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Citizens who reported that they had difficulty accessing high-speed internet for virtual care consultations in the last 12 months

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Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
6.3
5.7 - 6.9
7.5
6.6 - 8.3
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
4.8
3.8 - 5.9
6.4
5.1 - 7.7
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
7.9
6.3 - 9.5
5.7
4.2 - 7.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
5.3
4.1 - 6.5
10.1
7.5 - 12.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
9.6
7.0 - 12.3
8.9
5.9 - 11.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
6.8
4.7 - 8.8
8.6
6.1 - 11.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
6.7
4.7 - 8.8
6.2
4.1 - 8.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
7.4
5.1 - 9.6
9.2
6.0 - 12.5
Age
18-64
4.8
4.1 - 5.5
6.6
5.5 - 7.7
65 and over
10.5
9.3 - 11.8
10.0
8.8 - 11.3
Gender
Female
6.3
5.5 - 7.1
6.8
5.9 - 7.7
Male
6.1
5.2 - 7.1
8.1
6.6 - 9.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
6.2
2.7 - 9.8
5.2
1.9 - 8.5
Language
Most comfortable in English
6.3
5.5 - 7.1
n/a
Most comfortable in French
7.0
5.7 - 8.3
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
4.7
2.8 - 6.5
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
12.6
5.7 - 19.4
15.3
8.6 - 22.0
Immigrant
Immigrants
2.9
1.5 - 4.3
8.4
4.5 - 12.4
Education level
High school or less
11.7
10.2 - 13.3
11.2
9.3 - 13.1
Postsecondary
4.2
3.5 - 4.8
5.9
5.0 - 6.8
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
11.3
8.5 - 14.1
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
15.1
12.7 - 17.5
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
7.8
6.5 - 9.2
n/a
$60,000 or more
2.4
1.8 - 2.9
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
3.7
1.9 - 5.5
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 that they had difficulty accessing high-speed internet for virtual care consultations 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 services you needed in the last 12 months. In the last 12 months, did you: j) Have difficulty accessing high-speed internet for virtual care consultations

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_BARIN_1

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