Citizens without a primary care provider who reported that they used other services when they needed medical care in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
16.4
14.1 - 18.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
20.3
15.0 - 25.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
15.8
9.2 - 22.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
15.5
11.9 - 19.0
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
10.8
6.4 - 15.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
19.8
10.8 - 28.8
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
12.9
6.0 - 19.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
S
Age
18-64
15.4
12.9 - 18.0
65 and over
21.4
16.4 - 26.3
Gender
Female
20.2
16.8 - 23.6
Male
13.5
10.5 - 16.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
15.9
6.9 - 25.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
18.0
15.1 - 20.9
Most comfortable in French
13.4
9.1 - 17.8
Comfortable in both English and French
11.3
6.0 - 16.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
16.0
10.0 - 22.0
Education level
High school or less
11.8
8.5 - 15.1
Postsecondary
18.0
15.1 - 20.9
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
21.0
10.8 - 31.2
Household income
Less than $30,000
13.7
8.4 - 19.0
$30,000 to less than $60,000
15.9
11.6 - 20.1
$60,000 or more
19.1
15.5 - 22.8
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
11.4
6.2 - 16.6
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 other services 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) Other, please specify

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_NMCOT_1

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