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

Table

Unit %

Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
26.2
23.5 - 28.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
25.3
19.9 - 30.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
28.6
19.7 - 37.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
27.3
22.8 - 31.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
32.7
25.6 - 39.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
14.9
7.6 - 22.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
16.1
8.6 - 23.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
S
Age
18-64
23.3
20.3 - 26.3
65 and over
41.7
35.8 - 47.7
Gender
Female
33.7
29.6 - 37.7
Male
20.7
17.2 - 24.2
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
34.2
21.5 - 46.9
Language
Most comfortable in English
27.3
23.9 - 30.8
Most comfortable in French
25.3
20.0 - 30.6
Comfortable in both English and French
19.8
12.1 - 27.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
19.4
13.5 - 25.4
Education level
High school or less
25.4
20.1 - 30.7
Postsecondary
26.7
23.5 - 29.9
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
42.4
30.4 - 54.3
Household income
Less than $30,000
22.0
16.0 - 28.0
$30,000 to less than $60,000
25.8
20.7 - 30.9
$60,000 or more
28.8
24.6 - 33.1
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
17.2
11.3 - 23.1
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 had a consultation with a specialist 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 specialist

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_NMCSP_1

Charts

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