Citizens without a primary care provider who reported that they used other services when they needed medical care in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
17.4
15.1 - 19.7
16.4
14.1 - 18.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
13.6
8.9 - 18.2
20.3
15.0 - 25.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
20.8
14.1 - 27.4
15.8
9.2 - 22.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
21.4
17.4 - 25.4
15.5
11.9 - 19.0
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
12.7
6.6 - 18.8
10.8
6.4 - 15.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
13.8
6.0 - 21.5
19.8
10.8 - 28.8
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
9.3
4.3 - 14.2
12.9
6.0 - 19.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
18.2
9.4 - 27.0
S
Age
18-64
16.1
13.5 - 18.8
15.4
12.9 - 18.0
65 and over
22.2
18.0 - 26.4
21.4
16.4 - 26.3
Gender
Female
20.9
17.8 - 24.0
20.2
16.8 - 23.6
Male
14.6
11.3 - 18.0
13.5
10.5 - 16.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
13.0
4.9 - 21.1
15.9
6.9 - 25.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
18.8
16.0 - 21.5
18.0
15.1 - 20.9
Most comfortable in French
11.9
7.5 - 16.3
13.4
9.1 - 17.8
Comfortable in both English and French
16.3
8.0 - 24.6
11.3
6.0 - 16.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
16.6
10.1 - 23.1
16.0
10.0 - 22.0
Education level
High school or less
13.6
9.5 - 17.8
11.8
8.5 - 15.1
Postsecondary
18.7
16.0 - 21.4
18.0
15.1 - 20.9
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
29.5
20.0 - 39.1
21.0
10.8 - 31.2
Household income
Less than $30,000
15.3
10.5 - 20.1
13.7
8.4 - 19.0
$30,000 to less than $60,000
19.3
14.5 - 24.1
15.9
11.6 - 20.1
$60,000 or more
18.0
14.6 - 21.3
19.1
15.5 - 22.8
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
14.8
8.4 - 21.3
11.4
6.2 - 16.6
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 without a primary care provider who reported that they used other services when they needed medical care in the last 12 months.

Source

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

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who do not 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 when you needed medical care? g) Other, please specify

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_NMCOT_1

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