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Students in grades 6 to 12 who report using an electronic device before bed 1 to 3 nights a week

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Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2021-2022
Province
New Brunswick
14.7
14.5 - 15.0
13.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
15.7
15.2 - 16.2
13.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
14.6
14.0 - 15.1
12.8
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
15.5
14.9 - 16.1
14.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
13.0
11.9 - 14.0
12.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
13.2
11.6 - 14.8
9.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
12.7
11.8 - 13.6
11.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
11.8
10.7 - 12.8
10.7
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
13.0
11.6 - 14.3
12.0
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
12.8
11.4 - 14.2
10.9
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
12.5
10.4 - 14.6
10.2
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
13.9
11.5 - 16.2
11.7
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
14.3
11.8 - 16.7
9.5
Dieppe and Memramcook
14.5
13.1 - 15.9
14.5
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
12.8
9.7 - 16.0
12.6
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
12.9
11.4 - 14.4
12.7
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
13.4
12.1 - 14.8
12.6
Fredericton
16.7
15.8 - 17.5
15.9
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
15.2
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
12.4
10.7 - 14.2
11.7
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
11.2
7.7 - 14.7
8.9
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
14.7
11.7 - 17.7
9.1
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
13.0
10.5 - 15.5
13.6
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
11.9
10.7 - 13.0
11.1
Moncton
17.0
16.3 - 17.8
14.6
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
16.1
13.2 - 19.0
11.5
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
10.9
7.8 - 14.1
7.4
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
21.2
17.7 - 24.7
10.4
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
13.7
12.3 - 15.1
12.6
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
14.2
11.6 - 16.8
11.4
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
14.9
13.8 - 15.9
14.8
Riverview and Coverdale
15.4
13.8 - 17.0
13.7
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
15.2
12.9 - 17.5
13.7
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
14.4
13.5 - 15.2
11.6
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
15.1
13.0 - 17.2
14.6
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
15.6
13.7 - 17.6
12.0
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
10.6
8.5 - 12.7
8.8
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
11.5
9.4 - 13.6
12.5
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
13.6
11.7 - 15.5
11.2
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
16.2
14.1 - 18.2
14.5
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
13.0
11.1 - 14.8
10.2
School districts
Anglophone East School District
16.5
15.8 - 17.1
14.0
Anglophone North School District
12.3
11.4 - 13.2
11.0
Anglophone South School District
14.3
13.7 - 14.9
12.8
Anglophone West School District
15.0
14.5 - 15.6
14.2
Anglophone sector
14.9
14.5 - 15.2
13.3
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
12.6
11.7 - 13.5
10.7
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
13.3
12.2 - 14.5
11.5
District scolaire francophone Sud
15.8
15.1 - 16.5
13.8
Francophone sector
14.4
13.9 - 14.9
12.4
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
20.2
19.8 - 20.7
18.5
Grades 9 to 12
10.8
10.4 - 11.1
9.0
Gender
Female
13.2
12.8 - 13.6
11.7
Male
16.2
15.8 - 16.6
14.4
Non-binary
11.4
9.5 - 13.2
10.6
Sex at birth
Female
13.1
12.7 - 13.5
11.7
Male
16.4
16.0 - 16.8
14.4
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
10.8
10.1 - 11.5
11.6
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
13.1
12.1 - 14.1
11.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
19.0
18.2 - 19.9
15.8
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
14.6
13.6 - 15.6
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
18.8
18.1 - 19.6
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 using an electronic device before bed 1 to 3 nights a week. This indicator is based on the Canadian 24 Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth.

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 "1 night a week, 2 nights a week or 3 nights a week" by the number of respondents who answered "never, 1 night a week, 2 nights a week, 3 nights a week, 4 nights a week, 5 nights a week, 6 nights a week or every night" to the question: How often do you use an electronic device in your bedroom in the last hour before going to sleep?

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

Lower is better

NBHC code

SH_SLE02_2

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