Citizens without a primary care provider who reported that they had a consultation with a pharmacist when they needed medical care in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
41.2
38.4 - 44.0
43.2
40.3 - 46.0
38.2
35.1 - 41.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
35.6
29.2 - 42.0
33.7
27.6 - 39.9
40.6
34.1 - 47.2
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
37.8
30.7 - 44.9
37.5
30.4 - 44.5
25.1
17.1 - 33.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
47.5
43.0 - 52.0
51.2
46.5 - 55.9
39.6
34.5 - 44.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
45.5
36.6 - 54.5
47.3
38.4 - 56.2
44.2
36.7 - 51.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
36.8
26.4 - 47.2
41.3
30.6 - 52.0
34.7
24.1 - 45.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
37.3
27.9 - 46.8
40.5
30.9 - 50.0
39.2
27.7 - 50.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
35.7
25.5 - 45.8
48.1
37.0 - 59.3
S
Age
18-64
39.5
36.4 - 42.7
41.9
38.6 - 45.2
36.8
33.3 - 40.3
65 and over
48.8
43.2 - 54.4
48.4
43.3 - 53.4
45.6
39.6 - 51.7
Gender
Female
46.8
43.0 - 50.7
51.3
47.6 - 55.0
44.9
40.7 - 49.2
Male
36.2
32.3 - 40.2
37.5
33.4 - 41.7
33.2
28.9 - 37.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
51.1
38.8 - 63.5
34.5
22.8 - 46.3
44.0
30.2 - 57.7
Language
Most comfortable in English
41.4
38.2 - 44.7
44.8
41.5 - 48.2
36.2
32.5 - 39.8
Most comfortable in French
39.8
33.8 - 45.8
39.0
32.6 - 45.3
43.0
36.3 - 49.6
Comfortable in both English and French
42.4
32.0 - 52.9
38.4
28.2 - 48.6
41.5
30.3 - 52.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
46.5
30.8 - 62.1
36.5
21.4 - 51.6
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
31.6
26.3 - 36.9
43.5
34.6 - 52.3
29.7
22.6 - 36.8
Education level
High school or less
37.2
32.2 - 42.2
37.3
32.2 - 42.5
33.8
28.0 - 39.5
Postsecondary
43.0
39.7 - 46.4
44.7
41.3 - 48.2
40.0
36.3 - 43.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
48.1
38.3 - 57.9
48.6
38.6 - 58.6
52.7
40.6 - 64.9
Household income
Less than $30,000
38.6
32.5 - 44.8
36.6
30.0 - 43.1
30.3
23.3 - 37.3
$30,000 to less than $60,000
38.0
32.7 - 43.4
41.0
35.3 - 46.8
38.9
33.1 - 44.7
$60,000 or more
46.2
41.9 - 50.5
46.4
42.3 - 50.5
43.4
38.6 - 48.2
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
29.7
24.4 - 35.0
41.7
32.5 - 51.0
28.8
21.5 - 36.2
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 had a consultation with a pharmacist 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? f) Consultation with a pharmacist

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_NMCPY_1

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