Citizens receiving home care services from home support workers and from an informal caregiver who reported that they received help with errands (shopping, banking or doctor’s appointment) from their informal caregiver in the last 2 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2024
Province
New Brunswick
78.0
76.5 - 79.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
80.1
77.0 - 83.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
81.4
78.3 - 84.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
78.9
75.2 - 82.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
72.6
67.0 - 78.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
71.2
64.9 - 77.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
73.0
69.0 - 77.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
79.4
74.5 - 84.4
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
75.5
69.6 - 81.5
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
72.9
64.5 - 81.3
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
77.8
69.6 - 86.1
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
62.3
52.8 - 71.8
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
63.7
54.1 - 73.3
Dieppe and Memramcook
S
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
S
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
75.8
68.5 - 83.1
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
74.0
64.9 - 83.1
Fredericton
84.7
78.4 - 91.1
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
S
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
66.4
55.8 - 76.9
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
S
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
S
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
81.3
75.7 - 86.9
Moncton
83.3
77.9 - 88.8
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
S
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
S
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
S
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
S
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
S
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
91.5
86.1 - 96.9
Riverview and Coverdale
S
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
S
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
75.7
70.5 - 80.9
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
S
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
77.7
69.4 - 86.1
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
78.8
69.5 - 88.1
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
S
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
85.2
77.5 - 93.0
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
86.5
81.2 - 91.9
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
71.1
62.3 - 79.9
Age
18-64
78.7
75.0 - 82.4
65 and over
77.9
76.2 - 79.5
Gender
Female
79.8
78.0 - 81.5
Male
75.2
72.3 - 78.1
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
S
Language
Most comfortable in English
80.4
78.6 - 82.3
Most comfortable in French
75.6
72.7 - 78.5
Comfortable in both English and French
64.2
57.2 - 71.1
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
76.8
66.7 - 87.0
Education level
High school or less
78.5
76.6 - 80.3
Postsecondary
79.1
76.0 - 82.1
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
77.8
74.4 - 81.1
Household income
Less than $30,000
77.3
75.4 - 79.2
$30,000 to less than $60,000
79.9
75.3 - 84.4
$60,000 or more
S
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
S
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 citizens receiving home care services from home support workers and from an informal caregiver who reported that they received help with errands (shopping, banking or doctor’s appointment) from their informal caregiver in the last 2 months.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Home Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who receive help from informal caregivers. 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: Have you received any of the following services from a friend, family member or volunteer in the last 2 months? Help with errands, such as shopping, banking or doctor’s appointment

Unit

%

NBHC code

HS_FCGER_1

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