Citizens who had a consultation with a pharmacist in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available and reported that they were somewhat or very satisfied with the health care services they received

Table

Unit %

Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
90.1
88.6 - 91.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
86.2
82.6 - 89.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
92.1
88.9 - 95.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
92.4
90.0 - 94.9
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
93.5
89.6 - 97.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
87.6
82.7 - 92.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
89.4
85.3 - 93.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
91.4
87.5 - 95.3
Age
18-64
89.7
87.7 - 91.6
65 and over
90.9
88.8 - 93.0
Gender
Female
90.1
88.4 - 91.8
Male
90.5
87.8 - 93.1
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
89.9
82.6 - 97.2
Language
Most comfortable in English
90.9
89.2 - 92.7
Most comfortable in French
87.3
84.0 - 90.7
Comfortable in both English and French
89.8
83.9 - 95.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
85.3
74.6 - 96.0
Immigrant
Immigrants
92.2
85.0 - 99.4
Education level
High school or less
90.8
87.9 - 93.7
Postsecondary
89.8
88.1 - 91.6
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
84.8
79.0 - 90.5
Household income
Less than $30,000
88.2
83.7 - 92.7
$30,000 to less than $60,000
89.8
86.8 - 92.7
$60,000 or more
90.7
88.7 - 92.7
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
85.9
76.8 - 95.1
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 who had a consultation with a pharmacist in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available and reported that they were somewhat or very satisfied with the health care services they received.

Source

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

Calculations

This indicator is based on respondents who have a family doctor or a nurse practitioner and who had a consultation with a pharmacist in the last 12 months because their primary care provider was not available. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "somewhat satisfied or very satisfied" by the number of respondents who answered "very dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, somewhat satisfied or very satisfied" to the question: What was your level of satisfaction with the health care services you received. e) Consultation with a pharmacist

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

PC_SATPY_1

Charts

Maps