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Citizens receiving home care services from home support workers who reported that they have been diagnosed or treated for cancer

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Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2021 Year 2018 Year 2015 Year 2012
Province
New Brunswick
19.2
18.2 - 20.3
16.8
15.7 - 18.0
18.6
17.4 - 19.8
17.2
16.0 - 18.4
20.0
18.4 - 21.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
21.5
19.0 - 24.0
15.2
12.8 - 17.7
17.3
14.7 - 20.0
22.0
18.9 - 25.1
19.9
16.6 - 23.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
17.0
14.7 - 19.2
18.3
15.7 - 20.9
21.1
18.5 - 23.8
19.0
16.3 - 21.7
23.7
20.2 - 27.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
21.2
18.5 - 23.8
17.6
15.1 - 20.2
19.7
16.8 - 22.6
15.7
13.1 - 18.4
18.8
15.7 - 22.0
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
14.8
11.7 - 17.9
13.7
10.3 - 17.0
13.9
10.3 - 17.5
9.8
6.8 - 12.7
14.9
10.6 - 19.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
20.6
16.4 - 24.8
16.3
12.0 - 20.7
16.4
11.6 - 21.2
16.0
11.4 - 20.5
17.3
11.6 - 23.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
20.8
18.2 - 23.4
17.5
14.4 - 20.6
18.8
15.6 - 21.9
15.4
12.2 - 18.6
16.1
12.0 - 20.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
15.1
11.5 - 18.6
17.9
14.0 - 21.9
18.7
14.7 - 22.8
18.5
14.5 - 22.4
26.6
20.9 - 32.4
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
17.4
13.7 - 21.0
16.4
11.8 - 20.9
13.5
9.1 - 17.8
17.2
12.3 - 22.1
17.6
11.6 - 23.7
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
17.7
12.4 - 22.9
12.1
7.1 - 17.1
17.1
10.4 - 23.9
22.6
15.1 - 30.1
21.5
12.7 - 30.3
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
22.4
15.8 - 29.0
15.2
8.7 - 21.6
23.7
15.3 - 32.0
23.4
15.1 - 31.6
24.2
14.3 - 34.1
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
22.1
16.1 - 28.1
21.9
13.7 - 30.1
20.2
11.3 - 29.2
16.8
8.6 - 25.0
S
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
19.1
13.8 - 24.4
17.3
11.2 - 23.3
10.8
5.4 - 16.3
10.8
5.8 - 15.7
11.8
5.2 - 18.5
Dieppe and Memramcook
S
20.2
10.4 - 30.1
19.9
10.4 - 29.5
28.3
16.3 - 40.3
S
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
S
19.7
12.0 - 27.5
21.1
12.8 - 29.3
16.1
8.4 - 23.8
26.5
16.4 - 36.5
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
20.2
15.4 - 25.0
13.9
9.2 - 18.7
13.7
9.0 - 18.5
10.7
6.5 - 14.9
14.1
8.5 - 19.8
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
20.8
14.8 - 26.8
19.5
13.5 - 25.5
25.2
18.4 - 32.0
21.1
14.9 - 27.3
15.1
8.7 - 21.5
Fredericton
19.6
14.7 - 24.6
13.1
8.8 - 17.5
21.2
15.1 - 27.2
12.9
7.3 - 18.6
21.4
13.9 - 29.0
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
S
S
S
S
S
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
S
13.5
8.1 - 18.8
16.2
9.8 - 22.5
7.1
2.8 - 11.3
15.5
8.2 - 22.8
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
S
S
S
S
S
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
S
S
S
S
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
S
22.2
13.4 - 31.1
14.1
5.7 - 22.6
22.3
12.2 - 32.3
19.0
8.7 - 29.3
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
16.6
12.4 - 20.7
17.7
13.1 - 22.3
18.1
13.6 - 22.6
20.9
15.7 - 26.0
26.3
19.4 - 33.2
Moncton
19.1
14.8 - 23.4
14.8
10.8 - 18.8
15.7
11.5 - 20.0
22.1
17.1 - 27.2
21.9
16.1 - 27.7
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
S
19.8
10.3 - 29.4
21.1
8.9 - 33.3
16.1
6.7 - 25.6
24.9
12.7 - 37.0
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
S
18.9
10.7 - 27.2
21.4
11.8 - 31.1
13.7
7.6 - 19.8
27.3
16.5 - 38.1
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
S
S
S
S
S
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
S
S
S
S
S
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
S
21.6
13.4 - 29.8
10.0
