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Citizens who reported experiencing difficulties accessing a computer, tablet or smartphone for virtual care consultations, (for example not owning one, or don’t know how to use it) in the last 12 months

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Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
7.9
7.2 - 8.5
11.0
10.1 - 11.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
6.9
5.7 - 8.1
8.7
7.3 - 10.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
8.6
7.0 - 10.1
10.3
8.6 - 12.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
5.3
4.1 - 6.4
10.9
8.7 - 13.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
14.1
11.1 - 17.1
15.5
11.9 - 19.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
9.0
6.4 - 11.5
19.0
13.6 - 24.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
10.3
7.9 - 12.7
13.1
10.3 - 15.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
9.3
6.8 - 11.8
13.0
10.1 - 15.9
Age
18-64
5.0
4.3 - 5.7
7.3
6.2 - 8.3
65 and over
15.8
14.3 - 17.3
21.6
20.0 - 23.3
Gender
Female
7.8
7.0 - 8.6
11.4
10.4 - 12.5
Male
7.9
6.8 - 9.0
10.5
9.1 - 12.0
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
6.1
3.0 - 9.3
9.8
5.5 - 14.1
Language
Most comfortable in English
7.6
6.8 - 8.4
n/a
Most comfortable in French
9.7
8.2 - 11.2
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
5.8
3.8 - 7.8
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
10.5
4.6 - 16.4
21.7
13.2 - 30.2
Immigrant
Immigrants
5.6
3.3 - 7.9
9.5
6.1 - 12.9
Education level
High school or less
15.7
14.0 - 17.4
19.6
17.6 - 21.6
Postsecondary
4.8
4.2 - 5.4
7.3
6.4 - 8.2
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
13.1
10.5 - 15.8
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
19.4
17.0 - 21.9
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
9.9
8.4 - 11.4
n/a
$60,000 or more
2.9
2.3 - 3.5
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
5.3
2.8 - 7.9
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 experiencing difficulties accessing a computer, tablet or smartphone for virtual care consultations, (for example not owning one, or don’t know how to use it) 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: i) Have difficulty accessing a computer, tablet or smartphone for virtual care consultations, for example not owning one, or don’t know how to use it

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_BARVC_1

Charts

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