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

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
41.4
38.6 - 44.2
38.9
36.1 - 41.8
41.9
38.7 - 45.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
38.2
31.7 - 44.8
34.1
27.5 - 40.6
33.2
26.9 - 39.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
44.6
37.1 - 52.1
45.1
37.4 - 52.7
55.3
45.4 - 65.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
38.6
34.3 - 43.0
36.6
32.1 - 41.0
38.3
33.2 - 43.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
57.5
48.6 - 66.3
54.3
45.3 - 63.3
64.3
57.2 - 71.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
43.2
32.4 - 53.9
40.9
30.1 - 51.8
34.7
22.5 - 46.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
40.7
31.0 - 50.3
38.9
29.5 - 48.4
36.7
25.4 - 48.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
42.5
32.1 - 53.0
31.5
21.2 - 41.7
S
Age
18-64
42.6
39.4 - 45.8
39.8
36.5 - 43.2
42.4
38.7 - 46.0
65 and over
36.3
31.0 - 41.7
35.3
30.5 - 40.1
39.5
33.6 - 45.4
Gender
Female
43.8
39.9 - 47.6
41.6
37.9 - 45.3
46.9
42.7 - 51.2
Male
39.2
35.1 - 43.2
36.7
32.4 - 40.9
38.6
34.0 - 43.2
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
46.6
34.3 - 58.9
46.7
33.7 - 59.7
43.9
30.1 - 57.7
Language
Most comfortable in English
40.2
36.9 - 43.5
39.8
36.4 - 43.2
42.6
38.7 - 46.5
Most comfortable in French
49.5
43.4 - 55.6
41.6
35.1 - 48.2
40.4
34.2 - 46.7
Comfortable in both English and French
30.5
20.8 - 40.3
25.6
16.7 - 34.5
39.3
28.1 - 50.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
64.8
50.3 - 79.4
45.0
28.9 - 61.2
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
43.6
37.9 - 49.3
36.2
27.7 - 44.8
37.0
29.3 - 44.6
Education level
High school or less
40.9
35.7 - 46.1
43.3
37.9 - 48.8
49.0
42.6 - 55.4
Postsecondary
41.9
38.5 - 45.3
36.8
33.4 - 40.1
39.9
36.2 - 43.6
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
43.8
34.1 - 53.5
50.9
40.8 - 60.9
53.8
41.5 - 66.0
Household income
Less than $30,000
45.6
39.3 - 51.9
40.7
33.7 - 47.6
44.8
36.8 - 52.8
$30,000 to less than $60,000
46.9
41.3 - 52.5
45.6
39.7 - 51.6
44.8
38.9 - 50.8
$60,000 or more
34.9
30.7 - 39.0
35.0
31.1 - 39.0
39.1
34.3 - 43.9
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
44.4
38.7 - 50.2
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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