Citizens without a primary care provider who reported that they had a consultation with an allied health professional when they needed medical care in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
28.7
26.1 - 31.2
29.6
26.9 - 32.2
25.1
22.4 - 27.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
22.6
16.9 - 28.3
28.1
22.1 - 34.0
23.7
18.0 - 29.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
26.1
19.3 - 32.8
30.8
23.9 - 37.8
16.0
8.6 - 23.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
31.9
27.7 - 36.1
32.2
27.7 - 36.7
30.4
25.6 - 35.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
31.6
23.2 - 40.0
28.3
20.3 - 36.3
25.6
19.2 - 32.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
34.1
24.0 - 44.2
21.6
13.4 - 29.9
26.5
15.7 - 37.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
32.8
23.6 - 42.0
25.5
17.9 - 33.2
22.5
13.4 - 31.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
25.2
16.1 - 34.3
25.9
15.2 - 36.5
S
Age
18-64
28.6
25.7 - 31.5
29.9
26.8 - 33.0
24.7
21.6 - 27.8
65 and over
29.0
23.9 - 34.1
28.3
23.7 - 32.9
27.6
22.1 - 33.0
Gender
Female
29.5
26.0 - 33.0
35.7
32.1 - 39.3
27.3
23.5 - 31.2
Male
27.4
23.7 - 31.1
24.0
20.3 - 27.8
23.4
19.5 - 27.3
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
45.4
32.9 - 57.9
40.6
28.2 - 53.1
34.9
21.7 - 48.1
Language
Most comfortable in English
27.8
24.8 - 30.8
29.8
26.7 - 32.9
24.8
21.4 - 28.2
Most comfortable in French
29.5
24.0 - 35.1
24.9
19.2 - 30.6
25.9
20.3 - 31.5
Comfortable in both English and French
35.3
25.0 - 45.7
37.0
26.8 - 47.3
26.0
17.1 - 34.9
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
32.3
17.7 - 46.9
40.8
24.1 - 57.5
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
17.9
13.3 - 22.6
20.2
13.5 - 26.9
17.7
12.0 - 23.4
Education level
High school or less
25.9
21.3 - 30.6
26.4
21.5 - 31.3
26.2
20.6 - 31.8
Postsecondary
29.8
26.7 - 32.9
30.9
27.7 - 34.1
25.2
21.9 - 28.4
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
40.8
31.1 - 50.5
45.4
35.4 - 55.5
44.5
32.4 - 56.7
Household income
Less than $30,000
27.0
21.3 - 32.7
26.3
20.2 - 32.4
21.4
14.7 - 28.1
$30,000 to less than $60,000
28.7
23.6 - 33.8
31.4
25.9 - 36.9
27.4
22.1 - 32.7
$60,000 or more
30.1
26.2 - 34.0
31.0
27.1 - 34.8
27.9
23.6 - 32.2
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
16.7
12.3 - 21.2
16.1
9.4 - 22.9
16.7
10.9 - 22.5
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 without a primary care provider who reported that they had a consultation with an allied health professional when they needed medical care in the last 12 months.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who do not 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 when you needed medical care? g) Consultation with an allied health professional (e.g. audiologist, psychologist, dietitian, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, social worker...)

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_NMCAH_1

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