Citizens who reported that they used other services in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available

Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
9.6
8.8 - 10.5
9.4
8.5 - 10.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
10.7
9.1 - 12.2
10.1
8.4 - 11.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
9.1
7.3 - 10.9
8.6
6.9 - 10.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
9.2
7.2 - 11.2
8.8
6.9 - 10.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
9.6
6.8 - 12.5
10.7
7.3 - 14.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
10.2
7.2 - 13.3
10.2
7.4 - 12.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
7.4
5.2 - 9.6
9.1
6.3 - 11.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
11.2
8.1 - 14.2
9.9
6.8 - 13.1
Age
18-64
9.8
8.7 - 10.8
9.1
8.0 - 10.2
65 and over
9.3
8.1 - 10.6
9.9
8.6 - 11.2
Gender
Female
11.4
10.2 - 12.5
10.3
9.2 - 11.4
Male
7.7
6.4 - 8.9
8.1
6.8 - 9.3
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
6.4
3.1 - 9.7
8.4
4.1 - 12.7
Language
Most comfortable in English
9.5
8.5 - 10.6
9.6
8.5 - 10.7
Most comfortable in French
9.5
7.9 - 11.1
9.0
7.3 - 10.8
Comfortable in both English and French
10.6
7.8 - 13.4
8.8
6.3 - 11.3
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
9.2
4.6 - 13.9
14.9
7.5 - 22.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
9.5
5.7 - 13.2
12.0
7.5 - 16.6
Education level
High school or less
9.3
7.7 - 10.9
7.8
6.3 - 9.2
Postsecondary
9.7
8.7 - 10.7
10.0
9.0 - 11.1
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
15.7
11.8 - 19.5
13.5
10.2 - 16.8
Household income
Less than $30,000
13.7
10.9 - 16.4
9.7
7.5 - 11.9
$30,000 to less than $60,000
9.9
8.1 - 11.7
10.4
8.5 - 12.2
$60,000 or more
8.7
7.6 - 9.9
9.1
7.9 - 10.2
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
9.5
5.6 - 13.3
8.9
4.9 - 12.9
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 other 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" 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? f) Other: please specify

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVOT_1

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