Citizens with a preference for English who reported that they always received services in their preferred official language during their interactions with NB Health Link in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
92.9
88.0 - 97.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
98.5
95.9 - 100.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
S
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
84.9
73.8 - 95.9
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
S
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
S
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
S
Age
18-64
92.1
86.0 - 98.3
65 and over
95.8
89.0 - 100.0
Gender
Female
91.2
83.6 - 98.9
Male
95.1
89.4 - 100.0
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
S
Language
Most comfortable in English
93.3
88.1 - 98.4
Most comfortable in French
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
S
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
S
Education level
High school or less
83.5
70.9 - 96.1
Postsecondary
98.2
95.3 - 100.0
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
S
Household income
Less than $30,000
S
$30,000 to less than $60,000
93.6
83.5 - 100.0
$60,000 or more
94.4
88.9 - 99.9
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
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 English who reported that they always received services in their preferred official language during their interactions with NB Health Link 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 English when receiving health services and who are registered with NB Health Link and used it 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 NB Health Link, how often did you receive the services in the language you preferred?

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

PC_LINHL_2

Charts

Maps