Citizens with a preference for French who reported that they always received services in their preferred official language during their interactions with their primary care provider in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
88.8
86.7 - 91.0
93.4
92.2 - 94.7
92.5
91.1 - 94.0
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
88.7
84.8 - 92.6
94.3
92.1 - 96.5
95.6
93.6 - 97.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
S
S
S
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
S
S
S
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
93.4
89.9 - 96.8
97.2
95.4 - 98.9
95.7
93.1 - 98.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
87.0
80.6 - 93.4
84.2
78.9 - 89.6
87.7
83.1 - 92.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
93.0
89.7 - 96.2
97.0
95.1 - 98.9
95.0
92.7 - 97.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
S
S
52.7
37.8 - 67.5
Age
18-64
88.3
85.4 - 91.2
93.7
92.1 - 95.3
92.2
90.2 - 94.2
65 and over
89.9
86.7 - 93.2
92.9
90.6 - 95.3
93.2
91.0 - 95.4
Gender
Female
89.5
86.8 - 92.3
93.9
92.5 - 95.4
92.1
90.1 - 94.0
Male
88.1
84.5 - 91.8
92.6
90.1 - 95.1
93.1
90.6 - 95.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
79.6
66.0 - 93.1
S
S
Language
Most comfortable in English
S
S
S
Most comfortable in French
89.9
87.6 - 92.2
94.0
92.6 - 95.3
93.4
91.9 - 95.0
Comfortable in both English and French
82.5
75.0 - 90.0
87.4
81.6 - 93.3
85.9
79.6 - 92.2
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
S
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
87.4
78.2 - 96.6
S
S
Education level
High school or less
87.9
83.9 - 92.0
96.0
94.0 - 97.9
91.5
88.5 - 94.5
Postsecondary
89.2
86.5 - 91.9
93.0
91.4 - 94.6
92.9
91.1 - 94.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
79.6
67.5 - 91.7
98.2
96.1 - 100.0
81.1
71.1 - 91.0
Household income
Less than $30,000
89.2
84.2 - 94.1
92.8
89.3 - 96.4
91.0
87.5 - 94.6
$30,000 to less than $60,000
89.3
84.9 - 93.7
93.9
91.2 - 96.6
93.5
90.9 - 96.1
$60,000 or more
89.2
86.0 - 92.4
94.0
92.3 - 95.8
92.1
89.7 - 94.6
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
83.4
73.4 - 93.3
S
S
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 with a preference for French who reported that they always received services in their preferred official language during their interactions with their primary care provider 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 preference for French when receiving health services and who have a family doctor or a nurse practitioner and 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, sometimes, usually or always" to the question: During your interaction(s) with your family doctor or nurse practitioner, how often did you receive the services in the language you preferred?

Notes

This indicator has replaced PC_LDCFR_1, which was previously available on our Website, due to changes in our calculation methodology for the primary care survey.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

PC_LINFD_3

Charts

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