Citizens who are currently on a wait list to be registered with a family doctor or nurse practitioner

Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022
Province
New Brunswick
5.1
4.5 - 5.7
n/a
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
3.6
2.6 - 4.6
n/a
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
2.0
1.2 - 2.9
n/a
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
11.4
9.4 - 13.3
n/a
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
8.9
6.5 - 11.3
n/a
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
3.3
1.6 - 4.9
n/a
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
2.5
1.3 - 3.7
n/a
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
S
n/a
Age
18-64
5.9
5.1 - 6.7
n/a
65 and over
2.9
2.2 - 3.6
n/a
Gender
Female
4.7
4.0 - 5.5
n/a
Male
5.5
4.5 - 6.5
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
9.5
5.6 - 13.5
6.3
2.4 - 10.3
Language
Most comfortable in English
5.2
4.5 - 6.0
n/a
Most comfortable in French
4.6
3.5 - 5.8
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
5.4
2.9 - 7.8
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
4.0
1.2 - 6.8
n/a
Immigrant
Immigrants
10.3
6.9 - 13.7
n/a
Education level
High school or less
3.3
2.5 - 4.1
n/a
Postsecondary
5.8
5.0 - 6.6
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
5.6
3.4 - 7.7
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
3.7
2.5 - 4.9
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
6.5
5.1 - 8.0
n/a
$60,000 or more
4.7
3.9 - 5.6
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
10.0
6.5 - 13.5
n/a
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 in the general population who are currently on a waiting list to be registered with a permanent family doctor or nurse practitioner.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey

Calculations

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: Are you currently on a wait list to be registered with a permanent family doctor or nurse practitioner?

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PC_NODWL_2

Charts

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