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 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
29.6
27.1 - 32.2
30.2
27.6 - 32.8
26.2
23.5 - 28.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
26.8
20.8 - 32.8
29.4
23.4 - 35.4
25.3
19.9 - 30.6
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
28.6
22.1 - 35.2
32.9
25.9 - 39.8
28.6
19.7 - 37.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
30.3
26.3 - 34.4
29.9
25.8 - 34.0
27.3
22.8 - 31.8
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
32.1
23.8 - 40.4
28.0
20.2 - 35.8
32.7
25.6 - 39.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
32.9
23.0 - 42.9
27.1
18.0 - 36.1
14.9
7.6 - 22.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
30.4
21.5 - 39.4
28.2
19.8 - 36.6
16.1
8.6 - 23.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
33.3
23.4 - 43.3
37.4
26.8 - 47.9
S
Age
18-64
27.7
24.9 - 30.5
27.1
24.2 - 30.0
23.3
20.3 - 26.3
65 and over
38.5
33.0 - 44.0
42.7
37.8 - 47.7
41.7
35.8 - 47.7
Gender
Female
32.7
29.1 - 36.3
34.9
31.4 - 38.5
33.7
29.6 - 37.7
Male
26.6
23.1 - 30.2
26.3
22.7 - 30.0
20.7
17.2 - 24.2
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
33.9
22.1 - 45.7
31.3
19.2 - 43.5
34.2
21.5 - 46.9
Language
Most comfortable in English
29.3
26.3 - 32.3
31.7
28.6 - 34.8
27.3
23.9 - 30.8
Most comfortable in French
34.7
28.9 - 40.6
27.4
21.6 - 33.2
25.3
20.0 - 30.6
Comfortable in both English and French
18.7
10.9 - 26.6
24.5
16.3 - 32.8
19.8
12.1 - 27.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
24.0
10.0 - 38.1
37.4
21.7 - 53.2
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
24.7
19.7 - 29.7
25.8
18.1 - 33.5
19.4
13.5 - 25.4
Education level
High school or less
29.6
24.9 - 34.3
28.9
24.2 - 33.6
25.4
20.1 - 30.7
Postsecondary
29.6
26.5 - 32.7
29.8
26.7 - 32.8
26.7
23.5 - 29.9
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
36.6
27.1 - 46.1
48.7
38.7 - 58.7
42.4
30.4 - 54.3
Household income
Less than $30,000
28.9
23.2 - 34.6
33.5
27.0 - 39.9
22.0
16.0 - 28.0
$30,000 to less than $60,000
28.2
23.4 - 33.1
32.7
27.3 - 38.1
25.8
20.7 - 30.9
$60,000 or more
30.6
26.7 - 34.5
27.9
24.4 - 31.5
28.8
24.6 - 33.1
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
26.0
21.0 - 31.1
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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