Citizens without a primary care provider who reported that they used an after-hours or a walk-in clinic when they needed medical care in the last 12 months

Table

Unit %

Year 2025 Year 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
35.9
33.1 - 38.6
29.6
26.9 - 32.2
29.1
26.1 - 32.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
35.2
28.7 - 41.8
28.2
22.0 - 34.4
32.8
26.3 - 39.4
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
38.4
31.0 - 45.8
37.4
30.0 - 44.8
33.6
24.2 - 43.0
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
32.5
28.2 - 36.9
27.4
23.4 - 31.5
29.2
24.3 - 34.1
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
31.4
23.0 - 39.9
12.0
6.7 - 17.4
17.6
12.1 - 23.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
44.2
33.5 - 54.9
20.8
11.8 - 29.8
36.2
24.0 - 48.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
41.5
31.9 - 51.1
39.1
29.7 - 48.5
14.3
7.2 - 21.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
43.2
32.7 - 53.6
36.1
25.7 - 46.4
S
Age
18-64
36.5
33.4 - 39.6
29.3
26.1 - 32.4
30.8
27.3 - 34.2
65 and over
32.9
27.6 - 38.3
31.0
26.3 - 35.7
20.2
15.4 - 25.0
Gender
Female
38.2
34.4 - 42.0
32.2
28.7 - 35.7
31.3
27.3 - 35.4
Male
33.4
29.5 - 37.4
27.5
23.6 - 31.4
27.1
22.8 - 31.5
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
48.0
35.5 - 60.4
29.0
17.6 - 40.5
31.7
17.8 - 45.7
Language
Most comfortable in English
34.7
31.4 - 37.9
31.3
28.2 - 34.5
31.3
27.5 - 35.0
Most comfortable in French
38.8
32.7 - 44.8
26.8
21.0 - 32.7
23.0
17.0 - 28.9
Comfortable in both English and French
35.9
25.5 - 46.2
19.2
11.4 - 26.9
27.3
17.8 - 36.8
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
32.2
16.8 - 47.6
37.8
21.6 - 53.9
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
39.9
34.2 - 45.6
33.5
24.9 - 42.0
31.8
24.2 - 39.5
Education level
High school or less
33.8
28.8 - 38.8
27.0
22.4 - 31.7
32.6
26.3 - 38.8
Postsecondary
36.1
32.8 - 39.5
29.7
26.5 - 32.9
28.2
24.8 - 31.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
37.9
28.3 - 47.6
37.0
27.6 - 46.4
30.4
18.7 - 42.2
Household income
Less than $30,000
42.0
35.7 - 48.3
35.8
28.9 - 42.7
23.9
16.8 - 30.9
$30,000 to less than $60,000
36.1
30.7 - 41.6
32.2
26.8 - 37.6
29.9
24.3 - 35.6
$60,000 or more
30.6
26.6 - 34.6
26.5
22.8 - 30.2
28.8
24.3 - 33.4
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
42.7
36.9 - 48.5
38.5
29.1 - 48.0
29.8
22.2 - 37.3
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 used an after-hours or a walk-in clinic 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? b) After-hours clinic or a walk-in clinic

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_NMCWC_1

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