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Students in grades 6 to 12 who report using an electronic device before bed every night

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Unit %

Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2021-2022
Province
New Brunswick
62.1
61.7 - 62.5
65.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
59.3
58.7 - 60.0
63.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
63.1
62.3 - 63.9
65.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
60.9
60.1 - 61.6
62.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
63.7
62.1 - 65.2
67.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
69.0
66.8 - 71.2
74.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
66.8
65.5 - 68.0
70.4
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
67.5
65.9 - 69.0
73.4
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
64.2
62.3 - 66.2
68.0
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
67.8
65.9 - 69.8
71.9
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
68.2
65.2 - 71.1
74.2
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
67.5
64.2 - 70.8
72.0
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
70.2
67.0 - 73.4
74.3
Dieppe and Memramcook
57.5
55.6 - 59.4
60.5
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
67.1
62.6 - 71.6
69.8
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
63.0
60.9 - 65.2
65.2
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
65.4
63.5 - 67.3
66.2
Fredericton
57.3
56.1 - 58.4
58.0
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
52.9
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
63.8
61.2 - 66.4
67.9
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
69.5
64.4 - 74.6
76.2
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
65.8
61.8 - 69.9
78.1
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
69.1
65.6 - 72.5
69.3
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
67.5
65.8 - 69.1
72.6
Moncton
57.0
56.0 - 57.9
61.1
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
67.8
64.1 - 71.4
70.3
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
67.4
62.7 - 72.1
80.6
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
46.2
41.9 - 50.5
64.9
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
64.0
62.0 - 65.9
66.2
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
69.7
66.3 - 73.2
70.1
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
61.5
60.0 - 62.9
60.8
Riverview and Coverdale
59.4
57.2 - 61.6
63.3
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
63.4
60.3 - 66.5
59.6
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
64.2
63.0 - 65.3
69.2
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
60.7
57.8 - 63.6
60.8
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
61.0
58.4 - 63.6
66.0
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
71.9
68.8 - 75.0
73.0
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
67.0
63.9 - 70.2
71.1
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
65.1
62.4 - 67.8
65.5
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
61.5
58.8 - 64.2
61.8
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
67.7
65.2 - 70.3
72.5
School districts
Anglophone East School District
59.7
58.8 - 60.6
63.1
Anglophone North School District
68.8
67.6 - 70.1
73.9
Anglophone South School District
63.7
62.9 - 64.5
65.8
Anglophone West School District
62.0
61.2 - 62.8
63.0
Anglophone sector
62.7
62.3 - 63.2
65.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
67.1
65.8 - 68.3
71.0
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
63.0
61.3 - 64.7
68.0
District scolaire francophone Sud
56.1
55.1 - 57.1
60.9
Francophone sector
60.6
59.9 - 61.3
65.4
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
48.6
48.1 - 49.2
51.8
Grades 9 to 12
71.8
71.4 - 72.3
75.3
Gender
Female
66.7
66.1 - 67.2
68.9
Male
57.5
57.0 - 58.1
61.2
Non-binary
69.8
67.1 - 72.5
72.5
Sex at birth
Female
67.0
66.5 - 67.5
69.2
Male
57.2
56.6 - 57.7
61.1
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
72.1
71.2 - 73.1
69.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
67.4
66.1 - 68.8
68.1
Immigrant
Immigrants
55.1
54.1 - 56.2
60.3
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
61.5
60.0 - 62.9
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
56.0
55.0 - 56.9
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 every night. 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 "every night" 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_3

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