4.6 - 15.5
13.0
7.0 - 19.0
15.7
7.8 - 23.5
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
23.0
16.3 - 29.7
21.2
12.7 - 29.6
22.2
14.1 - 30.3
15.1
8.1 - 22.1
19.3
9.9 - 28.8
Riverview and Coverdale
S
23.2
15.2 - 31.3
25.2
14.1 - 36.3
21.8
10.0 - 33.6
29.4
16.8 - 42.0
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
S
S
S
S
S
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
14.4
11.5 - 17.4
16.7
12.9 - 20.4
21.8
17.7 - 26.0
19.1
15.1 - 23.1
24.7
19.2 - 30.1
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
S
S
S
S
S
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
25.7
18.5 - 32.9
14.0
6.6 - 21.4
18.1
11.9 - 24.3
18.2
10.5 - 25.9
20.0
10.4 - 29.7
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
24.9
17.5 - 32.3
16.4
8.3 - 24.4
19.6
11.2 - 28.0
18.0
9.8 - 26.2
14.9
5.0 - 24.8
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
S
23.2
13.9 - 32.5
23.2
13.8 - 32.5
26.5
14.8 - 38.3
19.3
9.6 - 28.9
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
25.8
17.8 - 33.9
20.4
12.4 - 28.3
15.1
8.0 - 22.1
29.8
19.8 - 39.7
21.1
10.7 - 31.6
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
12.8
8.5 - 17.0
18.4
12.5 - 24.3
23.7
17.3 - 30.2
15.6
10.1 - 21.2
25.9
17.2 - 34.6
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
23.4
17.6 - 29.1
17.4
10.7 - 24.1
25.4
18.8 - 32.0
S
19.1
7.7 - 30.4
Age
18-64
11.3
9.2 - 13.4
10.2
8.2 - 12.2
11.6
9.5 - 13.6
11.1
9.1 - 13.1
14.7
12.2 - 17.1
65 and over
21.2
20.0 - 22.4
19.3
17.9 - 20.6
21.7
20.2 - 23.2
20.1
18.6 - 21.6
23.1
21.1 - 25.0
Gender
Female
19.0
17.7 - 20.3
17.8
16.4 - 19.2
19.2
17.7 - 20.7
17.7
16.3 - 19.2
20.0
18.3 - 21.8
Male
20.5
18.4 - 22.6
14.8
12.7 - 16.8
17.4
15.2 - 19.5
16.0
13.8 - 18.3
19.8
16.9 - 22.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
S
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Most comfortable in English
19.6
18.2 - 20.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
19.7
17.6 - 21.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
15.7
12.2 - 19.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
19.9
9.1 - 30.7
26.2
13.8 - 38.6
13.6
4.8 - 22.4
20.5
12.3 - 28.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
25.5
17.8 - 33.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
17.8
16.6 - 19.1
17.1
15.7 - 18.4
17.8
16.4 - 19.2
17.0
15.7 - 18.4
20.2
18.5 - 21.9
Postsecondary
24.1
21.7 - 26.5
16.9
14.5 - 19.4
21.4
18.4 - 24.4
19.8
16.6 - 23.1
20.5
17.0 - 24.0
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
15.0
12.9 - 17.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
19.2
17.9 - 20.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
20.3
16.6 - 23.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
S
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
S
n/a
n/a
n/a
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 receiving home care services from home support workers who reported that they have been diagnosed or treated for cancer.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Home 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: Has a doctor or any other health professional ever diagnosed you with or treated you for any of the following chronic health conditions? Please select all that apply: arthritis, asthma, emphysema or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), chronic pain, cancer, diabetes, depression, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure or hypertension, a mood disorder other than depression, such as bipolar disorder, mania, manic depression or dysthymia, gastric reflux (or GERD), alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, anxiety or high cholesterol.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

HS_CHCCA_1

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