Citizens who had a consultation with a specialist 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
87.4
85.2 - 89.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
87.3
83.7 - 90.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
88.5
83.7 - 93.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
84.7
78.7 - 90.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
97.5
93.4 - 100.0
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
91.2
86.3 - 96.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
85.9
79.9 - 92.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
85.4
77.7 - 93.0
Age
18-64
86.2
83.3 - 89.0
65 and over
90.1
87.3 - 92.8
Gender
Female
86.9
83.9 - 89.9
Male
88.7
85.7 - 91.6
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
75.5
63.3 - 87.6
Language
Most comfortable in English
86.4
83.6 - 89.2
Most comfortable in French
88.5
84.7 - 92.4
Comfortable in both English and French
92.5
87.3 - 97.7
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
S
Immigrant
Immigrants
77.3
64.8 - 89.8
Education level
High school or less
90.2
86.3 - 94.0
Postsecondary
86.1
83.5 - 88.7
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
75.7
67.7 - 83.6
Household income
Less than $30,000
88.4
83.3 - 93.5
$30,000 to less than $60,000
84.3
79.4 - 89.2
$60,000 or more
87.6
84.6 - 90.5
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
79.4
67.2 - 91.7
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 specialist 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 specialist 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. f) Consultation with a specialist

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

PC_SATSP_1

Charts

Maps