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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 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
22.8
21.5 - 24.0
23.2
21.9 - 24.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
28.4
25.9 - 30.9
30.7
28.1 - 33.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
19.9
17.4 - 22.5
21.5
18.8 - 24.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
16.0
13.1 - 18.8
13.3
11.0 - 15.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
19.9
16.0 - 23.9
15.7
11.5 - 19.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
16.0
12.2 - 19.8
20.5
16.4 - 24.6
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
22.6
18.7 - 26.6
23.5
19.7 - 27.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
32.0
27.0 - 37.0
30.3
26.0 - 34.6
Age
18-64
25.4
23.7 - 27.1
26.0
24.3 - 27.7
65 and over
16.7
15.0 - 18.4
16.8
15.2 - 18.4
Gender
Female
25.5
23.9 - 27.2
24.6
23.0 - 26.2
Male
19.6
17.6 - 21.6
21.5
19.5 - 23.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
27.0
19.8 - 34.1
31.2
24.0 - 38.4
Language
Most comfortable in English
20.4
18.8 - 21.9
21.1
19.6 - 22.6
Most comfortable in French
26.5
23.9 - 29.1
26.7
23.9 - 29.5
Comfortable in both English and French
29.9
25.2 - 34.5
29.5
24.7 - 34.2
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
32.1
22.6 - 41.7
34.5
25.0 - 43.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
23.5
17.5 - 29.5
31.3
24.8 - 37.8
Education level
High school or less
17.6
15.4 - 19.9
20.3
18.1 - 22.6
Postsecondary
24.5
22.9 - 26.0
24.4
22.8 - 26.0
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
22.8
18.1 - 27.6
26.6
22.3 - 30.9
Household income
Less than $30,000
26.4
22.5 - 30.2
21.6
18.6 - 24.6
$30,000 to less than $60,000
22.7
20.0 - 25.5
22.6
20.2 - 25.1
$60,000 or more
22.8
21.1 - 24.5
23.9
22.0 - 25.7
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
24.2
17.9 - 30.5
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

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