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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 2023
Province
New Brunswick
41.9
38.7 - 45.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
33.2
26.9 - 39.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
55.3
45.4 - 65.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
38.3
33.2 - 43.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
64.3
57.2 - 71.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
34.7
22.5 - 46.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
36.7
25.4 - 48.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
S
Age
18-64
42.4
38.7 - 46.0
65 and over
39.5
33.6 - 45.4
Gender
Female
46.9
42.7 - 51.2
Male
38.6
34.0 - 43.2
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
43.9
30.1 - 57.7
Language
Most comfortable in English
42.6
38.7 - 46.5
Most comfortable in French
40.4
34.2 - 46.7
Comfortable in both English and French
39.3
28.1 - 50.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
37.0
29.3 - 44.6
Education level
High school or less
49.0
42.6 - 55.4
Postsecondary
39.9
36.2 - 43.6
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
53.8
41.5 - 66.0
Household income
Less than $30,000
44.8
36.8 - 52.8
$30,000 to less than $60,000
44.8
38.9 - 50.8
$60,000 or more
39.1
34.3 - 43.9
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
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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