Citizens who reported that their primary care provider is located in the same city or town as them

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
66.1
64.7 - 67.5
66.5
65.1 - 67.9
65.6
64.1 - 67.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
64.3
61.7 - 67.0
62.2
59.4 - 64.9
64.4
61.8 - 67.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
70.6
67.8 - 73.5
70.7
67.7 - 73.8
72.0
69.0 - 75.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
65.0
61.5 - 68.4
68.0
64.8 - 71.2
62.6
58.6 - 66.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
71.9
67.4 - 76.3
67.3
62.1 - 72.5
64.9
59.4 - 70.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
64.4
59.9 - 68.9
60.0
55.1 - 64.9
56.2
49.3 - 63.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
56.2
51.7 - 60.8
60.8
56.4 - 65.2
57.7
53.2 - 62.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
74.8
70.1 - 79.5
78.8
75.1 - 82.6
78.8
74.7 - 82.9
Age
18-64
65.0
63.2 - 66.9
66.3
64.4 - 68.1
64.8
62.8 - 66.8
65 and over
68.6
66.6 - 70.7
67.0
65.0 - 69.0
67.6
65.8 - 69.5
Gender
Female
66.7
65.0 - 68.4
65.9
64.2 - 67.6
64.1
62.3 - 65.9
Male
65.7
63.4 - 68.1
67.1
64.8 - 69.4
67.1
64.6 - 69.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
63.4
56.0 - 70.9
63.8
55.9 - 71.7
53.9
45.4 - 62.3
Language
Most comfortable in English
69.0
67.2 - 70.7
69.5
67.7 - 71.2
n/a
Most comfortable in French
60.3
57.5 - 63.2
59.3
56.3 - 62.2
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
60.5
55.8 - 65.3
61.1
56.3 - 66.0
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
61.7
52.4 - 71.0
59.9
50.5 - 69.4
61.3
50.9 - 71.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
73.5
67.8 - 79.2
76.6
71.1 - 82.1
70.9
64.4 - 77.5
Education level
High school or less
64.6
61.8 - 67.4
63.7
61.0 - 66.4
64.7
62.0 - 67.4
Postsecondary
67.0
65.3 - 68.7
67.7
66.0 - 69.4
65.9
64.0 - 67.8
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
59.3
54.2 - 64.5
68.6
64.0 - 73.2
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
66.6
62.8 - 70.5
65.4
61.9 - 68.9
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
62.7
59.8 - 65.7
63.6
60.8 - 66.5
n/a
$60,000 or more
67.5
65.5 - 69.4
67.6
65.6 - 69.6
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
77.1
71.7 - 82.4
79.7
74.6 - 84.8
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 their primary care provider is located in the same city or town as them.

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. 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: Is your family doctor or your nurse practitioner located in the city or town where you live?

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_COM02_2

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