Citizens who reported they felt they needed to see or talk to a health professional about their mental or emotional health, or their use of alcohol or drugs in the last 12 months, but did not

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
8.2
7.3 - 9.1
8.7
7.8 - 9.6
9.8
8.7 - 10.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
9.2
7.4 - 11.0
9.3
7.4 - 11.2
12.1
9.9 - 14.2
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
7.0
5.3 - 8.7
8.2
6.1 - 10.2
10.4
8.1 - 12.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
10.4
8.3 - 12.5
11.6
9.4 - 13.8
10.8
7.8 - 13.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
3.8
2.2 - 5.3
3.8
2.2 - 5.3
6.5
3.7 - 9.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
6.5
3.9 - 9.1
7.5
4.5 - 10.5
3.9
1.9 - 6.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
6.8
4.3 - 9.3
7.3
4.8 - 9.7
4.4
2.6 - 6.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
7.7
5.0 - 10.4
5.3
3.2 - 7.4
8.0
4.1 - 11.9
Age
18-64
10.7
9.5 - 11.9
10.9
9.7 - 12.2
12.6
11.1 - 14.2
65 and over
2.7
2.0 - 3.4
3.6
2.8 - 4.4
3.3
2.6 - 3.9
Gender
Female
9.2
8.1 - 10.4
9.0
7.9 - 10.1
9.8
8.5 - 11.2
Male
6.7
5.4 - 8.0
8.4
6.9 - 9.8
9.7
7.9 - 11.5
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
29.3
21.0 - 37.5
24.1
16.8 - 31.4
24.1
14.6 - 33.5
Language
Most comfortable in English
8.6
7.5 - 9.7
9.5
8.4 - 10.6
n/a
Most comfortable in French
6.5
4.9 - 8.1
5.7
4.2 - 7.2
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
9.6
6.5 - 12.7
10.3
6.6 - 14.0
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
11.2
4.6 - 17.8
12.7
6.0 - 19.5
11.0
2.6 - 19.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
12.1
8.2 - 16.1
13.5
9.2 - 17.9
13.4
8.9 - 18.0
Education level
High school or less
7.8
6.1 - 9.5
8.9
7.1 - 10.7
9.1
7.2 - 11.1
Postsecondary
8.4
7.3 - 9.4
8.7
7.6 - 9.7
10.1
8.7 - 11.5
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
13.9
9.6 - 18.1
16.8
12.4 - 21.2
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
11.2
8.3 - 14.1
10.2
7.7 - 12.7
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
10.8
8.7 - 12.9
9.8
7.9 - 11.7
n/a
$60,000 or more
6.7
5.7 - 7.8
8.2
6.9 - 9.4
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
11.4
7.3 - 15.5
11.8
7.6 - 16.0
n/a
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 they felt they needed to see or talk to a health professional about their mental or emotional health, or their use of alcohol or drugs in the last 12 months, but did not.

Source

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

Calculations

This indicator is based on 2 individual questions in the survey that are asked in the following order: Question #1 is 'In the last 12 months, was there ever a time when you felt that you needed to see or talk to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional about your mental or emotional health or your use of alcohol or drugs?' and Question #2 is 'If yes, in the last 12 months, did you see or talk to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional about your mental or emotional health or your use of alcohol or drugs?'. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered 'yes' to Question #1 and 'no' to Question #2 by the number of respondents who answered both individual questions.

Notes

This indicator has replaced PH_MHI05_2. The 2020 edition of the Primary Health Survey (PHS) was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the pandemic did not influence the survey’s response rate, NBHC had to assess the impact of surveying during the pandemic. Accordingly, advanced statistical analyses were performed to allow for comparison between the results obtained in 2020 and those obtained in previous PHS cycles. Despite these analyses, users are advised to use the PHS 2020 data with caution, especially when creating estimates for small sub-populations or when comparing it to other PHS editions.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PH_MHI05_3

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