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 a few times a week in the last 2 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2021 Year 2018 Year 2015 Year 2012
Province
New Brunswick
28.9
27.2 - 30.6
26.2
24.4 - 28.1
23.4
21.7 - 25.2
25.1
23.1 - 27.0
22.6
20.5 - 24.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
31.7
27.9 - 35.5
27.8
23.7 - 31.9
24.5
20.6 - 28.5
28.2
23.7 - 32.8
21.8
17.1 - 26.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
26.2
22.7 - 29.7
23.3
19.5 - 27.1
21.9
18.4 - 25.4
24.7
20.7 - 28.8
23.6
19.1 - 28.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
28.6
24.7 - 32.6
22.5
18.8 - 26.2
21.5
17.6 - 25.3
23.0
18.7 - 27.3
22.2
17.7 - 26.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
32.2
26.4 - 38.1
32.2
25.6 - 38.9
24.5
18.1 - 30.9
25.9
19.3 - 32.6
25.9
18.2 - 33.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
31.1
24.2 - 38.0
33.4
24.9 - 41.8
25.0
17.0 - 33.0
22.4
14.6 - 30.2
21.0
11.9 - 30.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
29.7
25.5 - 33.8
28.4
23.4 - 33.5
21.8
17.2 - 26.3
21.5
16.1 - 26.8
21.6
15.5 - 27.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
23.8
18.6 - 29.0
26.3
20.2 - 32.5
30.9
24.3 - 37.5
28.7
22.0 - 35.4
21.9
14.8 - 28.9
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
31.9
25.3 - 38.5
20.6
13.3 - 27.9
23.8
15.4 - 32.2
24.3
15.1 - 33.5
17.6
9.2 - 25.9
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
23.7
15.2 - 32.2
20.0
12.0 - 27.9
19.4
9.7 - 29.0
30.6
20.2 - 41.0
18.7
7.0 - 30.4
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
36.3
26.5 - 46.2
45.8
32.7 - 58.9
38.9
25.0 - 52.9
23.4
10.3 - 36.5
S
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
24.5
16.4 - 32.6
22.5
11.9 - 33.1
19.2
8.3 - 30.1
28.1
14.6 - 41.6
S
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
24.3
14.8 - 33.8
22.1
11.6 - 32.6
14.9
6.1 - 23.8
21.8
11.8 - 31.7
S
Dieppe and Memramcook
S
S
S
S
S
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
S
20.2
9.6 - 30.7
22.6
11.0 - 34.2
24.5
11.8 - 37.1
S
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
34.5
26.8 - 42.3
29.4
20.5 - 38.4
24.4
16.0 - 32.8
23.2
14.0 - 32.5
16.6
7.5 - 25.7
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
39.6
29.9 - 49.4
17.0
9.1 - 24.9
18.0
10.4 - 25.5
20.2
12.2 - 28.3
30.6
19.9 - 41.3
Fredericton
33.7
25.4 - 42.0
29.1
21.4 - 36.7
23.6
15.8 - 31.4
21.7
11.6 - 31.8
25.9
14.5 - 37.3
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
S
S
S
S
S
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
31.2
20.4 - 42.1
36.5
25.2 - 47.8
25.3
14.1 - 36.4
29.9
18.9 - 40.9
40.5
26.5 - 54.5
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
27.8
14.6 - 41.0
S
S
S
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
22.2
16.3 - 28.0
27.1
19.6 - 34.6
32.7
25.1 - 40.4
28.3
20.5 - 36.0
18.9
10.5 - 27.2
Moncton
32.3
25.5 - 39.1
33.1
25.8 - 40.3
28.5
21.5 - 35.6
23.6
16.4 - 30.9
18.9
11.4 - 26.4
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
S
20.6
9.1 - 32.2
S
S
S
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
S
23.9
12.9 - 35.0
22.9
9.6 - 36.2
30.1
16.1 - 44.0
27.7
14.3 - 41.1
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
15.2
5.3 - 25.2
29.8
17.3 - 42.4
32.2
19.1 - 45.4
S
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
23.3
15.1 - 31.5
16.0
6.4 - 25.6
25.9
15.6 - 36.1
27.3
15.6 - 39.0
18.4
7.0 - 29.8
Riverview and Coverdale
S
31.1
20.2 - 41.9
19.9
7.5 - 32.3
S
S
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
S
S
S
S
S
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
23.5
18.3 - 28.7
21.7
15.8 - 27.5
21.7
16.2 - 27.2
23.9
18.1 - 29.8
24.3
17.1 - 31.5
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
S
S
S
S
S
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
29.8
20.4 - 39.2
S
35.0
25.0 - 45.0
27.6
16.0 - 39.2
S
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
24.4
14.0 - 34.8
41.7
28.4 - 55.0
29.6
17.9 - 41.3
18.6
6.5 - 30.6
S
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
S
31.8
17.1 - 46.5
26.4
14.7 - 38.2
S
S
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
34.5
22.5 - 46.5
20.7
8.8 - 32.6
21.3
10.0 - 32.7
22.4
9.7 - 35.1
S
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
32.9
25.3 - 40.5
31.1
22.1 - 40.1
17.8
10.3 - 25.3
23.1
13.8 - 32.3
33.0
21.5 - 44.5
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
32.1
23.4 - 40.8
35.1
23.4 - 46.8
16.1
8.9 - 23.3
S
S
Age
18-64
20.6
17.0 - 24.2
23.7
19.6 - 27.7
23.4
19.6 - 27.2
20.3
16.7 - 24.0
20.5
16.8 - 24.3
65 and over
30.9
29.0 - 32.8
27.1
25.0 - 29.1
23.4
21.5 - 25.4
26.9
24.6 - 29.2
23.4
20.8 - 26.0
Gender
Female
29.6
27.6 - 31.7
27.1
24.9 - 29.3
22.1
20.0 - 24.1
25.4
23.1 - 27.7
23.0
20.4 - 25.5
Male
27.0
24.0 - 30.0
24.5
21.2 - 27.9
26.4
23.0 - 29.8
24.3
20.7 - 28.0
21.6
17.7 - 25.5
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
S
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Most comfortable in English
28.1
26.0 - 30.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
32.6
29.4 - 35.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
23.1
16.7 - 29.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
S
S
S
19.7
7.1 - 32.2
Immigrant
Immigrants
24.2
13.5 - 34.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
29.4
27.4 - 31.4
26.3
24.1 - 28.4
23.5
21.5 - 25.5
26.3
24.0 - 28.5
21.7
19.3 - 24.1
Postsecondary
29.0
25.5 - 32.5
26.3
22.3 - 30.3
23.9
19.9 - 28.0
20.7
16.1 - 25.4
26.9
21.8 - 32.1
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
22.5
19.1 - 25.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
31.0
28.9 - 33.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
28.0
23.0 - 33.0
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 a few times a week 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: a few times a week

Unit

%

NBHC code

HS_FCGFT_1

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