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Citizens who reported that they used an after-hours or a walk-in clinic in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available

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Table

Unit %

Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
23.2
21.9 - 24.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
30.7
28.1 - 33.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
21.5
18.8 - 24.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
13.3
11.0 - 15.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
15.7
11.5 - 19.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
20.5
16.4 - 24.6
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
23.5
19.7 - 27.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
30.3
26.0 - 34.6
Age
18-64
26.0
24.3 - 27.7
65 and over
16.8
15.2 - 18.4
Gender
Female
24.6
23.0 - 26.2
Male
21.5
19.5 - 23.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
31.2
24.0 - 38.4
Language
Most comfortable in English
21.1
19.6 - 22.6
Most comfortable in French
26.7
23.9 - 29.5
Comfortable in both English and French
29.5
24.7 - 34.2
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
34.5
25.0 - 43.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
31.3
24.8 - 37.8
Education level
High school or less
20.3
18.1 - 22.6
Postsecondary
24.4
22.8 - 26.0
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
26.6
22.3 - 30.9
Household income
Less than $30,000
21.6
18.6 - 24.6
$30,000 to less than $60,000
22.6
20.2 - 25.1
$60,000 or more
23.9
22.0 - 25.7
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
29.4
23.2 - 35.7
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 an after-hours or a walk-in clinic 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? b) After-hours clinic or walk-in clinic

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NAVWC_1

Charts

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