Citizens who reported that they had a consultation with an allied health professional in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
18.4
17.1 - 19.7
24.9
23.6 - 26.2
23.3
22.0 - 24.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
19.7
17.4 - 22.1
26.2
23.8 - 28.7
25.8
23.3 - 28.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
15.8
13.0 - 18.6
22.5
19.8 - 25.2
18.1
15.6 - 20.6
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
18.8
15.9 - 21.8
23.1
20.2 - 26.1
24.0
21.1 - 26.9
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
15.4
11.2 - 19.6
25.8
21.4 - 30.2
24.1
19.4 - 28.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
19.0
14.4 - 23.6
26.6
22.2 - 31.1
27.1
22.6 - 31.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
21.9
17.6 - 26.2
27.4
23.2 - 31.7
25.8
21.8 - 29.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
15.3
11.2 - 19.5
26.7
22.2 - 31.3
22.0
18.1 - 26.0
Age
18-64
20.5
18.8 - 22.2
27.2
25.6 - 28.9
24.7
23.0 - 26.3
65 and over
13.8
11.9 - 15.6
19.5
17.8 - 21.3
20.2
18.4 - 21.9
Gender
Female
21.2
19.4 - 23.0
27.7
26.0 - 29.3
24.3
22.7 - 25.9
Male
14.9
13.1 - 16.8
21.9
19.8 - 23.9
21.8
19.8 - 23.8
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
29.1
22.5 - 35.7
36.3
28.8 - 43.8
34.4
26.7 - 42.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
16.5
15.0 - 18.1
23.0
21.4 - 24.6
21.1
19.6 - 22.6
Most comfortable in French
22.4
19.5 - 25.3
28.8
26.1 - 31.4
29.6
26.8 - 32.5
Comfortable in both English and French
21.3
17.3 - 25.3
28.2
23.8 - 32.6
24.2
19.9 - 28.5
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
29.4
20.7 - 38.1
26.4
18.1 - 34.7
35.9
25.9 - 45.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
19.0
13.8 - 24.2
25.1
19.0 - 31.2
27.2
20.8 - 33.7
Education level
High school or less
17.0
14.6 - 19.4
24.8
22.1 - 27.5
21.8
19.3 - 24.2
Postsecondary
19.0
17.4 - 20.6
25.0
23.5 - 26.6
24.0
22.5 - 25.5
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
33.4
28.2 - 38.5
39.7
34.6 - 44.8
38.2
33.4 - 43.0
Household income
Less than $30,000
21.3
17.5 - 25.0
29.9
26.0 - 33.9
24.5
21.3 - 27.8
$30,000 to less than $60,000
17.8
15.2 - 20.4
24.6
21.9 - 27.3
23.3
20.8 - 25.8
$60,000 or more
18.8
17.0 - 20.5
24.2
22.5 - 25.9
23.3
21.5 - 25.1
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
18.8
13.9 - 23.8
25.2
19.0 - 31.4
19.1
13.8 - 24.4
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 who reported that they had a consultation with an allied health professional in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available.

Source

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

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who have a family doctor or a nurse practitioner. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: Thinking of the last 12 months, did you use any of the following services because your family doctor or your nurse practitioner was not available? g) Consultation with an allied health professional (e.g. audiologist, psychologist, dietitian, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, social worker...)

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVAH_1

Charts

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