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

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Table

Unit %

Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
38.1
36.7 - 39.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
35.6
32.9 - 38.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
37.0
33.8 - 40.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
42.4
39.1 - 45.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
39.1
33.7 - 44.5
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
37.8
33.1 - 42.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
37.9
33.6 - 42.1
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
40.8
36.3 - 45.3
Age
18-64
38.3
36.5 - 40.2
65 and over
37.6
35.4 - 39.7
Gender
Female
42.1
40.3 - 43.9
Male
33.1
30.9 - 35.3
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
47.1
39.2 - 55.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
38.5
36.8 - 40.3
Most comfortable in French
38.7
35.8 - 41.6
Comfortable in both English and French
33.7
29.0 - 38.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
51.1
41.7 - 60.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
37.9
31.2 - 44.7
Education level
High school or less
35.9
33.2 - 38.5
Postsecondary
39.1
37.4 - 40.8
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
48.6
43.7 - 53.4
Household income
Less than $30,000
39.7
36.0 - 43.3
$30,000 to less than $60,000
37.0
34.2 - 39.8
$60,000 or more
38.9
36.9 - 41.0
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
33.0
26.7 - 39.4
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 a pharmacist 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? e) Consultation with a pharmacist

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVPY_1

Charts

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