Citizens who reported that their primary care provider always explained things in a way that they could understand in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
70.4
69.0 - 71.9
68.2
66.7 - 69.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
71.2
68.6 - 73.9
67.8
64.9 - 70.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
72.3
69.3 - 75.2
70.9
67.8 - 74.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
73.4
70.1 - 76.7
71.3
68.1 - 74.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
66.4
61.4 - 71.4
70.8
65.4 - 76.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
60.4
55.4 - 65.4
53.0
47.8 - 58.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
70.6
66.2 - 75.0
63.1
58.5 - 67.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
57.8
52.5 - 63.2
64.2
59.6 - 68.8
Age
18-64
69.8
68.0 - 71.7
66.4
64.5 - 68.4
65 and over
71.8
69.7 - 73.9
71.9
69.8 - 73.9
Gender
Female
70.5
68.8 - 72.2
68.7
66.9 - 70.5
Male
70.4
68.0 - 72.7
67.8
65.4 - 70.2
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
69.8
62.3 - 77.3
58.8
50.5 - 67.1
Language
Most comfortable in English
70.7
69.0 - 72.5
69.3
67.5 - 71.0
Most comfortable in French
68.6
65.8 - 71.4
63.6
60.5 - 66.8
Comfortable in both English and French
72.9
68.4 - 77.5
69.7
64.7 - 74.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
66.8
58.2 - 75.3
60.5
50.8 - 70.2
Immigrant
Immigrants
66.8
60.0 - 73.7
55.5
48.2 - 62.8
Education level
High school or less
68.1
65.2 - 71.0
66.7
63.9 - 69.4
Postsecondary
71.3
69.6 - 72.9
68.7
67.0 - 70.5
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
65.7
60.8 - 70.7
66.7
61.8 - 71.6
Household income
Less than $30,000
64.9
60.8 - 69.0
64.5
60.7 - 68.4
$30,000 to less than $60,000
68.3
65.3 - 71.2
65.7
62.8 - 68.5
$60,000 or more
72.3
70.4 - 74.3
71.0
69.0 - 73.1
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
60.6
53.4 - 67.8
50.2
42.8 - 57.7
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 their primary care provider always explained things in a way that they could understand in the last 12 months.

Source

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

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who have a family doctor or a nurse practitioner and who consulted with them in the last 12 months. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "always" by the number of respondents who answered "never, rarely, sometimes, usually or always" to the question: Thinking of the last 12 months, in general, how often did your family doctor or nurse practitioner explain things in a way that you could understand?

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

PC_CEXWU_1

Charts

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