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

Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
66.5
65.1 - 67.9
65.6
64.1 - 67.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
62.2
59.4 - 64.9
64.4
61.8 - 67.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
70.7
67.7 - 73.8
72.0
69.0 - 75.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
68.0
64.8 - 71.2
62.6
58.6 - 66.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
67.3
62.1 - 72.5
64.9
59.4 - 70.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
60.0
55.1 - 64.9
56.2
49.3 - 63.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
60.8
56.4 - 65.2
57.7
53.2 - 62.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
78.8
75.1 - 82.6
78.8
74.7 - 82.9
Age
18-64
66.3
64.4 - 68.1
64.8
62.8 - 66.8
65 and over
67.0
65.0 - 69.0
67.6
65.8 - 69.5
Gender
Female
65.9
64.2 - 67.6
64.1
62.3 - 65.9
Male
67.1
64.8 - 69.4
67.1
64.6 - 69.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
63.8
55.9 - 71.7
53.9
45.4 - 62.3
Language
Most comfortable in English
69.5
67.7 - 71.2
n/a
Most comfortable in French
59.3
56.3 - 62.2
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
61.1
56.3 - 66.0
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
59.9
50.5 - 69.4
61.3
50.9 - 71.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
76.6
71.1 - 82.1
70.9
64.4 - 77.5
Education level
High school or less
63.7
61.0 - 66.4
64.7
62.0 - 67.4
Postsecondary
67.7
66.0 - 69.4
65.9
64.0 - 67.8
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
68.6
64.0 - 73.2
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
65.4
61.9 - 68.9
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
63.6
60.8 - 66.5
n/a
$60,000 or more
67.6
65.6 - 69.6
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
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

Charts

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