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

Table

Unit %

Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
17.2
16.0 - 18.4
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
17.8
15.5 - 20.1
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
14.9
12.4 - 17.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
21.5
18.6 - 24.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
13.5
9.6 - 17.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
18.8
14.8 - 22.7
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
13.0
10.1 - 16.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
18.6
14.9 - 22.3
Age
18-64
22.3
20.7 - 24.0
65 and over
5.3
4.4 - 6.3
Gender
Female
21.0
19.4 - 22.6
Male
12.8
11.0 - 14.5
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
27.6
20.7 - 34.6
Language
Most comfortable in English
17.4
15.9 - 18.8
Most comfortable in French
16.0
13.8 - 18.3
Comfortable in both English and French
18.6
14.4 - 22.8
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
19.5
12.1 - 26.8
Immigrant
Immigrants
17.3
12.0 - 22.5
Education level
High school or less
12.0
10.0 - 13.9
Postsecondary
19.2
17.7 - 20.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
18.2
14.5 - 22.0
Household income
Less than $30,000
9.5
7.2 - 11.7
$30,000 to less than $60,000
16.1
13.8 - 18.3
$60,000 or more
20.8
19.0 - 22.7
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
18.9
13.4 - 24.4
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 used eVisitNB 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? c) Virtual clinic using eVisitNB

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVVC_1

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