Citizens with a preference for English or French who reported they had always received services in their preferred official language during their interactions with other services in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
87.6
84.6 - 90.7
87.7
85.2 - 90.2
87.9
85.2 - 90.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
80.8
73.5 - 88.2
80.3
73.9 - 86.7
86.2
80.6 - 91.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
95.7
91.4 - 100.0
99.2
97.9 - 100.0
94.2
90.1 - 98.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
91.8
86.7 - 96.8
95.7
92.7 - 98.7
90.4
85.5 - 95.3
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
87.6
77.5 - 97.6
80.5
68.7 - 92.3
77.6
65.9 - 89.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
74.5
57.5 - 91.4
68.7
54.1 - 83.2
76.3
65.9 - 86.8
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
78.9
65.1 - 92.7
74.2
61.8 - 86.5
84.7
71.7 - 97.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
93.1
85.0 - 100.0
73.3
61.1 - 85.6
86.7
75.9 - 97.4
Age
18-64
87.1
83.4 - 90.8
87.4
84.2 - 90.6
87.7
84.2 - 91.2
65 and over
89.1
83.8 - 94.4
88.3
84.5 - 92.2
88.6
84.6 - 92.5
Gender
Female
88.5
84.7 - 92.4
86.9
83.8 - 90.0
87.1
83.8 - 90.4
Male
86.4
81.4 - 91.4
88.6
84.2 - 93.1
90.1
85.7 - 94.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
89.7
79.9 - 99.6
S
S
Language
Most comfortable in English
95.6
93.3 - 97.9
95.1
93.3 - 96.9
92.8
90.1 - 95.4
Most comfortable in French
66.5
57.3 - 75.7
64.3
56.2 - 72.3
73.5
65.7 - 81.4
Comfortable in both English and French
73.5
57.9 - 89.2
S
S
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
S
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
82.5
71.8 - 93.1
88.3
80.4 - 96.2
81.8
70.4 - 93.2
Education level
High school or less
88.8
83.2 - 94.5
89.8
85.3 - 94.2
90.0
85.5 - 94.4
Postsecondary
87.2
83.5 - 90.9
87.0
84.0 - 90.1
87.3
84.0 - 90.6
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
91.7
84.6 - 98.8
85.8
78.9 - 92.6
95.2
90.6 - 99.8
Household income
Less than $30,000
82.6
72.8 - 92.3
86.0
80.1 - 91.8
90.6
85.1 - 96.2
$30,000 to less than $60,000
86.8
80.6 - 93.0
84.1
78.0 - 90.3
85.5
78.8 - 92.2
$60,000 or more
88.0
83.8 - 92.3
89.8
86.6 - 93.1
89.8
86.7 - 92.9
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
83.7
73.1 - 94.3
79.1
66.9 - 91.3
76.1
61.8 - 90.4
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 or French who reported they had always received services in their preferred official language during their interactions with other services 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 between English or French when receiving health services and who used other services 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 the other services, how often did you receive the services in the language you preferred?

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

PC_LINOT_1

Charts

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