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 2024 Year 2023
Province
New Brunswick
88.3
86.7 - 89.9
90.1
88.6 - 91.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
86.5
83.3 - 89.6
86.2
82.6 - 89.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
90.7
87.3 - 94.0
92.1
88.9 - 95.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
87.8
83.9 - 91.6
92.4
90.0 - 94.9
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
91.3
86.9 - 95.7
93.5
89.6 - 97.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
89.4
84.4 - 94.3
87.6
82.7 - 92.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
86.2
81.0 - 91.4
89.4
85.3 - 93.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
89.4
84.8 - 94.0
91.4
87.5 - 95.3
Age
18-64
87.5
85.4 - 89.6
89.7
87.7 - 91.6
65 and over
90.3
88.1 - 92.4
90.9
88.8 - 93.0
Gender
Female
89.4
87.6 - 91.2
90.1
88.4 - 91.8
Male
86.6
83.7 - 89.6
90.5
87.8 - 93.1
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
87.8
79.7 - 95.8
89.9
82.6 - 97.2
Language
Most comfortable in English
89.9
88.0 - 91.8
90.9
89.2 - 92.7
Most comfortable in French
84.8
81.4 - 88.2
87.3
84.0 - 90.7
Comfortable in both English and French
85.8
80.5 - 91.2
89.8
83.9 - 95.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
89.8
82.5 - 97.0
85.3
74.6 - 96.0
Immigrant
Immigrants
84.5
76.4 - 92.6
92.2
85.0 - 99.4
Education level
High school or less
89.3
86.0 - 92.6
90.8
87.9 - 93.7
Postsecondary
88.0
86.1 - 89.8
89.8
88.1 - 91.6
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
86.9
81.5 - 92.3
84.8
79.0 - 90.5
Household income
Less than $30,000
84.0
78.8 - 89.2
88.2
83.7 - 92.7
$30,000 to less than $60,000
87.2
83.5 - 91.0
89.8
86.8 - 92.7
$60,000 or more
89.3
87.3 - 91.3
90.7
88.7 - 92.7
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
81.4
72.3 - 90.5
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

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