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 2023
Province
New Brunswick
38.2
35.1 - 41.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
40.6
34.1 - 47.2
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
25.1
17.1 - 33.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
39.6
34.5 - 44.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
44.2
36.7 - 51.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
34.7
24.1 - 45.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
39.2
27.7 - 50.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
S
Age
18-64
36.8
33.3 - 40.3
65 and over
45.6
39.6 - 51.7
Gender
Female
44.9
40.7 - 49.2
Male
33.2
28.9 - 37.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
44.0
30.2 - 57.7
Language
Most comfortable in English
36.2
32.5 - 39.8
Most comfortable in French
43.0
36.3 - 49.6
Comfortable in both English and French
41.5
30.3 - 52.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
29.7
22.6 - 36.8
Education level
High school or less
33.8
28.0 - 39.5
Postsecondary
40.0
36.3 - 43.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
52.7
40.6 - 64.9
Household income
Less than $30,000
30.3
23.3 - 37.3
$30,000 to less than $60,000
38.9
33.1 - 44.7
$60,000 or more
43.4
38.6 - 48.2
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
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

Charts

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