Citizens without a primary care provider who reported that they had a consultation with a pharmacist when they needed medical care in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
43.2
40.3 - 46.0
38.2
35.1 - 41.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
33.7
27.6 - 39.9
40.6
34.1 - 47.2
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
37.5
30.4 - 44.5
25.1
17.1 - 33.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
51.2
46.5 - 55.9
39.6
34.5 - 44.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
47.3
38.4 - 56.2
44.2
36.7 - 51.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
41.3
30.6 - 52.0
34.7
24.1 - 45.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
40.5
30.9 - 50.0
39.2
27.7 - 50.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
48.1
37.0 - 59.3
S
Age
18-64
41.9
38.6 - 45.2
36.8
33.3 - 40.3
65 and over
48.4
43.3 - 53.4
45.6
39.6 - 51.7
Gender
Female
51.3
47.6 - 55.0
44.9
40.7 - 49.2
Male
37.5
33.4 - 41.7
33.2
28.9 - 37.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
34.5
22.8 - 46.3
44.0
30.2 - 57.7
Language
Most comfortable in English
44.8
41.5 - 48.2
36.2
32.5 - 39.8
Most comfortable in French
39.0
32.6 - 45.3
43.0
36.3 - 49.6
Comfortable in both English and French
38.4
28.2 - 48.6
41.5
30.3 - 52.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
36.5
21.4 - 51.6
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
43.5
34.6 - 52.3
29.7
22.6 - 36.8
Education level
High school or less
37.3
32.2 - 42.5
33.8
28.0 - 39.5
Postsecondary
44.7
41.3 - 48.2
40.0
36.3 - 43.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
48.6
38.6 - 58.6
52.7
40.6 - 64.9
Household income
Less than $30,000
36.6
30.0 - 43.1
30.3
23.3 - 37.3
$30,000 to less than $60,000
41.0
35.3 - 46.8
38.9
33.1 - 44.7
$60,000 or more
46.4
42.3 - 50.5
43.4
38.6 - 48.2
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
41.7
32.5 - 51.0
28.8
21.5 - 36.2
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 had a consultation with a pharmacist 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? f) Consultation with a pharmacist

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_NMCPY_1

Charts

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