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Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported smoking cigarettes, in any amount, at present (smoking daily or occasionally)

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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
6.2
6.0 - 6.4
6.6
6.4 - 6.9
6.7
6.5 - 6.9
6.2
13.6
11.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
4.9
4.6 - 5.3
5.6
5.3 - 6.0
5.8
5.4 - 6.1
4.9
12.2
9.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
6.9
6.5 - 7.4
6.8
6.4 - 7.2
7.0
6.6 - 7.4
6.3
14.5
10.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
7.2
6.8 - 7.7
7.1
6.7 - 7.5
7.4
7.0 - 7.9
6.9
13.5
13.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
5.4
4.7 - 6.2
6.8
5.9 - 7.6
5.7
4.9 - 6.4
6.4
12.7
11.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
7.9
6.6 - 9.2
9.0
7.6 - 10.4
9.0
7.7 - 10.4
8.7
17.8
10.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
5.4
4.8 - 6.0
6.6
5.9 - 7.3
5.8
5.1 - 6.5
5.6
12.5
11.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
7.1
6.2 - 7.9
8.7
7.7 - 9.7
8.4
7.4 - 9.3
9.2
16.8
14.6
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
5.0
4.1 - 5.9
5.4
4.5 - 6.4
5.4
4.4 - 6.4
6.2
13.6
9.4
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
7.4
6.3 - 8.6
8.2
7.0 - 9.4
8.0
6.7 - 9.3
8.4
18.2
13.3
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
7.8
6.2 - 9.4
7.5
5.8 - 9.2
10.4
8.5 - 12.3
8.7
17.9
6.4
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
3.6
2.3 - 5.0
7.1
5.2 - 8.9
5.2
3.5 - 7.0
6.6
10.7
14.6
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
8.1
6.1 - 10.1
11.1
8.8 - 13.5
7.1
5.1 - 9.0
8.7
17.7
13.6
Dieppe and Memramcook
3.2
2.5 - 4.0
3.4
2.6 - 4.1
3.5
2.8 - 4.3
2.3
8.9
7.0
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
12.6
9.2 - 16.1
9.2
6.4 - 12.0
11.6
8.3 - 15.0
9.6
12.5
15.9
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
4.5
3.5 - 5.5
5.6
4.4 - 6.7
4.6
3.6 - 5.5
5.0
13.1
10.5
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
7.1
6.1 - 8.2
7.5
6.4 - 8.6
8.8
7.6 - 10.0
9.9
14.6
13.0
Fredericton
5.6
5.0 - 6.2
5.7
5.1 - 6.2
5.9
5.3 - 6.6
5.1
11.2
7.3
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
6.3
4.9 - 7.7
8.0
6.4 - 9.5
6.4
5.1 - 7.7
6.7
9.4
10.6
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
6.7
3.1 - 10.2
11.5
7.9 - 15.1
20.9
16.1 - 25.8
13.3
18.3
11.4
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
7.1
4.9 - 9.4
8.5
6.0 - 10.9
8.6
5.9 - 11.2
12.1
14.5
14.3
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
13.0
10.4 - 15.7
13.6
10.9 - 16.3
13.6
10.8 - 16.5
9.2
14.7
15.2
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
7.1
6.2 - 8.0
8.8
7.7 - 9.8
8.6
7.6 - 9.6
9.4
17.4
14.9
Moncton
3.9
3.5 - 4.3
4.8
4.4 - 5.2
5.1
4.6 - 5.6
4.1
10.1
7.9
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
11.8
9.2 - 14.4
12.1
9.4 - 14.8
9.3
7.0 - 11.7
9.3
18.2
19.6
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
6.9
4.2 - 9.5
8.5
5.7 - 11.3
6.8
4.2 - 9.5
7.2
11.6
11.6
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
4.4
1.6 - 7.3
4.2
2.4 - 5.9
5.6
3.5 - 7.7
6.5
16.9
15.3
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
6.5
5.4 - 7.6
7.0
5.9 - 8.1
6.6
5.5 - 7.6
6.1
15.7
18.9
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
14.3
11.6 - 17.0
13.0
10.4 - 15.6
11.7
9.3 - 14.1
14.2
19.2
19.6
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
6.5
5.7 - 7.3
6.8
6.0 - 7.6
5.4
4.7 - 6.1
5.7
11.8
8.5
Riverview and Coverdale
4.3
3.4 - 5.2
4.9
3.8 - 5.9
5.7
4.6 - 6.8
4.6
14.1
12.6
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
7.5
