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 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
30.2
27.6 - 32.8
26.2
23.5 - 28.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
29.4
23.4 - 35.4
25.3
19.9 - 30.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
32.9
25.9 - 39.8
28.6
19.7 - 37.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
29.9
25.8 - 34.0
27.3
22.8 - 31.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
28.0
20.2 - 35.8
32.7
25.6 - 39.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
27.1
18.0 - 36.1
14.9
7.6 - 22.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
28.2
19.8 - 36.6
16.1
8.6 - 23.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
37.4
26.8 - 47.9
S
Age
18-64
27.1
24.2 - 30.0
23.3
20.3 - 26.3
65 and over
42.7
37.8 - 47.7
41.7
35.8 - 47.7
Gender
Female
34.9
31.4 - 38.5
33.7
29.6 - 37.7
Male
26.3
22.7 - 30.0
20.7
17.2 - 24.2
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
31.3
19.2 - 43.5
34.2
21.5 - 46.9
Language
Most comfortable in English
31.7
28.6 - 34.8
27.3
23.9 - 30.8
Most comfortable in French
27.4
21.6 - 33.2
25.3
20.0 - 30.6
Comfortable in both English and French
24.5
16.3 - 32.8
19.8
12.1 - 27.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
37.4
21.7 - 53.2
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
25.8
18.1 - 33.5
19.4
13.5 - 25.4
Education level
High school or less
28.9
24.2 - 33.6
25.4
20.1 - 30.7
Postsecondary
29.8
26.7 - 32.8
26.7
23.5 - 29.9
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
48.7
38.7 - 58.7
42.4
30.4 - 54.3
Household income
Less than $30,000
33.5
27.0 - 39.9
22.0
16.0 - 28.0
$30,000 to less than $60,000
32.7
27.3 - 38.1
25.8
20.7 - 30.9
$60,000 or more
27.9
24.4 - 31.5
28.8
24.6 - 33.1
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
25.8
17.7 - 34.0
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

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