Citizens who reported that the cost for medication was too high in getting the health care they needed in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2017 Year 2014 Year 2011
Province
New Brunswick
33.2
32.6 - 33.9
35.1
34.5 - 35.8
48.6
47.9 - 49.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
30.0
28.8 - 31.3
32.5
31.1 - 33.8
47.0
45.6 - 48.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
27.9
26.6 - 29.3
29.6
28.3 - 30.8
43.7
42.2 - 45.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
24.5
23.2 - 25.8
26.3
25.0 - 27.5
40.4
38.9 - 41.9
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
54.8
52.5 - 57.1
51.1
48.6 - 53.6
65.4
63.0 - 67.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
42.7
39.5 - 45.8
47.6
43.6 - 51.5
54.0
50.7 - 57.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
53.4
51.3 - 55.5
54.9
52.4 - 57.4
63.6
61.7 - 65.6
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
35.8
32.9 - 38.7
42.4
38.9 - 45.8
53.2
50.7 - 55.7
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 the cost for medication was too high in getting the health care they needed in the last 12 months.

Source

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

Calculations

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: Now think of any difficulties you may have experienced in getting the health care you needed in the last 12 months: d) Find the cost for medication too high.

Unit

%

NBHC code

PH_BARMH_1

Charts

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