5.8 - 9.3
9.0
7.1 - 10.9
6.3
4.5 - 8.0
4.6
13.0
9.8
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
6.3
5.6 - 7.0
6.6
5.9 - 7.2
7.1
6.4 - 7.7
6.2
16.2
11.7
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
10.4
8.5 - 12.4
11.2
9.3 - 13.1
9.8
8.1 - 11.6
10.6
16.6
14.5
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
6.0
4.6 - 7.4
4.8
3.7 - 6.0
4.6
3.4 - 5.9
4.0
12.5
5.0
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
6.8
5.1 - 8.6
9.2
7.1 - 11.3
8.0
6.0 - 10.1
3.5
15.0
13.6
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
8.2
6.2 - 10.2
8.5
6.6 - 10.5
7.0
5.1 - 8.9
7.8
14.7
10.6
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
10.0
8.1 - 11.8
6.3
4.9 - 7.8
10.1
8.3 - 11.8
8.9
13.4
11.6
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
7.7
6.1 - 9.3
7.8
6.3 - 9.3
9.1
7.5 - 10.6
6.4
18.3
12.0
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
6.4
5.0 - 7.7
6.6
5.3 - 8.0
5.5
4.2 - 6.9
4.9
10.2
11.6
School districts
Anglophone East School District
4.9
4.5 - 5.3
6.3
5.9 - 6.8
6.8
6.3 - 7.3
5.4
13.0
10.6
Anglophone North School District
8.2
7.5 - 9.0
10.0
9.1 - 10.8
9.6
8.8 - 10.5
10.5
20.2
15.0
Anglophone South School District
7.0
6.6 - 7.5
6.8
6.4 - 7.3
7.1
6.7 - 7.6
6.5
14.9
10.7
Anglophone West School District
7.2
6.8 - 7.7
7.5
7.0 - 7.9
7.5
7.1 - 8.0
7.3
14.0
13.6
Anglophone sector
6.7
6.5 - 7.0
7.3
7.0 - 7.5
7.5
7.2 - 7.7
6.9
14.8
12.2
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
5.6
4.9 - 6.2
6.6
5.9 - 7.3
6.2
5.5 - 6.8
5.6
11.6
10.9
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
5.5
4.7 - 6.4
6.7
5.8 - 7.7
5.6
4.8 - 6.4
6.1
13.0
10.9
District scolaire francophone Sud
4.1
3.7 - 4.6
3.6
3.2 - 4.0
3.5
3.1 - 3.9
3.1
9.0
6.4
Francophone sector
4.8
4.5 - 5.2
5.0
4.7 - 5.4
4.7
4.4 - 5.0
4.4
10.6
8.9
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
2.6
2.4 - 2.8
2.8
2.7 - 3.0
2.8
2.6 - 3.0
2.4
4.0
2.8
Grades 9 to 12
8.8
8.5 - 9.2
9.4
9.0 - 9.7
9.4
9.1 - 9.8
9.0
19.9
17.1
Gender
Female
5.0
4.7 - 5.3
6.0
5.7 - 6.3
5.7
5.4 - 6.0
5.4
n/a
n/a
Male
6.6
6.3 - 6.9
6.8
6.5 - 7.1
7.0
6.7 - 7.3
6.2
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
16.4
13.8 - 19.0
14.1
12.0 - 16.2
11.0
9.8 - 12.2
10.3
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
5.3
5.0 - 5.6
6.4
6.1 - 6.6
6.0
5.8 - 6.3
5.9
12.3
n/a
Male
6.8
6.5 - 7.1
6.8
6.5 - 7.1
7.1
6.8 - 7.4
6.3
14.9
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
10.2
9.4 - 10.9
10.9
10.2 - 11.6
9.3
8.8 - 9.9
8.9
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
13.5
12.5 - 14.5
15.0
13.9 - 16.1
15.2
14.0 - 16.5
13.2
22.7
21.2
Immigrant
Immigrants
4.5
4.1 - 5.0
5.0
4.5 - 5.5
4.8
4.2 - 5.3
4.3
9.9
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
11.4
10.4 - 12.4
11.4
10.4 - 12.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
5.7
5.3 - 6.2
6.0
5.5 - 6.5
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 reported smoking cigarettes, in any amount, at present (smoking daily or occasionally). This indicator includes tobacco cigarettes that are bought ready-made and cigarettes that students make themselves. It does not include e-cigarettes, vaping devices and other tobacco products.

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 "less than once a week, at least once a week, but not every day or every day" by the number of respondents who answered "less than once a week, at least once a week, but not every day, every day or I do not smoke" to the question: How often do you smoke at present?

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_SMO09_1

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