4
16.7
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
16.8
13.6 - 20.0
23.4
19.0 - 27.8
13.8
15.0
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
14.0
12.8 - 15.3
21.5
20.1 - 22.9
21.2
18.8
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
18.3
15.0 - 21.6
26.7
23.2 - 30.2
19.2
16.9
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
8.0
6.0 - 9.9
13.6
10.9 - 16.2
12.7
7.7
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
11.6
8.9 - 14.3
15.4
11.9 - 19.0
14.8
17.0
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
17.8
14.3 - 21.3
19.2
15.1 - 23.2
20.9
19.5
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
12.2
9.7 - 14.8
20.2
17.0 - 23.3
19.3
13.8
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
16.7
13.9 - 19.6
22.9
19.8 - 26.0
21.3
15.0
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
13.0
10.8 - 15.2
16.4
13.7 - 19.2
15.5
12.7
School districts
Anglophone East School District
14.4
13.5 - 15.4
22.2
21.0 - 23.4
18.8
16.3
Anglophone North School District
17.2
15.9 - 18.6
23.2
21.6 - 24.8
21.1
20.1
Anglophone South School District
14.9
14.1 - 15.8
20.8
19.8 - 21.8
19.7
17.2
Anglophone West School District
16.2
15.3 - 17.1
22.5
21.4 - 23.5
16.6
17.4
Anglophone sector
15.5
15.0 - 16.0
21.9
21.4 - 22.5
18.7
17.5
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
11.4
10.4 - 12.4
17.3
15.9 - 18.7
14.1
13.4
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
11.6
10.1 - 13.0
15.0
13.4 - 16.6
11.9
10.9
District scolaire francophone Sud
6.2
5.6 - 6.9
12.8
11.7 - 13.9
9.5
10.3
Francophone sector
8.8
8.3 - 9.4
14.7
13.9 - 15.4
11.5
11.6
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
7.7
7.2 - 8.1
14.0
13.3 - 14.7
8.7
7.3
Grades 9 to 12
16.1
15.6 - 16.6
22.2
21.6 - 22.8
19.6
19.0
Gender
Female
16.0
15.5 - 16.6
23.7
22.9 - 24.4
n/a
n/a
Male
9.9
9.4 - 10.4
14.3
13.7 - 14.8
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
30.6
26.3 - 35.0
34.7
32.2 - 37.3
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
16.4
15.9 - 17.0
24.6
23.9 - 25.3
21.0
n/a
Male
9.8
9.3 - 10.3
14.3
13.7 - 14.8
11.9
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
24.3
22.9 - 25.7
31.9
30.7 - 33.1
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
21.3
19.7 - 22.8
29.4
27.3 - 31.4
22.0
23.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
10.0
9.1 - 11.0
16.1
14.7 - 17.4
14.7
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
22.3
20.6 - 24.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
11.8
10.9 - 12.7
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 7 to 12 who reported that a boyfriend/girlfriend or someone they were dating physically, sexually, psychologically or emotionally hurt them during the last 12 months [among those who have dated].

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 "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: During the past 12 months, did someone you were dating or going out with physically, sexually, psychologically or emotionally hurt you? (count such things as being hit or injured, yelled at, bullied, keeping you from friends or family or making you to do unwanted sexual activities)

Notes

The language of the question in the 2024-2025 edition has been simplified. Results for the 2024-2025 edition are under review and should be interpreted with caution when comparing with previous editions. 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

Lower is better

NBHC code

SH_SEV02_1

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