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

Table

Unit %

Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
35.2
31.0 - 39.4
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
42.5
33.1 - 51.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
31.5
21.7 - 41.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
29.7
21.8 - 37.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
26.3
16.0 - 36.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
31.1
20.8 - 41.4
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
53.8
40.6 - 67.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
S
Age
18-64
35.8
30.8 - 40.8
65 and over
32.5
26.8 - 38.1
Gender
Female
34.4
29.2 - 39.7
Male
35.8
29.5 - 42.1
Sexual identity
Minority sexual identity
S
Heterosexual
34.5
30.1 - 39.0
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
Non-Indigenous
35.1
30.8 - 39.4
Immigrant
Immigrants
36.0
23.6 - 48.4
Non-immigrants
34.7
30.2 - 39.1
Education level
High school or less
35.4
27.7 - 43.2
Postsecondary
34.5
29.4 - 39.5
Household income
Less than $25,000
39.5
28.9 - 50.1
$25,000 to less than $60,000
30.8
24.1 - 37.6
$60,000 or more
36.5
29.8 - 43.3
Persons with a disability
Without disability
33.9
28.8 - 39.0
With disability
37.9
30.2 - 45.5
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 used an after-hours clinic or a walk-in clinic the last time 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: In the last 12 months, thinking of the last time you needed medical care, did you use any of the following services? b) After-hours clinic or a walk-in clinic

Unit

%

NBHC code

PC_NODWC_1

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