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

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
22.6
21.4 - 23.8
22.9
21.7 - 24.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
23.2
20.9 - 25.4
23.9
21.5 - 26.2
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
23.0
20.5 - 25.5
23.6
20.7 - 26.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
22.7
19.8 - 25.6
19.2
16.6 - 21.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
25.0
20.8 - 29.2
17.6
13.4 - 21.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
22.3
18.1 - 26.5
25.5
21.3 - 29.7
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
20.9
17.2 - 24.6
25.6
21.7 - 29.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
17.8
14.0 - 21.6
25.7
21.5 - 29.8
Age
18-64
21.7
20.2 - 23.2
22.7
21.1 - 24.3
65 and over
24.6
22.7 - 26.6
23.5
21.7 - 25.4
Gender
Female
22.9
21.4 - 24.4
23.8
22.2 - 25.4
Male
22.0
20.1 - 24.0
21.8
19.9 - 23.7
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
26.9
20.2 - 33.6
32.4
24.9 - 40.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
22.4
20.9 - 24.0
23.0
21.5 - 24.5
Most comfortable in French
22.6
20.2 - 25.0
25.1
22.4 - 27.8
Comfortable in both English and French
23.1
19.2 - 27.0
18.1
14.4 - 21.8
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
23.5
15.9 - 31.1
28.6
19.6 - 37.5
Immigrant
Immigrants
28.2
22.2 - 34.3
27.2
20.8 - 33.7
Education level
High school or less
23.9
21.5 - 26.4
23.0
20.7 - 25.4
Postsecondary
22.3
20.8 - 23.7
22.9
21.4 - 24.4
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
34.1
29.4 - 38.8
30.7
26.2 - 35.2
Household income
Less than $30,000
28.4
24.7 - 32.1
27.5
24.0 - 31.0
$30,000 to less than $60,000
22.0
19.4 - 24.5
22.2
19.9 - 24.6
$60,000 or more
21.9
20.3 - 23.5
22.0
20.2 - 23.7
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
30.0
23.5 - 36.4
26.1
19.9 - 32.3
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 specialist 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? f) Consultation with a specialist

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVSP_1

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