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 2023
Province
New Brunswick
22.9
21.7 - 24.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
23.9
21.5 - 26.2
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
23.6
20.7 - 26.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
19.2
16.6 - 21.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
17.6
13.4 - 21.9
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
25.5
21.3 - 29.7
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
25.6
21.7 - 29.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
25.7
21.5 - 29.8
Age
18-64
22.7
21.1 - 24.3
65 and over
23.5
21.7 - 25.4
Gender
Female
23.8
22.2 - 25.4
Male
21.8
19.9 - 23.7
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
32.4
24.9 - 40.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
23.0
21.5 - 24.5
Most comfortable in French
25.1
22.4 - 27.8
Comfortable in both English and French
18.1
14.4 - 21.8
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
28.6
19.6 - 37.5
Immigrant
Immigrants
27.2
20.8 - 33.7
Education level
High school or less
23.0
20.7 - 25.4
Postsecondary
22.9
21.4 - 24.4
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
30.7
26.2 - 35.2
Household income
Less than $30,000
27.5
24.0 - 31.0
$30,000 to less than $60,000
22.2
19.9 - 24.6
$60,000 or more
22.0
20.2 - 23.7
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
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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