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Citizens who reported that they had a consultation with a pharmacist in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available

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Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
37.8
36.4 - 39.2
38.1
36.7 - 39.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
36.0
33.4 - 38.6
35.6
32.9 - 38.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
38.0
35.0 - 41.0
37.0
33.8 - 40.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
39.3
35.8 - 42.8
42.4
39.1 - 45.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
42.5
37.5 - 47.4
39.1
33.7 - 44.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
40.2
35.4 - 45.0
37.8
33.1 - 42.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
35.5
31.1 - 40.0
37.9
33.6 - 42.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
40.6
35.6 - 45.6
40.8
36.3 - 45.3
Age
18-64
38.4
36.6 - 40.3
38.3
36.5 - 40.2
65 and over
36.4
34.2 - 38.5
37.6
35.4 - 39.7
Gender
Female
41.3
39.5 - 43.0
42.1
40.3 - 43.9
Male
34.1
31.8 - 36.4
33.1
30.9 - 35.3
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
43.4
35.8 - 50.9
47.1
39.2 - 55.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
37.6
35.8 - 39.3
38.5
36.8 - 40.3
Most comfortable in French
38.6
35.8 - 41.4
38.7
35.8 - 41.6
Comfortable in both English and French
37.7
33.1 - 42.4
33.7
29.0 - 38.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
39.4
30.3 - 48.4
51.1
41.7 - 60.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
40.6
33.7 - 47.4
37.9
31.2 - 44.7
Education level
High school or less
34.3
31.5 - 37.0
35.9
33.2 - 38.5
Postsecondary
39.0
37.3 - 40.7
39.1
37.4 - 40.8
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
49.9
44.7 - 55.1
48.6
43.7 - 53.4
Household income
Less than $30,000
40.5
36.5 - 44.5
39.7
36.0 - 43.3
$30,000 to less than $60,000
36.5
33.6 - 39.5
37.0
34.2 - 39.8
$60,000 or more
38.5
36.5 - 40.4
38.9
36.9 - 41.0
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
39.1
32.2 - 46.0
33.0
26.7 - 39.4
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 who reported that they had a consultation with a pharmacist in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who have a family doctor or a nurse practitioner. 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: Thinking of the last 12 months, did you use any of the following services because your family doctor or your nurse practitioner was not available? e) Consultation with a pharmacist

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVPY_1

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