Citizens who reported that they used Tele-Care 811 in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available

Table

Unit %

Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
11.7
10.7 - 12.7
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
12.3
10.3 - 14.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
10.2
8.1 - 12.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
13.7
11.3 - 16.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
9.2
5.8 - 12.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
10.9
7.8 - 14.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
8.9
6.5 - 11.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
15.8
12.2 - 19.4
Age
18-64
12.7
11.4 - 14.0
65 and over
9.5
8.2 - 10.8
Gender
Female
12.9
11.6 - 14.2
Male
10.3
8.7 - 11.8
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
26.4
19.2 - 33.6
Language
Most comfortable in English
12.6
11.3 - 13.8
Most comfortable in French
9.0
7.2 - 10.7
Comfortable in both English and French
12.1
8.7 - 15.5
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
25.9
17.4 - 34.3
Immigrant
Immigrants
19.4
13.7 - 25.1
Education level
High school or less
12.5
10.6 - 14.4
Postsecondary
11.4
10.2 - 12.6
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
20.1
16.2 - 24.0
Household income
Less than $30,000
13.5
10.8 - 16.2
$30,000 to less than $60,000
13.3
11.2 - 15.3
$60,000 or more
10.8
9.4 - 12.2
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
16.3
11.3 - 21.3
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 used Tele-Care 811 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? d) Tele-Care 811

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVTC_1

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