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Citizens without a primary care provider who reported that they used the hospital emergency department when they needed medical care in the last 12 months

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Table

Unit %

Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
38.9
36.1 - 41.8
41.9
38.7 - 45.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
34.1
27.5 - 40.6
33.2
26.9 - 39.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
45.1
37.4 - 52.7
55.3
45.4 - 65.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
36.6
32.1 - 41.0
38.3
33.2 - 43.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
54.3
45.3 - 63.3
64.3
57.2 - 71.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
40.9
30.1 - 51.8
34.7
22.5 - 46.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
38.9
29.5 - 48.4
36.7
25.4 - 48.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
31.5
21.2 - 41.7
S
Age
18-64
39.8
36.5 - 43.2
42.4
38.7 - 46.0
65 and over
35.3
30.5 - 40.1
39.5
33.6 - 45.4
Gender
Female
41.6
37.9 - 45.3
46.9
42.7 - 51.2
Male
36.7
32.4 - 40.9
38.6
34.0 - 43.2
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
46.7
33.7 - 59.7
43.9
30.1 - 57.7
Language
Most comfortable in English
39.8
36.4 - 43.2
42.6
38.7 - 46.5
Most comfortable in French
41.6
35.1 - 48.2
40.4
34.2 - 46.7
Comfortable in both English and French
25.6
16.7 - 34.5
39.3
28.1 - 50.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
45.0
28.9 - 61.2
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
36.2
27.7 - 44.8
37.0
29.3 - 44.6
Education level
High school or less
43.3
37.9 - 48.8
49.0
42.6 - 55.4
Postsecondary
36.8
33.4 - 40.1
39.9
36.2 - 43.6
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
50.9
40.8 - 60.9
53.8
41.5 - 66.0
Household income
Less than $30,000
40.7
33.7 - 47.6
44.8
36.8 - 52.8
$30,000 to less than $60,000
45.6
39.7 - 51.6
44.8
38.9 - 50.8
$60,000 or more
35.0
31.1 - 39.0
39.1
34.3 - 43.9
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
33.3
24.4 - 42.1
32.4
24.8 - 40.1
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 used the hospital emergency department 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? a) Hospital emergency department

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_NMCED_1

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