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 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
69.3
67.6 - 70.9
70.4
69.0 - 71.9
68.2
66.7 - 69.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
66.1
63.2 - 69.1
71.2
68.6 - 73.9
67.8
64.9 - 70.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
72.7
69.2 - 76.3
72.3
69.3 - 75.2
70.9
67.8 - 74.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
77.4
73.9 - 80.9
73.4
70.1 - 76.7
71.3
68.1 - 74.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
57.2
50.9 - 63.5
66.4
61.4 - 71.4
70.8
65.4 - 76.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
69.7
64.1 - 75.4
60.4
55.4 - 65.4
53.0
47.8 - 58.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
68.5
63.4 - 73.6
70.6
66.2 - 75.0
63.1
58.5 - 67.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
59.4
53.3 - 65.6
57.8
52.5 - 63.2
64.2
59.6 - 68.8
Age
18-64
67.9
65.8 - 70.0
69.8
68.0 - 71.7
66.4
64.5 - 68.4
65 and over
72.0
69.6 - 74.5
71.8
69.7 - 73.9
71.9
69.8 - 73.9
Gender
Female
69.0
66.9 - 71.1
70.5
68.8 - 72.2
68.7
66.9 - 70.5
Male
69.9
67.3 - 72.5
70.4
68.0 - 72.7
67.8
65.4 - 70.2
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
60.0
52.4 - 67.6
69.8
62.3 - 77.3
58.8
50.5 - 67.1
Language
Most comfortable in English
71.2
69.2 - 73.2
70.7
69.0 - 72.5
69.3
67.5 - 71.0
Most comfortable in French
63.3
59.7 - 66.8
68.6
65.8 - 71.4
63.6
60.5 - 66.8
Comfortable in both English and French
70.0
65.2 - 74.9
72.9
68.4 - 77.5
69.7
64.7 - 74.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
66.4
56.7 - 76.2
66.8
58.2 - 75.3
60.5
50.8 - 70.2
Immigrant
Immigrants
57.4
50.6 - 64.1
66.8
60.0 - 73.7
55.5
48.2 - 62.8
Education level
High school or less
66.4
63.3 - 69.5
68.1
65.2 - 71.0
66.7
63.9 - 69.4
Postsecondary
70.7
68.8 - 72.7
71.3
69.6 - 72.9
68.7
67.0 - 70.5
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
60.4
54.8 - 65.9
65.7
60.8 - 70.7
66.7
61.8 - 71.6
Household income
Less than $30,000
58.1
53.5 - 62.7
64.9
60.8 - 69.0
64.5
60.7 - 68.4
$30,000 to less than $60,000
65.3
61.8 - 68.8
68.3
65.3 - 71.2
65.7
62.8 - 68.5
$60,000 or more
74.0
71.9 - 76.1
72.3
70.4 - 74.3
71.0
69.0 - 73.1
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
58.4
51.8 - 65.1
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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