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

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
16.3
15.0 - 17.5
22.6
21.4 - 23.8
22.9
21.7 - 24.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
17.3
15.1 - 19.5
23.2
20.9 - 25.4
23.9
21.5 - 26.2
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
14.2
11.6 - 16.8
23.0
20.5 - 25.5
23.6
20.7 - 26.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
14.5
11.8 - 17.2
22.7
19.8 - 25.6
19.2
16.6 - 21.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
18.2
13.7 - 22.8
25.0
20.8 - 29.2
17.6
13.4 - 21.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
18.1
13.7 - 22.5
22.3
18.1 - 26.5
25.5
21.3 - 29.7
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
18.2
14.1 - 22.2
20.9
17.2 - 24.6
25.6
21.7 - 29.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
17.7
13.3 - 22.2
17.8
14.0 - 21.6
25.7
21.5 - 29.8
Age
18-64
16.7
15.1 - 18.2
21.7
20.2 - 23.2
22.7
21.1 - 24.3
65 and over
15.4
13.5 - 17.3
24.6
22.7 - 26.6
23.5
21.7 - 25.4
Gender
Female
17.0
15.4 - 18.6
22.9
21.4 - 24.4
23.8
22.2 - 25.4
Male
15.3
13.4 - 17.1
22.0
20.1 - 24.0
21.8
19.9 - 23.7
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
22.3
16.3 - 28.3
26.9
20.2 - 33.6
32.4
24.9 - 40.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
14.4
13.0 - 15.9
22.4
20.9 - 24.0
23.0
21.5 - 24.5
Most comfortable in French
19.2
16.5 - 22.0
22.6
20.2 - 25.0
25.1
22.4 - 27.8
Comfortable in both English and French
21.3
17.3 - 25.2
23.1
19.2 - 27.0
18.1
14.4 - 21.8
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
25.9
17.8 - 33.9
23.5
15.9 - 31.1
28.6
19.6 - 37.5
Immigrant
Immigrants
16.1
11.2 - 21.0
28.2
22.2 - 34.3
27.2
20.8 - 33.7
Education level
High school or less
17.6
15.2 - 19.9
23.9
21.5 - 26.4
23.0
20.7 - 25.4
Postsecondary
15.6
14.2 - 17.1
22.3
20.8 - 23.7
22.9
21.4 - 24.4
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
25.4
20.7 - 30.0
34.1
29.4 - 38.8
30.7
26.2 - 35.2
Household income
Less than $30,000
19.5
16.0 - 23.0
28.4
24.7 - 32.1
27.5
24.0 - 31.0
$30,000 to less than $60,000
17.2
14.6 - 19.8
22.0
19.4 - 24.5
22.2
19.9 - 24.6
$60,000 or more
14.7
13.1 - 16.2
21.9
20.3 - 23.5
22.0
20.2 - 23.7
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
18.1
13.2 - 23.0
30.0
23.5 - 36.4
26.1
19.9 - 32.3
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 specialist 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) Consultation with a specialist

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVSP_1

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