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 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
14.7
12.7 - 16.7
17.4
15.1 - 19.7
16.4
14.1 - 18.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
11.9
7.7 - 16.2
13.6
8.9 - 18.2
20.3
15.0 - 25.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
15.6
10.4 - 20.8
20.8
14.1 - 27.4
15.8
9.2 - 22.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
16.8
13.3 - 20.2
21.4
17.4 - 25.4
15.5
11.9 - 19.0
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
15.0
8.5 - 21.5
12.7
6.6 - 18.8
10.8
6.4 - 15.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
11.3
5.1 - 17.5
13.8
6.0 - 21.5
19.8
10.8 - 28.8
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
11.0
4.5 - 17.4
9.3
4.3 - 14.2
12.9
6.0 - 19.9
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
16.8
8.8 - 24.9
18.2
9.4 - 27.0
S
Age
18-64
14.6
12.4 - 16.9
16.1
13.5 - 18.8
15.4
12.9 - 18.0
65 and over
15.1
11.0 - 19.1
22.2
18.0 - 26.4
21.4
16.4 - 26.3
Gender
Female
16.2
13.3 - 19.1
20.9
17.8 - 24.0
20.2
16.8 - 23.6
Male
13.5
10.7 - 16.3
14.6
11.3 - 18.0
13.5
10.5 - 16.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
13.1
4.7 - 21.6
13.0
4.9 - 21.1
15.9
6.9 - 25.0
Language
Most comfortable in English
14.6
12.2 - 16.9
18.8
16.0 - 21.5
18.0
15.1 - 20.9
Most comfortable in French
12.9
8.8 - 16.9
11.9
7.5 - 16.3
13.4
9.1 - 17.8
Comfortable in both English and French
21.4
12.4 - 30.5
16.3
8.0 - 24.6
11.3
6.0 - 16.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
S
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
11.4
7.7 - 15.0
16.6
10.1 - 23.1
16.0
10.0 - 22.0
Education level
High school or less
13.6
9.9 - 17.4
13.6
9.5 - 17.8
11.8
8.5 - 15.1
Postsecondary
15.2
12.8 - 17.7
18.7
16.0 - 21.4
18.0
15.1 - 20.9
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
14.4
7.2 - 21.5
29.5
20.0 - 39.1
21.0
10.8 - 31.2
Household income
Less than $30,000
10.8
7.1 - 14.4
15.3
10.5 - 20.1
13.7
8.4 - 19.0
$30,000 to less than $60,000
15.7
11.7 - 19.8
19.3
14.5 - 24.1
15.9
11.6 - 20.1
$60,000 or more
16.4
13.1 - 19.6
18.0
14.6 - 21.3
19.1
15.5 - 22.8
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
10.8
7.1 - 14.4
14.8
8.4 - 21.3
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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