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Citizens who reported using one or more health care services in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available

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Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
69.7
68.4 - 71.1
69.1
67.8 - 70.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
71.1
68.6 - 73.6
71.3
68.8 - 73.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
68.9
66.1 - 71.8
67.7
64.7 - 70.8
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
68.3
65.1 - 71.5
68.5
65.4 - 71.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
74.9
70.7 - 79.1
67.5
62.3 - 72.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
68.8
64.4 - 73.3
67.7
62.9 - 72.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
65.1
60.7 - 69.6
65.9
61.7 - 70.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
73.1
68.9 - 77.3
73.3
69.3 - 77.4
Age
18-64
72.6
70.9 - 74.2
71.3
69.5 - 73.0
65 and over
63.2
61.0 - 65.3
64.3
62.2 - 66.3
Gender
Female
73.0
71.5 - 74.6
72.7
71.1 - 74.3
Male
66.2
63.9 - 68.5
64.8
62.4 - 67.1
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
79.8
73.8 - 85.8
84.4
78.7 - 90.1
Language
Most comfortable in English
69.1
67.4 - 70.8
68.8
67.1 - 70.4
Most comfortable in French
71.2
68.6 - 73.9
70.9
68.1 - 73.6
Comfortable in both English and French
70.0
65.4 - 74.5
68.4
63.8 - 73.0
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
78.7
70.8 - 86.6
82.1
75.9 - 88.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
74.7
69.0 - 80.5
72.5
66.7 - 78.3
Education level
High school or less
68.4
65.7 - 71.1
67.7
65.1 - 70.2
Postsecondary
70.1
68.5 - 71.7
69.8
68.2 - 71.5
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
80.9
76.9 - 85.0
83.0
79.5 - 86.5
Household income
Less than $30,000
75.2
71.9 - 78.4
70.6
67.2 - 74.1
$30,000 to less than $60,000
67.9
65.1 - 70.7
69.2
66.6 - 71.9
$60,000 or more
70.0
68.1 - 71.9
69.0
67.1 - 71.0
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
70.6
64.2 - 77.0
67.3
60.9 - 73.7
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 using one or more health care services 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 to at least 1 of the 8 health care services asked in the questionnaire" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no, to at least 1 of the options asked" 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: hospital emergency department, after-hours clinic or a walk-in clinic, virtual clinic using eVisitNB, Tele-Care 811, consultation with a pharmacist, consultation with a specialist, consultation with an allied health professional (e.g. audiologist, psychologist, dietitian, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, social worker...) or other services

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVAL_1

Charts

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