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

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
68.6
63.0 - 74.1
68.2
63.2 - 73.2
68.2
63.4 - 73.0
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
63.0
51.4 - 74.6
64.9
54.4 - 75.4
66.7
57.3 - 76.0
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
91.6
85.3 - 97.9
83.3
76.6 - 90.1
81.3
73.3 - 89.3
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
73.4
58.1 - 88.8
56.6
43.3 - 69.9
48.3
35.6 - 61.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
72.7
62.3 - 83.1
67.9
58.6 - 77.3
75.6
67.0 - 84.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
S
S
S
Age
18-64
65.9
58.9 - 73.0
66.1
59.4 - 72.8
64.9
58.6 - 71.2
65 and over
76.5
67.0 - 86.0
72.0
64.8 - 79.1
76.0
68.9 - 83.1
Gender
Female
69.9
62.6 - 77.3
66.6
60.4 - 72.8
65.7
59.2 - 72.1
Male
67.0
57.5 - 76.5
69.5
61.2 - 77.9
70.6
63.1 - 78.2
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
S
S
S
Language
Most comfortable in English
S
S
S
Most comfortable in French
70.3
64.2 - 76.4
68.6
63.3 - 73.9
70.8
65.7 - 75.8
Comfortable in both English and French
49.7
30.7 - 68.8
S
S
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
S
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
71.4
56.2 - 86.5
S
S
Education level
High school or less
72.2
62.0 - 82.4
70.6
61.8 - 79.4
79.8
72.2 - 87.3
Postsecondary
65.8
58.5 - 73.2
67.4
61.2 - 73.7
63.6
57.5 - 69.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
S
S
64.9
49.5 - 80.3
Household income
Less than $30,000
73.3
61.3 - 85.3
70.6
59.8 - 81.4
69.2
57.6 - 80.9
$30,000 to less than $60,000
69.1
57.5 - 80.7
67.1
56.8 - 77.3
71.0
61.9 - 80.1
$60,000 or more
65.7
56.5 - 74.9
66.7
59.1 - 74.2
64.2
56.7 - 71.6
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
66.0
52.0 - 80.0
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 a specialist 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 had a consultation with a specialist 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 specialist, how often did you receive the services in the language you preferred?

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

PC_LINSP_3

Charts

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