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

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
20.4
19.0 - 21.7
22.8
21.5 - 24.0
23.2
21.9 - 24.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
23.8
21.2 - 26.3
28.4
25.9 - 30.9
30.7
28.1 - 33.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
19.6
16.7 - 22.6
19.9
17.4 - 22.5
21.5
18.8 - 24.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
15.0
12.1 - 17.9
16.0
13.1 - 18.8
13.3
11.0 - 15.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
14.0
9.8 - 18.1
19.9
16.0 - 23.9
15.7
11.5 - 19.8
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
17.0
12.6 - 21.3
16.0
12.2 - 19.8
20.5
16.4 - 24.6
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
21.9
17.6 - 26.2
22.6
18.7 - 26.6
23.5
19.7 - 27.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
25.7
20.5 - 30.8
32.0
27.0 - 37.0
30.3
26.0 - 34.6
Age
18-64
22.4
20.6 - 24.1
25.4
23.7 - 27.1
26.0
24.3 - 27.7
65 and over
16.0
14.1 - 18.0
16.7
15.0 - 18.4
16.8
15.2 - 18.4
Gender
Female
22.4
20.6 - 24.2
25.5
23.9 - 27.2
24.6
23.0 - 26.2
Male
17.8
15.8 - 19.8
19.6
17.6 - 21.6
21.5
19.5 - 23.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
25.6
19.2 - 32.0
27.0
19.8 - 34.1
31.2
24.0 - 38.4
Language
Most comfortable in English
19.0
17.4 - 20.7
20.4
18.8 - 21.9
21.1
19.6 - 22.6
Most comfortable in French
22.4
19.5 - 25.3
26.5
23.9 - 29.1
26.7
23.9 - 29.5
Comfortable in both English and French
23.6
19.3 - 27.8
29.9
25.2 - 34.5
29.5
24.7 - 34.2
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
31.4
22.5 - 40.2
32.1
22.6 - 41.7
34.5
25.0 - 43.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
26.3
20.5 - 32.1
23.5
17.5 - 29.5
31.3
24.8 - 37.8
Education level
High school or less
21.8
19.2 - 24.4
17.6
15.4 - 19.9
20.3
18.1 - 22.6
Postsecondary
19.5
17.9 - 21.1
24.5
22.9 - 26.0
24.4
22.8 - 26.0
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
27.3
22.3 - 32.2
22.8
18.1 - 27.6
26.6
22.3 - 30.9
Household income
Less than $30,000
26.1
22.1 - 30.1
26.4
22.5 - 30.2
21.6
18.6 - 24.6
$30,000 to less than $60,000
21.0
18.2 - 23.8
22.7
20.0 - 25.5
22.6
20.2 - 25.1
$60,000 or more
18.6
16.8 - 20.4
22.8
21.1 - 24.5
23.9
22.0 - 25.7
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
24.6
19.2 - 29.9
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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