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

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
96.8
95.7 - 97.9
97.1
96.3 - 97.9
97.3
96.6 - 98.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
95.0
92.3 - 97.7
95.0
92.8 - 97.2
96.1
94.2 - 98.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
98.4
96.7 - 100.0
99.1
98.2 - 100.0
98.2
97.0 - 99.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
97.5
95.8 - 99.2
97.6
96.2 - 99.0
98.1
97.0 - 99.3
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
S
S
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
96.1
91.5 - 100.0
93.7
86.1 - 100.0
100.0
100.0 - 100.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
90.3
79.2 - 100.0
S
94.6
88.0 - 100.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
97.8
95.2 - 100.0
98.3
96.6 - 100.0
96.8
94.4 - 99.2
Age
18-64
96.9
95.6 - 98.2
97.3
96.3 - 98.3
97.5
96.6 - 98.4
65 and over
96.5
94.5 - 98.5
96.7
95.3 - 98.0
96.9
95.6 - 98.3
Gender
Female
97.7
96.7 - 98.7
96.7
95.6 - 97.8
97.3
96.4 - 98.2
Male
95.5
93.3 - 97.6
97.9
96.9 - 99.0
97.3
96.0 - 98.5
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
97.4
94.7 - 100.0
94.3
89.1 - 99.4
98.0
95.6 - 100.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
96.9
95.9 - 98.0
97.8
97.1 - 98.5
97.6
96.9 - 98.3
Most comfortable in French
S
S
S
Comfortable in both English and French
S
71.2
55.1 - 87.3
S
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
95.3
88.8 - 100.0
98.0
94.8 - 100.0
90.8
82.2 - 99.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
89.8
83.6 - 96.0
95.5
91.6 - 99.4
95.8
92.2 - 99.5
Education level
High school or less
95.4
92.9 - 97.9
97.0
95.5 - 98.5
95.8
94.0 - 97.6
Postsecondary
97.4
96.2 - 98.5
97.1
96.1 - 98.1
97.9
97.2 - 98.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
93.3
89.7 - 97.0
96.2
93.5 - 98.9
94.1
91.0 - 97.1
Household income
Less than $30,000
93.4
89.4 - 97.3
95.8
93.3 - 98.4
97.2
95.5 - 98.9
$30,000 to less than $60,000
94.5
91.4 - 97.6
94.2
91.4 - 96.9
96.4
94.7 - 98.1
$60,000 or more
98.6
97.7 - 99.5
98.2
97.3 - 99.0
97.7
96.7 - 98.7
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
89.1
82.3 - 95.8
91.6
85.8 - 97.3
97.9
94.5 - 100.0
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 a pharmacist 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 had a consultation with a pharmacist 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 pharmacist, how often did you receive the services in the language you preferred?

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

PC_LINPY_2

Charts

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