Citizens receiving home care services from home support workers and from an informal caregiver who reported that a friend, family member or volunteer helped them with their home care every day in the last 2 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2021 Year 2018 Year 2015 Year 2012
Province
New Brunswick
40.3
38.5 - 42.1
45.7
43.7 - 47.8
43.8
41.7 - 45.8
51.4
49.1 - 53.6
55.1
52.6 - 57.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
38.7
34.7 - 42.7
42.6
38.1 - 47.1
42.0
37.5 - 46.5
44.6
39.6 - 49.7
55.2
49.5 - 60.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
44.0
40.1 - 47.8
43.5
39.0 - 48.0
42.8
38.6 - 47.0
51.0
46.4 - 55.7
52.8
47.5 - 58.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
35.5
31.3 - 39.6
55.7
51.3 - 60.1
43.7
39.0 - 48.3
51.5
46.4 - 56.6
49.9
44.6 - 55.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
42.0
35.8 - 48.1
41.1
34.1 - 48.0
46.6
39.1 - 54.0
52.2
44.7 - 59.8
51.2
42.4 - 60.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
41.0
33.8 - 48.2
42.3
33.4 - 51.1
46.2
37.1 - 55.4
54.3
45.0 - 63.7
63.0
52.2 - 73.8
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
42.3
37.7 - 46.8
46.3
40.7 - 51.8
46.3
40.8 - 51.8
59.3
52.9 - 65.7
63.1
55.9 - 70.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
42.5
36.4 - 48.6
39.3
32.5 - 46.1
42.7
35.6 - 49.8
53.7
46.3 - 61.0
61.9
53.5 - 70.2
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
36.6
29.6 - 43.5
44.6
35.7 - 53.6
49.1
39.2 - 58.9
50.7
40.0 - 61.4
63.3
52.7 - 73.9
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
45.5
35.8 - 55.2
49.2
39.2 - 59.1
50.7
38.4 - 62.9
47.0
35.8 - 58.3
67.0
52.9 - 81.1
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
47.2
37.2 - 57.3
34.5
22.0 - 47.0
31.3
18.0 - 44.5
50.5
35.0 - 66.0
S
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
44.7
34.9 - 54.5
54.1
41.5 - 66.7
48.8
34.9 - 62.6
63.8
49.4 - 78.2
S
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
32.7
22.6 - 42.9
49.4
36.7 - 62.0
57.0
44.8 - 69.3
56.8
44.8 - 68.8
67.2
52.7 - 81.8
Dieppe and Memramcook
S
S
S
S
S
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
S
53.2
40.1 - 66.3
52.1
38.3 - 66.0
54.4
39.7 - 69.0
S
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
42.6
34.5 - 50.7
40.7
31.0 - 50.3
50.4
40.6 - 60.2
57.2
46.3 - 68.1
53.5
41.3 - 65.7
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
33.4
24.0 - 42.7
63.3
53.2 - 73.5
50.6
40.8 - 60.4
59.9
50.1 - 69.7
43.9
32.4 - 55.4
Fredericton
27.5
19.7 - 35.4
50.1
41.6 - 58.6
36.0
27.1 - 44.8
40.7
28.7 - 52.8
44.9
32.0 - 57.9
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
S
S
S
S
S
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
48.3
36.5 - 60.0
39.4
27.9 - 50.9
42.3
29.6 - 55.0
44.6
32.7 - 56.5
48.4
34.1 - 62.6
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
S
S
S
S
S
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
S
S
S
S
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
S
49.9
35.2 - 64.6
S
S
S
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
43.0
36.0 - 50.0
35.5
27.5 - 43.6
41.7
33.6 - 49.7
53.3
44.7 - 61.9
62.5
52.1 - 72.9
Moncton
41.0
33.7 - 48.4
37.6
30.2 - 45.1
34.3
26.9 - 41.7
45.3
36.8 - 53.8
50.0
40.3 - 59.6
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
S
56.0
41.8 - 70.2
S
S
S
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
S
50.6
37.6 - 63.6
47.2
31.5 - 63.0
54.8
39.6 - 69.9
60.6
46.0 - 75.3
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
S
S
S
S
S
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
S
S
S
S
S
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
S
48.3
34.5 - 62.2
36.2
23.1 - 49.4
49.8
35.7 - 63.9
47.5
31.8 - 63.3
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
55.0
45.2 - 64.7
46.4
33.3 - 59.5
44.1
32.4 - 55.7
49.5
36.4 - 62.7
55.5
40.9 - 70.2
Riverview and Coverdale
S
53.9
42.2 - 65.6
47.8
32.3 - 63.3
S
S
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
S
S
S
S
S
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
39.5
33.6 - 45.5
42.0
35.0 - 48.9
43.8
37.2 - 50.4
49.1
42.3 - 56.0
55.2
46.8 - 63.5
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
S
S
S
S
S
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
33.5
23.4 - 43.6
S
34.9
24.9 - 44.8
54.5
41.6 - 67.4
69.4
55.1 - 83.6
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
43.2
31.4 - 54.9
48.3
34.8 - 61.8
42.0
29.4 - 54.7
62.1
47.1 - 77.1
S
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
S
40.8
25.3 - 56.3
40.5
27.4 - 53.6
S
S
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
53.3
40.8 - 65.7
54.0
39.3 - 68.7
39.3
25.8 - 52.9
62.6
47.9 - 77.3
S
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
37.7
29.8 - 45.6
39.6
30.1 - 49.1
41.9
32.2 - 51.6
52.4
41.5 - 63.4
38.4
26.5 - 50.3
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
48.7
39.3 - 58.1
40.9
28.8 - 52.9
45.0
35.2 - 54.7
67.6
54.4 - 80.7
S
Age
18-64
48.0
43.5 - 52.5
49.2
44.4 - 54.0
42.0
37.6 - 46.4
50.9
46.4 - 55.5
54.6
50.0 - 59.2
65 and over
38.5
36.5 - 40.5
44.6
42.3 - 46.9
44.4
42.1 - 46.8
51.6
49.0 - 54.2
55.2
52.1 - 58.2
Gender
Female
39.9
37.7 - 42.0
43.9
41.5 - 46.4
44.3
41.8 - 46.7
50.8
48.1 - 53.5
53.9
50.9 - 56.9
Male
40.9
37.5 - 44.3
49.4
45.5 - 53.3
42.7
38.9 - 46.6
52.7
48.5 - 56.9
57.9
53.3 - 62.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
S
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Most comfortable in English
39.0
36.8 - 41.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
40.8
37.5 - 44.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
50.6
42.9 - 58.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
S
S
S
59.9
44.4 - 75.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
50.6
38.0 - 63.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
41.5
39.3 - 43.7
46.0
43.6 - 48.5
46.1
43.7 - 48.4
51.2
48.6 - 53.7
54.8
51.9 - 57.7
Postsecondary
34.9
31.3 - 38.4
46.1
41.6 - 50.7
35.6
31.0 - 40.1
50.3
44.5 - 56.0
53.0
47.1 - 58.8
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
46.2
42.2 - 50.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
36.3
34.2 - 38.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
50.8
45.1 - 56.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
S
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
S
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 citizens receiving home care services from home support workers and from an informal caregiver who reported that a friend, family member or volunteer helped them with their home care every day 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: In the last 2 months of care, how often did you receive help with your home care from a friend, family member or volunteer: every day

Unit

%

NBHC code

HS_FCGEV_1

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