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Citizens who reported that they used a hospital emergency department in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available

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Table

Unit %

Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
29.2
27.8 - 30.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
25.2
22.8 - 27.7
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
29.7
26.7 - 32.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
31.8
28.6 - 34.9
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
32.4
27.3 - 37.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
31.7
27.1 - 36.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
29.6
25.4 - 33.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
33.9
29.5 - 38.4
Age
18-64
31.1
29.3 - 32.9
65 and over
24.9
23.0 - 26.7
Gender
Female
30.4
28.6 - 32.1
Male
27.8
25.7 - 30.0
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
38.0
30.4 - 45.7
Language
Most comfortable in English
30.0
28.4 - 31.7
Most comfortable in French
28.1
25.4 - 30.8
Comfortable in both English and French
25.4
21.2 - 29.6
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
40.0
31.0 - 49.1
Immigrant
Immigrants
41.8
35.0 - 48.7
Education level
High school or less
32.6
30.0 - 35.2
Postsecondary
27.9
26.3 - 29.5
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
41.1
36.2 - 45.9
Household income
Less than $30,000
38.2
34.6 - 41.9
$30,000 to less than $60,000
28.2
25.6 - 30.9
$60,000 or more
26.9
25.0 - 28.8
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
36.5
29.9 - 43.2
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 used a hospital emergency department 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? a) Hospital emergency department

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVED_1

Charts

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