Students in grades 6 to 12 who reported that they strongly agree or agree that they could ask for help or a favour from neighbours

Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2025-2026 Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
64.6
63.2 - 66.1
65.6
65.2 - 66.0
66.4
70.4
71.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
65.5
62.3 - 68.6
65.9
65.2 - 66.6
65.9
69.1
71.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
63.0
60.1 - 65.9
64.2
63.4 - 65.0
64.9
70.7
70.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
64.4
62.0 - 66.9
65.8
65.0 - 66.6
67.0
71.8
71.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
67.4
65.8 - 68.9
68.6
70.7
70.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
61.3
55.6 - 67.1
59.3
56.8 - 61.7
62.1
67.0
71.3
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
68.4
65.4 - 71.4
69.0
67.7 - 70.3
70.4
69.4
71.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
64.8
59.8 - 69.8
65.5
63.8 - 67.2
67.2
72.8
71.6
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
66.8
61.8 - 71.8
67.6
65.7 - 69.5
68.7
69.4
68.8
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
65.3
55.6 - 75.1
67.7
65.7 - 69.8
67.5
69.3
70.6
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
58.7
50.9 - 66.6
58.2
55.0 - 61.5
62.4
67.7
72.3
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
70.1
66.7 - 73.5
72.3
69.1 - 75.6
72.6
66.8
77.1
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
65.3
58.6 - 71.9
60.8
57.2 - 64.5
61.7
65.9
70.4
Dieppe and Memramcook
76.2
74.9 - 77.6
75.9
74.2 - 77.6
75.4
76.6
76.4
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
65.8
63.6 - 68.0
62.0
57.3 - 66.8
70.9
78.7
74.1
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
67.3
65.1 - 69.5
69.9
71.3
70.8
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
66.6
63.5 - 69.8
64.8
62.8 - 66.7
66.3
72.0
72.5
Fredericton
65.9
62.1 - 69.7
68.4
67.3 - 69.5
70.2
73.4
72.9
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
73.4
81.7
81.2
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
60.7
55.3 - 66.0
65.5
62.8 - 68.1
64.3
63.4
67.7
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
59.3
59.3 - 59.3
64.5
59.0 - 69.9
64.4
76.2
77.7
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
72.3
68.4 - 76.2
73.5
75.8
74.5
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
56.8
54.3 - 59.4
58.9
55.0 - 62.8
63.6
66.9
71.4
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
64.8
59.3 - 70.3
65.7
64.0 - 67.5
67.4
73.2
71.1
Moncton
63.3
59.1 - 67.5
63.5
62.5 - 64.5
62.5
65.4
69.7
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
66.1
62.2 - 70.0
70.4
66.7 - 74.2
68.7
74.9
78.3
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
64.9
64.4 - 65.3
63.5
58.4 - 68.5
66.1
69.5
76.4
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
70.1
59.9 - 80.2
75.4
71.6 - 79.2
70.8
71.7
77.1
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
59.8
54.9 - 64.8
60.1
58.0 - 62.2
60.5
66.4
66.8
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
54.4
51.1 - 57.6
54.8
50.9 - 58.6
53.1
68.2
68.6
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
71.1
67.5 - 74.7
70.4
69.0 - 71.7
71.3
76.6
74.1
Riverview and Coverdale
63.5
62.8 - 64.2
63.7
61.3 - 66.0
65.3
71.3
72.5
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
64.6
59.1 - 70.0
61.2
57.9 - 64.4
70.0
70.4
70.1
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
59.6
56.6 - 62.7
60.5
59.3 - 61.8
60.8
66.1
67.1
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
58.4
57.9 - 59.0
63.8
60.9 - 66.8
58.8
69.3
68.9
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
69.1
64.0 - 74.1
68.4
65.8 - 70.9
69.1
69.9
76.7
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
73.4
71.5 - 75.2
68.4
65.1 - 71.7
72.7
72.8
72.1
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
61.6
59.5 - 63.7
67.1
63.8 - 70.4
68.1
70.3
71.4
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
59.8
55.5 - 64.0
59.8
56.8 - 62.7
64.4
69.6
71.6
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
59.6
56.9 - 62.3
64.2
61.5 - 66.9
63.6
71.3
71.3
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
67.3
64.6 - 69.9
69.9
67.3 - 72.5
70.6
69.2
71.5
School districts
Anglophone East School District
60.5
58.6 - 62.4
62.1
61.2 - 63.0
62.1
67.3
70.1
Anglophone North School District
60.4
56.8 - 63.9
60.8
59.4 - 62.2
62.6
68.2
67.9
Anglophone South School District
62.8
59.8 - 65.7
64.1
63.3 - 64.9
64.7
70.6
70.2
Anglophone West School District
63.1
60.9 - 65.3
64.8
64.0 - 65.6
66.3
71.2
71.6
Anglophone sector
62.0
60.7 - 63.4
63.5
63.0 - 63.9
64.4
69.8
70.4
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
69.1
66.9 - 71.3
69.9
68.6 - 71.2
71.3
70.6
73.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
69.2
67.5 - 70.8
70.6
72.1
71.0
District scolaire francophone Sud
73.8
72.2 - 75.4
72.3
71.4 - 73.3
71.9
72.7
75.1
Francophone sector
71.3
69.4 - 73.1
71.0
70.4 - 71.7
71.5
71.9
73.8
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
67.5
65.8 - 69.2
67.7
67.2 - 68.3
67.9
71.9
75.1
Grades 9 to 12
62.7
60.7 - 64.7
64.1
63.6 - 64.6
65.4
69.4
68.9
Gender
Female
65.8
64.2 - 67.4
66.7
66.1 - 67.2
68.5
n/a
n/a
Male
65.0
63.5 - 66.5
66.3
65.8 - 66.9
67.5
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
45.5
41.2 - 49.8
49.0
45.9 - 52.0
45.2
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
64.7
63.1 - 66.4
65.1
64.6 - 65.6
65.7
69.7
n/a
Male
64.9
63.4 - 66.4
66.3
65.8 - 66.9
67.6
71.1
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
51.6
49.5 - 53.6
52.4
51.3 - 53.6
53.8
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
55.8
53.4 - 58.2
57.4
55.9 - 58.9
56.5
65.8
63.0
Immigrant
Immigrants
58.6
56.7 - 60.5
60.4
59.2 - 61.5
61.0
65.9
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
56.7
54.9 - 58.6
58.3
56.8 - 59.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
58.3
56.5 - 60.2
60.5
59.5 - 61.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
73.8
72.1 - 75.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
50.7
49.1 - 52.3
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 that they strongly agree or agree that they could ask for help or a favour from neighbours.

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 "agree or strongly Agree" by the number of respondents who answered "strongly disagree, disagree, neither agree nor disagree, agree or strongly agree" to the question: How do you feel about these statements about the area where you live? e) I could ask for help or a favour from neighbours.

Notes

Due to a low school participation rate in some areas of the province for the 2025-2026 edition of this survey, survey results are not available for District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest (school district), Madawaska and North-West Area (health zone), Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer (community), and Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area (community).

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_SOC05_1

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