Citizens without a primary care provider who had a consultation with a specialist in the last 12 months and reported that they were somewhat or very satisfied with the health care services they received

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
88.0
84.5 - 91.4
83.9
79.8 - 87.9
90.6
87.3 - 94.0
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
85.1
75.6 - 94.6
77.4
65.4 - 89.4
96.3
92.6 - 99.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
82.7
72.0 - 93.4
82.3
72.8 - 91.8
90.6
79.4 - 100.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
90.6
85.7 - 95.6
83.9
77.9 - 90.0
88.6
82.5 - 94.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
95.9
89.9 - 100.0
78.9
63.9 - 93.9
86.7
77.8 - 95.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
92.4
82.8 - 100.0
S
S
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
87.7
75.7 - 99.7
97.6
93.4 - 100.0
S
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
83.7
71.0 - 96.3
S
S
Age
18-64
86.1
81.9 - 90.4
79.0
73.6 - 84.3
88.8
84.6 - 93.0
65 and over
94.1
89.7 - 98.5
96.2
93.5 - 98.8
96.2
92.5 - 99.8
Gender
Female
88.5
84.0 - 92.9
85.2
80.5 - 89.8
88.7
83.8 - 93.7
Male
89.0
84.2 - 93.8
81.8
74.8 - 88.7
92.7
88.5 - 96.9
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
S
S
S
Language
Most comfortable in English
88.7
84.7 - 92.7
83.6
78.9 - 88.2
90.6
86.5 - 94.7
Most comfortable in French
88.8
82.0 - 95.6
84.1
74.2 - 94.1
90.8
84.7 - 96.9
Comfortable in both English and French
S
S
S
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
S
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
89.0
82.2 - 95.9
79.3
65.2 - 93.3
84.0
72.6 - 95.5
Education level
High school or less
87.6
81.5 - 93.8
88.2
81.9 - 94.5
93.4
88.4 - 98.4
Postsecondary
88.1
83.9 - 92.3
84.6
79.9 - 89.2
89.8
85.7 - 93.8
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
81.0
67.6 - 94.4
86.9
77.3 - 96.5
S
Household income
Less than $30,000
85.4
76.4 - 94.5
88.9
81.6 - 96.2
94.7
89.7 - 99.8
$30,000 to less than $60,000
93.1
88.1 - 98.1
85.6
78.2 - 93.1
83.2
74.5 - 91.9
$60,000 or more
88.4
83.3 - 93.5
83.9
78.0 - 89.7
91.6
87.3 - 95.8
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
87.9
80.8 - 95.1
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 without a primary care provider who had a consultation with a specialist in the last 12 months and reported that they were somewhat or very satisfied with the health care services they received.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner and had a consultation with a specialist in the last 12 months.. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "somewhat satisfied or very satisfied" by the number of respondents who answered "very dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, somewhat satisfied or very satisfied" to the question: What was your level of satisfaction with the health care services you received. f) Consultation with a specialist

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

PC_LSCSP_1

Charts

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